Overview

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.

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Awards
Won the Oscar for Best Story (1951) and the National Board of Review for Top Ten Films
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Box office
Made on a $1.4M budget
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Filming locations
Filmed in New Orleans
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Setting
Set in New Orleans
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Music
Music by Billie Holiday
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Joseph MacDonald
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Director: Elia Kazan
Writers: Edna AnhaltStory
Richard MurphyScreenplay
Edward AnhaltStory
John Lee MahinWriter
Philip YordanWriter
Status: Released
Release date: July 27, 1950
Original language: English
Countries: United States of America

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