Panic in the Streets (1950)

Panic in the Streets (1950)

THE SCREEN'S GREATEST EXCITEMENT OF THE YEAR! 1950-07-27 United States of America 96 Min. PG-13
6.9 141 votes

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.

Cast

Richard Widmark is Lt. Cmdr. Clinton 'Clint' Reed M.D.
Lt. Cmdr. Clinton 'Clint' Reed M.D.
Paul Douglas is Capt. Tom Warren
Capt. Tom Warren
Barbara Bel Geddes is Nancy Reed
Jack Palance is Blackie
Zero Mostel is Raymond Fitch
Raymond Fitch
Dan Riss is Neff - Newspaper Reporter
Neff - Newspaper Reporter
Tommy Cook is Vince Poldi - Younger Brother
Vince Poldi - Younger Brother
Wilson Bourg Jr. is Charlie - Sailor (uncredited)
Charlie - Sailor (uncredited)
Beverly C. Brown is Dr. Mackey - Board of Health (uncredited)
Dr. Mackey - Board of Health (uncredited)
Lewis Charles is Kochak - Murder Victim (uncredited)
Kochak - Murder Victim (uncredited)
Herman Cottman is Officer Scott - Police Lab (uncredited)
Officer Scott - Police Lab (uncredited)
John David is Fruit Salesman (uncredited)
Fruit Salesman (uncredited)