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Panic in the Streets 1950

“THE SCREEN'S GREATEST EXCITEMENT OF THE YEAR!”

★ 6.9 1h 36m ThrillerCrime

Directed by Elia Kazan

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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.

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The 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
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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
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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