Wednesday, April 02, 2008

Panic In The Streets (1950) Public Domain

Panic In The Streets (1950) download from archive.org This one is Public Domain, not to be confused with the later (1972) version, which is copyrighted.
Panic in the Streets (1950)imdb.com
One night in the New Orleans slums, vicious hoodlum Blackie (Jack Palance) and his friends kill an illegal immigrant who won too much in a card game. Next morning, Dr. Clint Reed (Richard Widmark)[wikipedia] - 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 (Paul Douglas), despite official skepticism, and in total secrecy, lest panic empty the city. Can a doctor turn detective? He has 48 hours to try. Spellbinding