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Panic in the Streets

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.
1950
96 min
6.9
Thriller / Crime
Genres
Thriller / Crime
Runtime
96 min
Year
1950
Director
Elia Kazan
Writers
Richard Murphy, John Lee Mahin, Philip Yordan
Studio
20th Century Fox

Top Billed 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
Wilson Bourg Jr.
Charlie - Sailor (uncredited)
Beverly C. Brown
Dr. Mackey - Board of Health (uncredited)
Lewis Charles
Lewis Charles
Kochak - Murder Victim (uncredited)

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