Panic in the Streets

IMDb 6.9 1950 • 96 min • ThrillerCrime

Director

Elia Kazan

Country

US

Plot Summary

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.

Top 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