Richard Widmark
Lt. Cmdr. Clinton 'Clint' Reed M.D.
Movie1950ThrillerCrime
Panic in the Streets
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.
6.9 / 10195096 min165 votes
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Cast
Paul Douglas
Capt. Tom Warren
Barbara Bel Geddes
Nancy Reed
Jack Palance
Blackie
Zero Mostel
Raymond Fitch
Dan Riss
Neff - Newspaper Reporter
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
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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