Boomer Boulevard Old Time Radio Show

Best Old Time Radio Podcast with Bob Bro Tuesday, August 4, 2020 - OTR Dramas Lux Radio Theatre Panic In The Streets 3-5-51 In a New Orleans slum late at night, a vicious group of waterfront hustlers murder an illegal immigrant because he won too much money from them in a card game. The next morning a doctor with the Public Health Service discovers the dead man was suffering with pneumonic plague. Before a catastrophic epidemic breaks out, the doctor must find and inoculate the killers. A reluctant police captain, who is skeptical, must work with the doctor in complete secrecy lest they set off a citywide panic. The two men must have 48 hours to track down the killers -- or else. Featuring: Richard Widmark, Paul Douglas, Joyce McKenzie. Original Air Date: March 5, 1951 on CBS.