Panic in the Streets

Pros: bravura performances and cinematography
Cons: maybe slowing down for a domestic/romantic interlude?

Elia Kazan was a stage director first, and, in even his movies not adapted from stage plays, images are subsidiary to lines of dialogue. Kazan was very good at photographing the delivery of lines, including three of the most famous ones in all of ...

Pros: Jack Palance, Richard Widmark,
Cons: Should have limited story threads to sharpen focus.

Panic in the Streets (1950) An interesting black and white thriller that has been recently released by Fox under its "Film Noir Classics" line is Panic in the Streets, directed by Elia Kazan (A Streetcar Named Desire) and starring ...

Pros: Widmark's and Palance's performances. Film's gritty backdrop. Kazan's directing.
Cons: A few slow moments.

Panic in the Streets showcases Richard Widmark's fine acting skills in a rare early-career ''good guy'' role. However, the forceful and abrasive personality he often shows on screen are still in place as he portrays Dr. Clint Reed, as US Health ...

Pros: Exciting direction, authentic locations.
Cons: Not a deep film.

In the year 1950, director Elia Kazan was at the top of his game. He had achieved a reputation as a filmmaker who had a way with actors (he helped pioneer the Method) and who wasn't afraid to tackle controversial themes. He tackled racial relations in " ...

Pros: Lots of bad stuff going on in the shadows. Great chase to wrap it.
Cons: As Noir, missing key elements of Moral Ambiguity, Sexual Motivation. Just Crime and Shadows.

PANIC in the STREETS Semi-Noir, Fox Noir series #03 INTRODUCTION Released to the Screen: June 12, 1950 Distributor: 20th Century Fox Running Time: 96 Minutes (USA) Color (No), Aspect Ratio 1.37:1, Sound - Monophonic ...