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Panic in the Streets poster

Panic in the Streets (1950)

THE SCREEN'S GREATEST EXCITEMENT OF THE YEAR!

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.

Release: 1950-07-27
Runtime: 96 min
Rating: 6.901 / 10
Cast
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)