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Panic in the Streets

Panic in the Streets

6,9 /10 (168 Votes)
1950 EN 96 min

Overview

A medical examiner discovers that an innocent shooting victim in a robbery died of bubonic plague. With only 48 hours to find the killer, who is now a ticking time bomb threatening the entire city, a grisly manhunt through the seamy underworld of the New Orleans Waterfront is underway.

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Release date

27/07/1950

Votes

168

Popularity

2.1

THE SCREEN'S GREATEST EXCITEMENT OF THE YEAR!

Genres

Status

Released

Language

EN

Runtime

96 min

Richard Widmark

Richard Widmark

Lt. Cmdr. Clinton 'Clint' Reed M.D.

Paul Douglas

Paul Douglas

Capt. Tom Warren

Barbara Bel Geddes

Barbara Bel Geddes

Nancy Reed

Jack Palance

Jack Palance

Blackie

Zero Mostel

Zero Mostel

Raymond Fitch

Dan Riss

Dan Riss

Neff - Newspaper Reporter

Tommy Cook

Tommy Cook

Vince Poldi - Younger Brother

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Wilson Bourg Jr.

Charlie - Sailor (uncredited)

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Beverly C. Brown

Dr. Mackey - Board of Health (uncredited)

Lewis Charles

Lewis Charles

Kochak - Murder Victim (uncredited)

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Herman Cottman

Officer Scott - Police Lab (uncredited)

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John David

Fruit Salesman (uncredited)

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William A. Dean

Cortelyou (uncredited)

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Robert Dorsen

Coast Guard Lieutenant (uncredited)

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George Ehmig

Kleber - Medical Examiner Technician (uncredited)

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H. Waller Fowler Jr.

Mayor Murray (uncredited)

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Paul Hostetler

Lt. Paul Gafney M.D. - Public Health Service (uncredited)

Elia Kazan

Elia Kazan

Cleaver - Mortuary Assistant (uncredited)

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Edward Kennedy

Jordan (uncredited)

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Mary Liswood

Angie Fitch - Raymond's Wife (uncredited)

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Henry Mamet

Anson (uncredited)

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Tiger Joe Marsh

Bosun on Nile Queen (uncredited)

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Ruth Moore Mathews

Mrs. Dubin (uncredited)

Emile Meyer

Emile Meyer

Capt. Beauclyde - Master of Nile Queen (uncredited)

Alex Minotis

Alex Minotis

John Mefaris - Restaurant Owner (uncredited)

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Rex Moad

Wynant (uncredited)

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Ray Müller

Dubin (uncredited)

Lenka Peterson

Lenka Peterson

Jeanette - Charlie's Girlfriend (uncredited)

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Waldo Pitkin

Ben (uncredited)

Tommy Rettig

Tommy Rettig

Tommy Reed (uncredited)

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Stanley J. Reyes

Redfield (uncredited)

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John Schilleci

Lee (uncredited)

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Al Theriot

Al (uncredited)

Guy Thomajan

Guy Thomajan

Poldi - Blackie's Flunky (uncredited)

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Arthur Tong

Lascar Boy on Nile Queen (uncredited)

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H.T. Tsiang

Cook on Nile Queen (uncredited)

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Irvine Vidacovich

Johnston (uncredited)

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Juan Villasana

Hotel Proprietor (uncredited)

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Pat Walshe

Pat - Newspaper Peddler (uncredited)

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Val Winter

Commissioner Dan Quinn (uncredited)

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Leo Zinser

Sgt. Phelps (uncredited)

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Aline Stevens

Rita Mefaris (uncredited)

Original Soundtrack

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John Chard

John Chard

2019-02-06

⭐ 8

Sweaty clock ticker from Elia Kazan. A doctor and a policeman in New Orleans have only 48 hours to locate a killer infected with pneumonic plague. An effective and class, little thriller directed by Elia Kazan that blends documentary realism with a race against time pulpy heartbeat. Set and filmed in and around New Orleans, Panic In The Streets is taken from the story Quarantine, Some Like 'em Cold by Edna and Edward Anhalt who won an Oscar for original story. It also boasts a fine ensemble cast that deliver top rate performances for their director. In turn, Richard Widmark (bringing the…

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CinemaSerf

CinemaSerf

2022-12-27

⭐ 6

As of March 2020, a rather apposite story of a New Orleans murderer who has a deadly plague. It falls to Richard Widmark and Paul Douglas to track down this walking petrie dish before his contagion spreads through the whole of the country. What follows is quite a quickly paced thriller with Barbara Bel Geddes as Widmark's rather pretty, but soporific gal and Jack Palance, menacing and thoughtless, portraying "Blackie" who, with Zero Mostel, is trying to help his toxic pal escape the clutches of his pursuers. The problem is that the cast are pretty wooden and don't gel especially well; it's a s…

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