Panic in the Streets
Panic in the Streets

Movie·1950·1h 36m

Panic in the Streets

THE SCREEN'S GREATEST EXCITEMENT OF THE YEAR!

Directed By

Elia Kazan

Country

United States of America

Language

Mandarin

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The Story

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.

Written By

Richard Murphy, John Lee Mahin, Philip Yordan

Producer

Sol C. Siegel

Cinematography

Joseph MacDonald

Music

Alfred Newman

Editor

Harmon Jones

Themes

race against timenew orleans, louisianaoutbreakfilm noirblack and whitepublic healthplaguetense

Production House

20th Century Fox

Audience Score

69%

165 votes

Skip10%
Timepass24%
Go for it38%
Perfection28%

Where to watch

Region: US

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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)

Herman Cottman

Officer Scott - Police Lab (uncredited)

John David

Fruit Salesman (uncredited)

William A. Dean

Cortelyou (uncredited)

Robert Dorsen

Coast Guard Lieutenant (uncredited)

George Ehmig

Kleber - Medical Examiner Technician (uncredited)

H. Waller Fowler Jr.

Mayor Murray (uncredited)

Paul Hostetler

Lt. Paul Gafney M.D. - Public Health Service (uncredited)

Elia Kazan

Elia Kazan

Cleaver - Mortuary Assistant (uncredited)

// crew

Crew

Elia Kazan

Elia Kazan

Director

Richard Murphy

Screenplay

Edna Anhalt

Story

Edward Anhalt

Edward Anhalt

Story

Sol C. Siegel

Sol C. Siegel

Producer

Alfred Newman

Alfred Newman

Original Music Composer

Joseph MacDonald

Director of Photography

Harmon Jones

Editor

John Lee Mahin

John Lee Mahin

Writer

Philip Yordan

Philip Yordan

Writer

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