Nancy Reed — Panic in the Streets Character Profile

About Nancy Reed

The wife of Dr. Reed who announces her pregnancy during the crisis, highlighting the personal stakes and urgency of the doctor's mission to protect the city.

Character Facts

Played by

Barbara Bel Geddes

Appears in

Panic in the Streets (1950)

Role

Supporting

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• Lt. Cmdr. Clinton 'Clint' Reed M.D. (Richard Widmark)
• Capt. Tom Warren (Paul Douglas)
• Blackie (Jack Palance)
• Raymond Fitch (Zero Mostel)
• Neff - Newspaper Reporter (Dan Riss)
• Dr. Mackey - Board of Health (uncredited) (Beverly C. Brown)
• Officer Scott - Police Lab (uncredited) (Herman Cottman)
• Charlie - Sailor (uncredited) (Wilson Bourg Jr.)
• Vince Poldi - Younger Brother (Tommy Cook)
• Kochak - Murder Victim (uncredited) (Lewis Charles)
• Cleaver - Mortuary Assistant (uncredited) (Elia Kazan)
• Lt. Paul Gafney M.D. - Public Health Service (uncredited) (Paul Hostetler)