No Way Out (1950)
Average Rating: 7.4/10
Reviews Counted: 6
Fresh: 5 | Rotten: 1
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Release Date: Aug 16, 1950 Wide
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A pioneering film about racial tensions, No Way Out stars Richard Widmark as a criminal named Ray Biddle, who despises African-Americans. Sidney Poitier (in his screen debut) is the black doctor, Luther Brooks, assigned to take care of the wounded Ray. Dr. Brooks, hired by the police hospital as part of an overall program to integrate the staff, keeps his temper in check as Ray spouts his racist invective. When Ray's brother, also wounded, dies in the hospital, the blustering bigot holds Dr.
Aug 16, 1950 Wide
Mar 7, 2006
Fox
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Cast
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Richard Widmark
Ray Biddle -
Linda Darnell
Edie Johnson -
Stephen McNally
Dr. Wharton -
Sidney Poitier
Dr. Luther Brooks -
Mildred Joanne Smith
Cora Brooks -
Harry Bellaver
George Biddle -
Stanley Ridges
Dr. Moreland -
Dotts Johnson
Lefty -
Amanda Randolph
Gladys -
Bill Walker
Mathew Tompkins -
Ruby Dee
Connie Brooks -
Ossie Davis
John Brooks -
Ken Christy
Kowalsky -
Frank Richards
Mac -
George Tyne
Whitey -
Robert Adler
Assistant Deputy -
Bert Freed
Rocky Miller -
Jim Toney
Deputy Sheriff -
Maude Simmons
Luther's mother -
Ray Teal
Day Deputy -
Will Wright
Dr. Cheney -
Harry Lauter
Orderly -
Harry Carter
Orderly -
Don Kohler
Orderly -
Ray Hyke
Orderly -
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Wade Dumas
Jonah -
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Charles Flynn
Deputy -
Fred Graham
Ambulance Driver -
Ralph Hodges
Terry -
Frank Jaquet
Reilly -
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Jack Kruschen
Man -
Eda Reiss Merin
Nurse -
Howard Mitchell
Bailiff -
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Kitty O'Neil
Landlady -
Frank Overton
Intern -
Dick Paxton
Johnny Biddle -
William Pullen
Ambulance Doctor -
Kathrun Sheldon
Mother -
Emmett E. Smith
Joe -
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Ann Tyrrell
Nurse -
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Laiola Wendorff
Polish Couple -
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John Whitney
Assistant -
Jasper Weldon
Henry -
Thomas Ingersoll
Priest -
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All Critics (9) | Top Critics (3) | Fresh (5) | Rotten (1) | DVD (3)
The pic that launched the career of Sidney Poitier.
Sidney Poitier made a splsshy screen debut in Mankiewicz's Oscar-nominated liberal message film about racism.
Topnotch film noir
No Way Out borrows the template for socially conscious filmmaking from both Gentlemen's Agreement and Crossfire: it's half noir, half sermon.
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Foreign Titles
- No Way Out (DE)
- No Way Out (UK)
