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Panic in the Streets(1950)
Status: Released
Date: 1950-07-27
69%
165 Votes
Time: 1h 36m
THE SCREEN'S GREATEST EXCITEMENT OF THE YEAR!
Overview:
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.
Languages: Mandarin, Greek, English.
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United States of America
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Movie: Panic in the Streets
Top 10 Billed 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)
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