Panic in the Streets

1950

1h 36m

USA

Synopsis

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

Principal Cast

Richard Widmark

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

Neff - Newspaper Reporter

Tommy Cook

Vince Poldi - Younger Brother

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Wilson Bourg Jr.

Charlie - Sailor (uncredited)

Crew

Director

Elia Kazan

Director

Elia Kazan

1909 — 2003

Elia Kazan ( September 7 , 1909, Kayseri – September 28, 2003) was a Greek-American director and actor, described as "one of the most honored and influential directors in Broadway and Hollywood history". He also produced, and wrote screenplays and novels. Born in the Kayseri, Ottoman Empire to Greek parents, they emigrated to New York when he was four. After two years studying acting at Yale, he a…

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