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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.
Panic in the Streets (1950) is a thriller and crime film directed by Elia Kazan, released on July 27, 1950 with a runtime of 1h 36m. It stars Richard Widmark, Paul Douglas, Barbara Bel Geddes and Jack Palance. Viewers rate it 6.9 out of 10 across 169 ratings.
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Richard Widmark
as Lt. Cmdr. Clinton 'Clint' Reed M.D.
Paul Douglas
as Capt. Tom Warren
Barbara Bel Geddes
as Nancy Reed
Jack Palance
as Blackie
Zero Mostel
as Raymond Fitch
Dan Riss
as Neff - Newspaper Reporter
Tommy Cook
as Vince Poldi - Younger Brother
Wilson Bourg Jr.
as Charlie - Sailor (uncredited)
Beverly C. Brown
as Dr. Mackey - Board of Health (uncredited)
Lewis Charles
as Kochak - Murder Victim (uncredited)
Herman Cottman
as Officer Scott - Police Lab (uncredited)
John David
as Fruit Salesman (uncredited)
Directed by Elia Kazan, written by Edna Anhalt, Richard Murphy and Daniel Fuchs, produced by Sol C. Siegel.
Average viewer score of 6.9/10 from 169 ratings.
Sweaty clock ticker from Elia Kazan. A doctor and a policeman in New Orleans have only 48 hours to locate a killer infected with pneumonic plague. An effective and class, little thriller directed by Elia Kazan that blends documentary realism with a race against time pulpy heartbeat. Set and filmed in and around New Orleans, Panic In The Streets is taken from the story Quarantine, Some Like 'em Cold by Edna and…
Reviewed on February 6, 2019
As of March 2020, a rather apposite story of a New Orleans murderer who has a deadly plague. It falls to Richard Widmark and Paul Douglas to track down this walking petrie dish before his contagion spreads through the whole of the country. What follows is quite a quickly paced thriller with Barbara Bel Geddes as Widmark's rather pretty, but soporific gal and Jack Palance, menacing and thoughtless, portraying…
Reviewed on December 27, 2022
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Panic in the Streets (1950) is currently available to rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube and Fandango At Home. No subscription streaming option is listed right now, so availability may change.
The main cast of Panic in the Streets (1950) includes Richard Widmark, Paul Douglas, Barbara Bel Geddes, Jack Palance and Zero Mostel. The film was directed by Elia Kazan. You can see the full cast and crew list, with character names, further up this page.
Panic in the Streets was released on July 27, 1950 and runs for 1h 36m.
Panic in the Streets (1950) holds an average rating of 6.9 out of 10 from 169 viewer votes, and is a good pick if you enjoy thriller and crime films. Read the viewer reviews on this page to decide for yourself.
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