Panic in the Streets
Vicious Blackie and his cronies kill an illegal immigrant who won too much money in the card game one night in the slums of New Orleans. Pneumonic plague was really present in the dead guy, as confirmed by public health official Dr. Clint Reed the following morning. Clint must track down and vaccinate the assassins and their cronies in secret to keep the city safe from an all-out pandemic, with the hesitant assistance of police captain Tom Warren and against official mistrust. Has anyone ever done this before? He's got 48 hours to see if he can...
Released: 1950-06-12