when plague break out in new orleans and it richard widmark to the rescue in panic in the street and one of the lesser celebrate film of the great elia kazan . kazan keep the pace brisk and and there be lot of marvelous touch the scene between widmark and barbara bel geddes and who play his wife and the scene in the police station show family life and work life and the relationship of average citizen and which be in sharp contrast to the life and relationship of the low life and portray by a menacing jack palance and his weak yes man and zero mostel and tommy cook and and louis charles . there be also some interesting visuals palance have a couple of scene with actor who seem to come up to his knee in height . the acting be marvelous and the dialogue sharp if the story isn not quite up to the direction and performance . it have a few questionable aspect which will be spot by the viewer quite easily . that aside and it well worth view . kazan be a masterful director .