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Cast
Richard Widmark | As: Lt. Cmdr. Clinton 'Clint' Reed M.D. | |
Paul Douglas | As: Capt. Tom Warren | |
Barbara Bel Geddes | As: Nancy Reed | |
Jack Palance | As: Blackie | |
Zero Mostel | As: Raymond Fitch |
Storyline
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.
Tagline: | THE SCREEN'S GREATEST EXCITEMENT OF THE YEAR! |
Certification: | NR |
Cast
Richard Widmark |
Lt. Cmdr. Clinton 'Clint' Reed M.D. |
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Paul Douglas |
Capt. Tom Warren |
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Barbara Bel Geddes |
Nancy Reed |
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Jack Palance |
Blackie |
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Zero Mostel |
Raymond Fitch |
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Dan Riss |
Neff - Newspaper Reporter |
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Tommy Cook |
Vince Poldi - Younger Brother |
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Wilson Bourg Jr. |
Charlie - Sailor (uncredited) |
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Beverly C. Brown |
Dr. Mackey - Board of Health (uncredited) |
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Lewis Charles |
Kochak - Murder Victim (uncredited) |
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Herman Cottman |
Officer Scott - Police Lab (uncredited) |
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John David |
Fruit Salesman (uncredited) |
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William A. Dean |
Cortelyou (uncredited) |
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Robert Dorsen |
Coast Guard Lieutenant (uncredited) |
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George Ehmig |
Kleber - Medical Examiner Technician (uncredited) |
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H. Waller Fowler Jr. |
Mayor Murray (uncredited) |
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Paul Hostetler |
Lt. Paul Gafney M.D. - Public Health Service (uncredited) |
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Elia Kazan |
Cleaver - Mortuary Assistant (uncredited) |
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Edward Kennedy |
Jordan (uncredited) |
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Mary Liswood |
Angie Fitch - Raymond's Wife (uncredited) |
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Henry Mamet |
Anson (uncredited) |
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Tiger Joe Marsh |
Bosun on Nile Queen (uncredited) |
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Ruth Moore Mathews |
Mrs. Dubin (uncredited) |
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Emile Meyer |
Capt. Beauclyde - Master of Nile Queen (uncredited) |
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Alex Minotis |
John Mefaris - Restaurant Owner (uncredited) |
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Rex Moad |
Wynant (uncredited) |
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Ray Müller |
Dubin (uncredited) |
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Lenka Peterson |
Jeanette - Charlie's Girlfriend (uncredited) |
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Waldo Pitkin |
Ben (uncredited) |
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Tommy Rettig |
Tommy Reed (uncredited) |
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Stanley J. Reyes |
Redfield (uncredited) |
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John Schilleci |
Lee (uncredited) |
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Aline Stevens |
Mrs. Rita Mefaris (uncredited) |
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Al Theriot |
Al (uncredited) |
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Guy Thomajan |
Poldi - Blackie's Flunky (uncredited) |
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Arthur Tong |
Lascar Boy on Nile Queen (uncredited) |
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H.T. Tsiang |
Cook on Nile Queen (uncredited) |
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Irvine Vidacovich |
Johnston (uncredited) |
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Juan Villasana |
Hotel Proprietor (uncredited) |
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Pat Walshe |
Pat - Newspaper Peddler (uncredited) |
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Val Winter |
Commissioner Dan Quinn (uncredited) |
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Leo Zinser |
Sgt. Phelps (uncredited) |
Directed By
Elia Kazan |
Director |
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F.E. 'Johnny' Johnston |
Assistant Director |
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Stanley K. Scheuer |
Script Supervisor |
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Writing Credits
Edna Anhalt |
Story |
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Richard Murphy |
Screenplay |
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Daniel Fuchs |
Adaptation |
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Edward Anhalt |
Story |
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John Lee Mahin |
Writer |
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Philip Yordan |
Writer |
Production Crew
Sol C. Siegel |
Producer |
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Joseph C. Behm |
Production Manager |
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Edited By
Harmon Jones |
Editor |
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Costume and Makeup
Charles LeMaire |
Wardrobe Designer |
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Ben Nye |
Makeup Artist |
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Travilla |
Costume Design |
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Sam Benson |
Wardrobe Master |
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Charles LeMaire |
Wardrobe Coordinator |
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Sound
Alfred Newman |
Original Music Composer |
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Roger Heman Sr. |
Sound |
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W.D. Flick |
Sound |
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Red Nichols |
Orchestrator |
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Bernard Mayers |
Orchestrator |
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Alfred Newman |
Conductor |
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Edward B. Powell |
Orchestrator |
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Herbert W. Spencer |
Orchestrator |
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Benny Carter |
Orchestrator |
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Ernie Felice |
Orchestrator |
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Visual Effects
Fred Sersen |
Visual Effects |
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Camera
Joseph MacDonald |
Director of Photography |
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Til Gabani |
Camera Operator |
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Lighting
Art Department
Maurice Ransford |
Art Direction |
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Thomas Little |
Set Decoration |
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Fred J. Rode |
Set Decoration |
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Lyle R. Wheeler |
Art Direction |
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Other Crew
Michael Audley |
Dialogue Coach |
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Jack N. Young |
Stunts |
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Lyman Hallowell |
Editorial Staff |
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