Panic in the Streets
1950A 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.
Acted in
Richard Widmark
as Lt. Cmdr. Clinton 'Clint' Reed M.D.
Paul Douglas
as Capt. Tom Warren
Barbara Bel Geddes
as Nancy Reed
Jack Palance
as Blackie
Zero Mostel
as Raymond Fitch
Dan Riss
as Neff - Newspaper Reporter
Tommy Cook
as Vince Poldi - Younger Brother
Wilson Bourg Jr.
as Charlie - Sailor (uncredited)
Beverly C. Brown
as Dr. Mackey - Board of Health (uncredited)
Lewis Charles
as Kochak - Murder Victim (uncredited)
Herman Cottman
as Officer Scott - Police Lab (uncredited)
John David
as Fruit Salesman (uncredited)
William A. Dean
as Cortelyou (uncredited)
Robert Dorsen
as Coast Guard Lieutenant (uncredited)
George Ehmig
as Kleber - Medical Examiner Technician (uncredited)
H. Waller Fowler Jr.
as Mayor Murray (uncredited)
Paul Hostetler
as Lt. Paul Gafney M.D. - Public Health Service (uncredited)
Elia Kazan
as Cleaver - Mortuary Assistant (uncredited)
Edward Kennedy
as Jordan (uncredited)
Mary Liswood
as Angie Fitch - Raymond's Wife (uncredited)
Henry Mamet
as Anson (uncredited)
Tiger Joe Marsh
as Bosun on Nile Queen (uncredited)
Ruth Moore Mathews
as Mrs. Dubin (uncredited)
Emile Meyer
as Capt. Beauclyde - Master of Nile Queen (uncredited)
Alex Minotis
as John Mefaris - Restaurant Owner (uncredited)
Rex Moad
as Wynant (uncredited)
Ray Müller
as Dubin (uncredited)
Lenka Peterson
as Jeanette - Charlie's Girlfriend (uncredited)
Waldo Pitkin
as Ben (uncredited)
Tommy Rettig
as Tommy Reed (uncredited)
Stanley J. Reyes
as Redfield (uncredited)
John Schilleci
as Lee (uncredited)
Aline Stevens
as Mrs. Rita Mefaris (uncredited)
Al Theriot
as Al (uncredited)
Guy Thomajan
as Poldi - Blackie's Flunky (uncredited)
Arthur Tong
as Lascar Boy on Nile Queen (uncredited)
H.T. Tsiang
as Cook on Nile Queen (uncredited)
Irvine Vidacovich
as Johnston (uncredited)
Juan Villasana
as Hotel Proprietor (uncredited)
Pat Walshe
as Pat - Newspaper Peddler (uncredited)
Val Winter
as Commissioner Dan Quinn (uncredited)
Leo Zinser
as Sgt. Phelps (uncredited)