THE SCREEN'S GREATEST EXCITEMENT OF THE YEAR!
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.
Log it
Sign in to log this.
Character
Not read yet. Character is read in the background after the first visit.
Who loves it, who doesn't
No profiled raters yet.
Ask the title
A yes-or-no question, answered from what people wrote here, on TMDB and on Wikipedia. Never made up.
YesNoUnclear
Reviews
No reviews yet.
Cast
- Richard WidmarkLt. Cmdr. Clinton 'Clint' Reed M.D.
- Paul DouglasCapt. Tom Warren
- Barbara Bel GeddesNancy Reed
- Jack PalanceBlackie
- Zero MostelRaymond Fitch
- Dan RissNeff - Newspaper Reporter
- Tommy CookVince Poldi - Younger Brother
- Wilson Bourg Jr.Charlie - Sailor (uncredited)
- Beverly C. BrownDr. Mackey - Board of Health (uncredited)
- Lewis CharlesKochak - Murder Victim (uncredited)
Crew
- Elia KazanDirector
- Richard MurphyScreenplay
- John Lee MahinWriter
- Philip YordanWriter
- Joseph MacDonaldDirector of Photography
- Alfred NewmanOriginal Music Composer
- Harmon JonesEditor
- Sol C. SiegelProducer
Where to watch
Checking availability…
Often watched with
Recommendations from TMDB. Opening one adds it to Tastebuds
