

Panic in the Streets
THE SCREEN'S GREATEST EXCITEMENT OF THE YEAR!
Thriller
Crime
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.
Status:
Released
Release Date:
1950-07-27
Runtime:
1h 36m
Director:
Elia Kazan
Writer:
Richard Murphy, John Lee Mahin, Philip Yordan
Top Cast

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

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

Wilson Bourg Jr.
Charlie - Sailor (uncredited)

Beverly C. Brown
Dr. Mackey - Board of Health (uncredited)

Lewis Charles
Kochak - Murder Victim (uncredited)

Herman Cottman
Officer Scott - Police Lab (uncredited)

John David
Fruit Salesman (uncredited)
Official Videos

Panic in the Streets | #TBT Trailer | 20th Century FOX
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