Panic in the Streets

Synopsis

One night in the New Orleans slums, vicious hoodlum Blackie and his friends kill an illegal immigrant who won too much in a card game. The next morning, Dr. Clint Reed of the Public Health Service confirms the dead man had pneumonic plague. To prevent a catastrophic epidemic, Clint must find and inoculate the killers and their associates, with the reluctant aid of police captain Tom Warren, despite official skepticism, and in total secrecy, lest panic empties the city. Can a doctor turn detective? He has 48 hours to try.

Main Cast

Richard Widmark

Lt. Cmdr. Clinton 'Clint' Reed M.D.

Age : 93 | Popularity : 6%

Paul Douglas

Capt. Tom Warren

Age : 52 | Popularity : 5%

Barbara Bel Geddes

Nancy Reed

Age : 82 | Popularity : 11%

Jack Palance

Blackie

Age : 87 | Popularity : 10%

Zero Mostel

Raymond Fitch

Age : 62 | Popularity : 3%

Dan Riss

Neff - Newspaper Reporter

Age : 60 | Popularity : 3%

Tommy Cook

Vince Poldi - Younger Brother

Age : 93 | Popularity : 7%

Wilson Bourg Jr.

Charlie - Sailor (uncredited)

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	Elia Kazan
Art	Art Direction	Lyle R. Wheeler Maurice Ransford
	Set Decoration	Thomas Little Fred J. Rode
Sound	Original Music Composer	Alfred Newman
	Sound	Roger Heman Sr. W.D. Flick
Production	Producer	Sol C. Siegel
Costume & Make-Up	Costume Design	Travilla
	Wardrobe Designer	Charles LeMaire
	Makeup Artist	Ben Nye
Camera	Director of Photography	Joseph MacDonald
Writing	Story	Edward Anhalt Edna Anhalt
	Screenplay	Richard Murphy
	Adaptation	Daniel Fuchs
Editing	Editor	Harmon Jones
Department	Role	Name

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