Panic in the Streets (1950)

"THE SCREEN'S GREATEST EXCITEMENT OF THE YEAR!"

6.9 July 27, 1950 1h 36m Released
ThrillerCrime

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.

Watch Now Download

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.

    Wilson Bourg Jr.

    Charlie - Sailor (uncredited)

  • Beverly C. Brown

    Beverly C. Brown

    Dr. Mackey - Board of Health (uncredited)

  • Lewis Charles

    Lewis Charles

    Kochak - Murder Victim (uncredited)

  • Herman Cottman

    Herman Cottman

    Officer Scott - Police Lab (uncredited)

  • John David

    John David

    Fruit Salesman (uncredited)

  • William A. Dean

    William A. Dean

    Cortelyou (uncredited)

  • Robert Dorsen

    Robert Dorsen

    Coast Guard Lieutenant (uncredited)

More Like This

Browse Movies →