# Old flic, "Panic in the Streets"

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**Created:** [May 5, 2005, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-flic-panic-in-the-streets/302594 "2005-05-05T20:57:46Z")\
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**Author:** ![KlondikeGeoff](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3e96dc/32.png) [@KlondikeGeoff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KlondikeGeoff)\
**Post date:** [May 5, 2005, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/old-flic-panic-in-the-streets/302594/1 "2005-05-05T20:57:46Z")

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Just watched the interesting old movie, _Panic In the Streets_ with Richard Widmark and Jack Palance. I think it was the latter’s first film role, and you can certainly sense his presence as a method actor. I recall seeing it back in the 1950s, and was stuck by his acting, so wanted to see it again. Not as good a film as I remembered, but not bad for the time. Excellent cinematography.