Panic in the Streets (1950)

Ceremony Year: 1951Category: Best Original ScreenplayReleased: 1950

Nominated Talent & Credits

Edna Anhalt— Edna Anhalt, Edward Anhalt

Edward Anhalt— Edna Anhalt, Edward Anhalt

Synopsis / Overview

A medical examiner discovers that an innocent shooting victim in a robbery died of bubonic plague. With only 48 hours to find the killer, who is now a ticking time bomb threatening the entire city, a grisly manhunt through the seamy underworld of the New Orleans Waterfront is underway.

Historical Academy Record

WRITING (Motion Picture Story) — 23rd Academy Awards (1951)

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