This tale of a New Orleans killer carrying a dangerous illness feels remarkably relevant even as of March 2020. Richard Widmark and Paul Douglas are tasked with finding this mobile source of disease before it spreads nationwide. The ensuing events unfold at a brisk pace, featuring Barbara Bel Geddes as Widmark’s attractive but somewhat dull girlfriend, and Jack Palance, who plays a threatening and unconcerned charact…

A tense, clock-ticking experience from Elia Kazan. The story follows a doctor and a policeman working in New Orleans as they race against time—just 48 hours—to find a killer spreading pneumonic plague. Panic In The Streets is an effective and well-crafted thriller directed by Kazan that combines documentary realism with the exciting pace of a pulp adventure. Filmed on location in and around New Orleans, it's ba…