IMDb RATING
7.2/10
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A doctor and a policeman in New Orleans have only 48 hours to locate a killer infected with pneumonic plague.A doctor and a policeman in New Orleans have only 48 hours to locate a killer infected with pneumonic plague.A doctor and a policeman in New Orleans have only 48 hours to locate a killer infected with pneumonic plague.
- Won 1 Oscar
- 3 wins & 3 nominations total
Jack Palance
- Blackie
- (as Walter Jack Palance)
Julius Alford
- Mayors' assistant
- (uncredited)
Wilson Bourg Jr.
- Charlie
- (uncredited)
Beverly C. Brown
- Dr. Mackey
- (uncredited)
G.S. Cambias
- Priest
- (uncredited)
Lewis Charles
- Kolchak
- (uncredited)
Herman Cottman
- Officer Scott
- (uncredited)
John David
- Fruit Salesman
- (uncredited)
William A. Dean
- Cortelyou
- (uncredited)
Robert Dorsen
- Coast Guard Lieutenant
- (uncredited)
George Ehmig
- Kleber
- (uncredited)
H. Waller Fowler Jr.
- Mayor Murray
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaAccording to Richard Widmark, Jack Palance did his own stunt of climbing the boat rope after two stuntmen failed.
- GoofsAs Dr. Reed walks toward the house to thin the paint, and is informed he is wanted on the phone, he removes his gloves and tosses them to the ground. In the next cut, viewed from the house, he again removes his gloves, and tosses them on the ground.
- Quotes
Lt. Cmdr. Clinton 'Clint' Reed M.D.: You know, my mother always told me if you looked deep enough in anybody... you'd always find some good, but I don't know.
Capt. Tom Warren: With apologies to your mother, that's the second mistake she made.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Elia Kazan: A Director's Journey (1995)
- SoundtracksI Know Why (and So Do You)
(uncredited)
Music by Harry Warren
Played during the early and late scenes of Clint at home
Featured review
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")
Note: On 29 May 2016, I saw this film again.
"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")
Note: On 29 May 2016, I saw this film again.
- claudio_carvalho
- Dec 29, 2007
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Box office
- Budget
- $1,400,000 (estimated)
- Gross worldwide
- $43
- Runtime1 hour 36 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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