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Panic in the Streets
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 thro...
Overview
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.
Cast
Lt. Cmdr. Clinton 'Clint' Reed M.D.
Capt. Tom Warren
Nancy Reed
Blackie
Raymond Fitch
Neff - Newspaper Reporter
Vince Poldi - Younger Brother
Charlie - Sailor (uncredited)
Dr. Mackey - Board of Health (uncredited)
Kochak - Murder Victim (uncredited)
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Sweaty clock ticker from Elia Kazan. A doctor and a policeman in New Orleans have only 48 hours to locate a killer infected with pneumonic plague. An effective and class, little thriller directed by Elia Kazan that blends documentary realism with a race against time pulpy heartb...
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