Panic in the Streets (1950)
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.
Directed by: Elia Kazan
Top Billed Cast: Rex Moad, Tiger Joe Marsh, Emile Meyer
Runtime: 96 minutes
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Richard Widmark
Lt. Cmdr. Clinton 'Clint' Reed M.D.
Paul Douglas
Capt. Tom Warren
Barbara Bel Geddes
Nancy Reed
Jack Palance
Blackie
Zero Mostel
Raymond Fitch
Dan Riss
Neff - Newspaper Reporter
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
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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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)
Elia Kazan
Cleaver - Mortuary Assistant (uncredited)
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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)
Emile Meyer
Capt. Beauclyde - Master of Nile Queen (uncredited)
Alex Minotis
John Mefaris - Restaurant Owner (uncredited)
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Rex Moad
Wynant (uncredited)
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Ray Müller
Dubin (uncredited)
Lenka Peterson
Jeanette - Charlie's Girlfriend (uncredited)
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Waldo Pitkin
Ben (uncredited)
Tommy Rettig
Tommy Reed (uncredited)
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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)
Guy Thomajan
Poldi - Blackie's Flunky (uncredited)
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Arthur Tong
Lascar Boy on Nile Queen (uncredited)
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H.T. Tsiang
Cook on Nile Queen (uncredited)
