<![CDATA[Did you like the non-professional actors?]]>Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — Panic in the Streets

Dire_Straits — 20 years ago(June 15, 2005 11:48 PM)

Kazan used non-professional actors in many of his films - and he did so effectively. Obviously, neo-realism had a profound effect on his films - and that's a major reason his films come out feeling so real.
Panic in the Streets used a lot of native Lousianians and they add a dramatic chord to the movie.
Did any of the non-pros stick out (good or bad?). There were a lot that stick out on the boat scene, in my mind (all good).
Dire_Straits
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This film is a gem, for many reasons, including the reasons you have mentioned here.

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And the non-speaking parts especially. There's a scene in a dingy diner across the street from the merchant seamen hiring hall where he meets with the girl. The camera pans down the customers at the counter. One tough big broad among all those men - she could be Madame Spivey's sister.

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One of the best minor parts was the girl who took Clint to the ship to meet the sailor Charlie, who'd taken Kochak ashore. Her name isn't mentioned but the credits identify Lenka Peterson as Jeanette.

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I didn't realize that they used real people. Maybe that is why I really liked the backgrounds. It felt genuine.

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i thought it added a nice touch to the film to make it feel more real then films like that being made during that time.

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I always enjoy the non pro actors that fill in a scene. This movie was similar to Northside 777 where the Polish community filled in the Chicago background.
What are you gonna do? Kill me? Every body Dies. John Garfield (Body and Soul)

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I agree; I thought the man who played the Mayor did a good job.

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I thought the Mayor was particularly good. I thought he might actually have been th eMayor of NOLA.

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