THE SCREEN'S GREATEST EXCITEMENT OF THE YEAR!
6.901
96 min
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.
| Name | Character | Team | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Richard Widmark | Lt. Cmdr. Clinton 'Clint' Reed M.D. | Unowned |
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Paul Douglas | Capt. Tom Warren | Unowned |
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Barbara Bel Geddes | Nancy Reed | Unowned |
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Jack Palance | Blackie | Unowned |
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Zero Mostel | Raymond Fitch | Unowned |
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Dan Riss | Neff - Newspaper Reporter | Unowned |
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Tommy Cook | Vince Poldi - Younger Brother | Unowned |
| Wilson Bourg Jr. | Charlie - Sailor (uncredited) | Unowned | |
| Beverly C. Brown | Dr. Mackey - Board of Health (uncredited) | Unowned | |
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Lewis Charles | Kochak - Murder Victim (uncredited) | Unowned |
| Herman Cottman | Officer Scott - Police Lab (uncredited) | Unowned | |
| John David | Fruit Salesman (uncredited) | Unowned | |
| William A. Dean | Cortelyou (uncredited) | Unowned | |
| Robert Dorsen | Coast Guard Lieutenant (uncredited) | Unowned | |
| George Ehmig | Kleber - Medical Examiner Technician (uncredited) | Unowned | |
| H. Waller Fowler Jr. | Mayor Murray (uncredited) | Unowned | |
| Paul Hostetler | Lt. Paul Gafney M.D. - Public Health Service (uncredited) | Unowned | |
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Elia Kazan | Cleaver - Mortuary Assistant (uncredited) | Unowned |
| Edward Kennedy | Jordan (uncredited) | Unowned | |
| Mary Liswood | Angie Fitch - Raymond's Wife (uncredited) | Unowned | |
| Henry Mamet | Anson (uncredited) | Unowned | |
| Tiger Joe Marsh | Bosun on Nile Queen (uncredited) | Unowned | |
| Ruth Moore Mathews | Mrs. Dubin (uncredited) | Unowned | |
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Emile Meyer | Capt. Beauclyde - Master of Nile Queen (uncredited) | Unowned |
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Alex Minotis | John Mefaris - Restaurant Owner (uncredited) | Unowned |
| Rex Moad | Wynant (uncredited) | Unowned | |
| Ray Müller | Dubin (uncredited) | Unowned | |
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Lenka Peterson | Jeanette - Charlie's Girlfriend (uncredited) | Unowned |
| Waldo Pitkin | Ben (uncredited) | Unowned | |
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Tommy Rettig | Tommy Reed (uncredited) | Unowned |
| Stanley J. Reyes | Redfield (uncredited) | Unowned | |
| John Schilleci | Lee (uncredited) | Unowned | |
| Al Theriot | Al (uncredited) | Unowned | |
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Guy Thomajan | Poldi - Blackie's Flunky (uncredited) | Unowned |
| Arthur Tong | Lascar Boy on Nile Queen (uncredited) | Unowned | |
| H.T. Tsiang | Cook on Nile Queen (uncredited) | Unowned | |
| Irvine Vidacovich | Johnston (uncredited) | Unowned | |
| Juan Villasana | Hotel Proprietor (uncredited) | Unowned | |
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Pat Walshe | Pat - Newspaper Peddler (uncredited) | Unowned |
| Val Winter | Commissioner Dan Quinn (uncredited) | Unowned | |
| Leo Zinser | Sgt. Phelps (uncredited) | Unowned | |
| Aline Stevens | Rita Mefaris (uncredited) | Unowned |