Panic in the Streets
Panic in the Streets
Panic in the Streets
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1950
1h 36m
6.9(155 votes)
Thriller
Crime

Overview

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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20th Century Fox

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Cast & Crew

42 members
Acting

Richard Widmark

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

Richard Widmark
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Paul Douglas

Capt. Tom Warren

Paul Douglas
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Barbara Bel Geddes

Nancy Reed

Barbara Bel Geddes
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Jack Palance

Blackie

Jack Palance
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Zero Mostel

Raymond Fitch

Zero Mostel
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Dan Riss

Neff - Newspaper Reporter

Dan Riss
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Tommy Cook

Vince Poldi - Younger Brother

Tommy Cook
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Wilson Bourg Jr.

Charlie - Sailor (uncredited)

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Beverly C. Brown

Dr. Mackey - Board of Health (uncredited)

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Lewis Charles

Kochak - Murder Victim (uncredited)

Lewis Charles
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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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George Ehmig

Kleber - Medical Examiner Technician (uncredited)

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H. Waller Fowler Jr.

Mayor Murray (uncredited)

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Paul Hostetler

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

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Directing

Elia Kazan

Cleaver - Mortuary Assistant (uncredited)

Elia Kazan
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Edward Kennedy

Jordan (uncredited)

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Mary Liswood

Angie Fitch - Raymond's Wife (uncredited)

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Henry Mamet

Anson (uncredited)

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Tiger Joe Marsh

Bosun on Nile Queen (uncredited)

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Ruth Moore Mathews

Mrs. Dubin (uncredited)

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Emile Meyer

Capt. Beauclyde - Master of Nile Queen (uncredited)

Emile Meyer
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Alex Minotis

John Mefaris - Restaurant Owner (uncredited)

Alex Minotis
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Rex Moad

Wynant (uncredited)

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Ray Müller

Dubin (uncredited)

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Lenka Peterson

Jeanette - Charlie's Girlfriend (uncredited)

Lenka Peterson
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Waldo Pitkin

Ben (uncredited)

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Tommy Rettig

Tommy Reed (uncredited)

Tommy Rettig
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Stanley J. Reyes

Redfield (uncredited)

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John Schilleci

Lee (uncredited)

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Al Theriot

Al (uncredited)

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Guy Thomajan

Poldi - Blackie's Flunky (uncredited)

Guy Thomajan
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Arthur Tong

Lascar Boy on Nile Queen (uncredited)

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H.T. Tsiang

Cook on Nile Queen (uncredited)

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Irvine Vidacovich

Johnston (uncredited)

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Juan Villasana

Hotel Proprietor (uncredited)

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Pat Walshe

Pat - Newspaper Peddler (uncredited)

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Val Winter

Commissioner Dan Quinn (uncredited)

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Leo Zinser

Sgt. Phelps (uncredited)

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Aline Stevens

Rita Mefaris (uncredited)

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