Panic in the Streets
THE SCREEN'S GREATEST EXCITEMENT OF THE YEAR!
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.
Director Elia Kazan
Trailer
Cast
Richard Widmark
Lt. Cmdr. Clinton 'Clint' Reed M.D.
Tommy Rettig
Tommy Reed (uncredited)
Barbara Bel Geddes
Nancy Reed
Alex Minotis
John Mefaris - Restaurant Owner (uncredited)
Guy Thomajan
Poldi - Blackie's Flunky (uncredited)
Elia Kazan
Cleaver - Mortuary Assistant (uncredited)
Paul Douglas
Capt. Tom Warren
Jack Palance
Blackie
Tommy Cook
Vince Poldi - Younger Brother
Emile Meyer
Capt. Beauclyde - Master of Nile Queen (uncredited)
Lenka Peterson
Jeanette - Charlie's Girlfriend (uncredited)
Lewis Charles
Kochak - Murder Victim (uncredited)
Dan Riss
Neff - Newspaper Reporter
Zero Mostel
Raymond Fitch