Information
| Year: | 1950 |
| Rating: | 7.4(2121) |
| Listed in: | Crime, Film-Noir, Thriller |
| Directed by: | Elia Kazan |
| Actors: | Richard Widmark Paul Douglas Jack Palance Zero Mostel Dan Riss Barbara Bel Geddes |
| "THE SCREEN'S GREATEST EXCITEMENT OF THE YEAR! (original print ad - all caps)" | |
Cast
| Directed by | |
|---|---|
| Elia Kazan | |
| Actors | |
| Richard Widmark | as Lt. Cmdr. Clinton 'Clint' Reed M.D. |
| Paul Douglas | as Capt. Tom Warren |
| Jack Palance | as Blackie |
| Zero Mostel | as Raymond Fitch |
| Dan Riss | as Neff - Newspaper Reporter |
| Tommy Cook | as Vince Poldi - Younger Brother |
| Wilson Bourg Jr. | as Charlie - Sailor |
| Beverly C. Brown | as Dr. Mackey - Board of Health |
| Lewis Charles | as Kochak - Murder Victim |
| Herman Cottman | as Officer Scott - Police Lab |
| William A. Dean | as Cortelyou |
| Robert Dorsen | as Coast Guard Lieutenant |
| George Ehmig | as Kleber - Medical Examiner Technician |
| H. Waller Fowler Jr. | as Mayor Murray |
| Darwin Greenfield | as Violet |
| Paul Hostetler | as Lt. Paul Gafney M.D. - Public Health Service |
| Elia Kazan | as Cleaver - Mortuary Assistant |
| Edward Kennedy | as Jordan |
| Henry Mamet | as Anson |
| Tiger Joe Marsh | as Bosun on Nile Queen |
| Emile Meyer | as Captain Beauclyde - Master of Nile Queen |
| Alex Minotis | as John Mefaris - Restaurant Owner |
| Red Moad | as Wynant |
| Ray Müller | as Dubin |
| Waldo Pitkin | as Ben |
| Tommy Rettig | as Tommy Reed |
| Stanley J. Reyes | as Redfield |
| John Schilleci | as Lee |
| Al Theriot | as Al |
| Guy Thomajan | as Poldi - Blackie's Flunky |
| Arthur Tong | as Lascar Boy on Nile Queen |
| H.T. Tsiang | as Cook on Nile Queen |
| Irvine Vidacovich | as Johnston |
| Juan Villasana | as Hotel Proprietor |
| Pat Walshe | as Pat |
| Val Winter | as Commissioner Dan Quinn |
| Leo Zinser | as Sergeant Phelps |
| Actresses | |
| Barbara Bel Geddes | as Nancy Reed |
| Mary Liswood | as Angie Fitch - Raymond's Wife |
| Ruth Moore Mathews | as Mrs. Dubin |
| Lenka Peterson | as Jeanette |
| Aline Stevens | as Mrs. Rita Mefaris |
Movie info
| Languages: | English, Mandarin, Greek |
| Filming dates: | 19 December 1949 - 9 February 1950 |
| Plot: | One night in the New Orleans slums, vicious hoodlum Blackie and his friends kill an illegal immigrant who won too much in a card game. Next morning, Dr. Clint Reed of the Public Health Service confirms the dead man had pneumonic plague. To prevent a catastrophic epidemic, Clint must find and inoculate the killers and their associates, with the reluctant aid of police captain Tom Warren, despite official skepticism, and in total secrecy, lest panic empty the city. Can a doctor turn detective? He has 48 hours to try... |
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Original Soundtracks
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"I Know Why (and So Do You)" (uncredited) Music by Harry Warren Played during the early and late scenes of Clint at home "Johnson Rag" (uncredited) Music by Gus Hall and Henry Kleinkauf Played as background during a nightlife scene "Fine and Mellow" (uncredited) Written by Billie Holiday Played (with vocal by a male singer) as background during a nightlife scene |
Quotes
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Nancy Reed: If there's a plague here, you're the most important guy in this town. Raymond Fitch: Oh, yeah. I went to see my mother-in-law. She was wrestling semifinals... Lt. Cmdr. Clinton 'Clint' Reed M.D.: You know, my mother always told me if you looked deep enough in anybody... you'd always find some good, but I don't know. Capt. Tom Warren: With apologies to your mother, that's the second mistake she made. Lt. Cmdr. Clinton 'Clint' Reed M.D.: As far as I know, nobody's yet figured out a way to get money back from the U.S. Government... quickly, that is. |
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