Movie
Panic in the Streets
Released: July 27, 1950 (1950)
Runtime: 96 minutes
Genres: Thriller, Crime
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.
Main Cast (Top 10 billed, oldest first)
- Paul Douglas as Capt. Tom Warren
Age at release: 43
- Dan Riss as Neff - Newspaper Reporter
Age at release: 40
- Richard Widmark as Lt. Cmdr. Clinton 'Clint' Reed M.D.
Age at release: 35
- Zero Mostel as Raymond Fitch
Age at release: 35
- Jack Palance as Blackie
Age at release: 31
- Lewis Charles as Kochak - Murder Victim (uncredited)
Age at release: 29
- Barbara Bel Geddes as Nancy Reed
Age at release: 27
- Tommy Cook as Vince Poldi - Younger Brother
Age at release: 20
- Wilson Bourg Jr. as Charlie - Sailor (uncredited)
Age at release: Unknown
- Beverly C. Brown as Dr. Mackey - Board of Health (uncredited)
Age at release: Unknown
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- Alex Minotis as John Mefaris - Restaurant Owner (uncredited)
Age at release: 49
- Emile Meyer as Capt. Beauclyde - Master of Nile Queen (uncredited)
Age at release: 39
- Tiger Joe Marsh as Bosun on Nile Queen (uncredited)
Age at release: 38
- Paul Hostetler as Lt. Paul Gafney M.D. - Public Health Service (uncredited)
Age at release: 29
- Lenka Peterson as Jeanette - Charlie's Girlfriend (uncredited)
Age at release: 24
- Tommy Rettig as Tommy Reed (uncredited)
Age at release: 8
- Herman Cottman as Officer Scott - Police Lab (uncredited)
Age at release: Unknown
- John David as Fruit Salesman (uncredited)
Age at release: Unknown
- William A. Dean as Cortelyou (uncredited)
Age at release: Unknown
- Robert Dorsen as Coast Guard Lieutenant (uncredited)
Age at release: Unknown
- George Ehmig as Kleber - Medical Examiner Technician (uncredited)
Age at release: Unknown
- H. Waller Fowler Jr. as Mayor Murray (uncredited)
Age at release: Unknown
- Edward Kennedy as Jordan (uncredited)
Age at release: Unknown
- Mary Liswood as Angie Fitch - Raymond's Wife (uncredited)
Age at release: Unknown
- Henry Mamet as Anson (uncredited)
Age at release: Unknown
- Ruth Moore Mathews as Mrs. Dubin (uncredited)
Age at release: Unknown
- Rex Moad as Wynant (uncredited)
Age at release: Unknown
- Ray Müller as Dubin (uncredited)
Age at release: Unknown
- Waldo Pitkin as Ben (uncredited)
Age at release: Unknown
- Stanley J. Reyes as Redfield (uncredited)
Age at release: Unknown