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Panic in the Streets (1950) -- A doctor and a policeman in New Orleans have only 48 hours to locate a killer infected with bubonic plague.

Overview

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7.4/10   1,813 votes
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Director:
Elia Kazan
Writers:
Richard Murphy (screenplay)
Daniel Fuchs (adaptation)
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Release Date:
12 June 1950 (USA) more
Tagline:
THE SCREEN'S GREATEST EXCITEMENT OF THE YEAR! (original print ad - all caps) more
Plot:
A doctor and a policeman in New Orleans have only 48 hours to locate a killer infected with pneumonic plague. full summary | add synopsis
Awards:
Won Oscar. Another 1 win & 3 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(4 articles)
Actor Richard Widmark Dies at 93
 (From IMDb News. 26 March 2008)

Oscar-Winning Actor Jack Palance Dies at 87
 (From IMDb News. 12 November 2006)

User Comments:
Simple but Still Effective and With a Great Villain more (47 total)

Cast

  (Complete credited cast)

Richard Widmark ... Lt. Cmdr. Clinton 'Clint' Reed M.D.
Paul Douglas ... Capt. Tom Warren

Barbara Bel Geddes ... Nancy Reed

Jack Palance ... Blackie (as Walter Jack Palance)
Zero Mostel ... Raymond Fitch
Dan Riss ... Neff - Newspaper Reporter
Tommy Cook ... Vince Poldi - Younger Brother
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Outbreak (USA) (working title)
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Runtime:
96 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English | Mandarin
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Recording)
Filming Locations:
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
According to Richard Widmark, Jack Palance did his own stunt of climbing the boat rope after two stuntmen failed. more
Goofs:
Crew or equipment visible: When Blackie and Fitch slide down a pile of coffee bags there is a crew member reclined on the pile they climb over on their way to escape more
Quotes:
Nancy Reed: If there's a plague here, you're the most important guy in this town. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Temperatures Rising: Panic in the Sheets (#1.20)" (1973) more
Soundtrack:
Fine and Mellow more

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Simple but Still Effective and With a Great Villain, 30 December 2007
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Author: Claudio Carvalho from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

In New Orleans, an illegal immigrant feels sick and leaves a poker game while winning the smalltime criminal Blackie (Walter Jack Palance). He is chased by Blackie and his men Raymond Fitch (Zero Mostel) and Poldi (Guy Thomajan), killed by Blackie and his body is dumped in the sea. During the autopsy, the family man Lieutenant Commander Dr. Clinton Reed (Richard Widmark) of the U.S. Public Health Service finds that the dead man had pneumonic plague caused by rats and he needs to find who had any type of contact with the man within forty-eight hours to avoid an epidemic. The City Mayor assigns the skeptical Captain Tom Warren (Paul Douglas) to help Dr. Clint to find the killers that are infected with the plague and inoculate them.

"Panic in the Streets" discloses a simple story, but it is still effective and with a great villain. The engaging plot has not become dated after fifty-seven years. Jack Palance performs a despicable scum in his debut, and the camera work while he tries to escape with Zero Mostel is still very impressive. My vote is seven.

Title (Brazil): "Pânico nas Ruas" ("Panic in the Streets")

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