the title overstate the content of this movie somewhat and which might lead to some unrealized expectation . frankly speak and there very little panic in the street to be see here . in fact and throughout the movie very few people actually know that there a murderer on the loose who may well be spread the plague to everyone and anyone he encounter . have say that and what we do have here be a very well do story with a level of suspense that start out reasonably high anyway ( because and unlike the people in the street and the viewer know what go on ) and that director elia kazan build very deliberately . a the plague infect killer be seek and one of the more interesting sidebar i find be the develop relationship between dr. reed ( richard widmark ) and police captain warren ( paul douglas ) . at the beginning and the two really do not like each other and even though they have to work together . by the end and they have forge a real bond of respect for each other . kazan do a good job with that . pretty much all the performance here be excellent . widmark and douglas be great and and i be quite take with a very early look at jack palance play what would become his typical heavy role . i find very little to criticize here . perhaps barbara bel geddes come across a a little bit flat a reed wife nancy and but her role wasn not really central to the story . all in all and an excellent piece of work . positive .