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Panic in the Streets (1950)  link to Panic in the Streets on IMDb  link to trailer on IMDb

Number: 2715

cover Panic in the Streets

IMDb Rating:
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7.3/10 (6.1K votes)

Country: United States, 96 minutes

Spoken languages: English, Mandarin, Greek

Genres: Thriller, Drama, Crime, Film-Noir

Director(s): Elia Kazan

Storyline:
When a body is found in the New Orleans docks, it's pretty obvious that he died from gun shot wounds. The police surgeon notices that the man is also displaying other symptoms and Lt. Commander Clint Reed, a doctor with the U.S. Public Health Service, diagnoses a highly contagious disease, pneumonic plague. He tries to convince local officials to find everyone who may have been in contact with the dead man. The Mayor supports his efforts but many, including the police, are doubtful. Reed wants to avoid publicity so as not to panic the public. They have little information to go on - they don't know the dead man's identity - and Reed estimates they have 48 hours before disease begins to spread. With police Capt. Tom Warren going through the motions, Reed sets out to find the killers.

Cast:

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
Lewis Charles Kochak - Murder Victim (uncredited)
Elia Kazan Cleaver - Mortuary Assistant (uncredited)
Emile Meyer Capt. Beauclyde - Master of Nile Queen (uncredited)

Medium: Digital Copy,

Location: Red 4TB Drive

Loaned: No

Aspect ratio: 4:3