Panic in the Streets (1950)

When a body is found in the New Orleans docks, it's pretty obvious that he died from gun shot wounds. The police surgeon notices that the man is also displaying other symptoms and Lt. Commander Clint Reed, a doctor with the U.S. Public Health Service, diagnoses a highly contagious disease, pneumonic plague. He tries to convince local officials to find everyone who may have been in contact with the dead man. The Mayor supports his efforts but many, including the police, are doubtful. Reed wants to avoid publicity so as not to panic the public. They have little information to go on - they don't know the dead man's identity - and Reed estimates they have 48 hours before disease begins to spread. With police Capt. Tom Warren going through the motions, Reed sets out to find the killers.

year:1950

actor:Richard WidmarkPaul DouglasBarbara Bel Geddes

director:Elia Kazan

writer:Richard MurphyDaniel Fuchs

genre:CrimeDramaFilm-NoirThriller

country:USA

language:EnglishMandarinGreek

Duration:1h 36min

Release:15 September 1950

IMDb:7.3