Richard Widmark
Ray Biddle
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No Way Out is a 1950 American crime drama film noir [3] directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz and starring Sidney Poitier in his film debut, alongside Richard Widmark, Linda Darnell and Stephen McNally. The film centers on an African American doctor who confronts the racism of a poor slum, after he treats a racist white criminal. [4]
- $1.3 million
- Darryl F. Zanuck
No Way Out: Directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz. With Richard Widmark, Linda Darnell, Stephen McNally, Sidney Poitier. Two hoodlum brothers are brought into a hospital for gunshot wounds, and when one of them dies the other accuses their black doctor of murder.
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- Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
- Joseph L. Mankiewicz
- 1950-09
A pivotal early film in the wave of racially progressive dramas throughout the 1950s and 1960s, No Way Out (1950) earns its place in the history books thanks to the searing feature film debut of Sidney Poitier, offering a formidable performance as a doctor tending to slum residents whose ethics are put to the test when confronted with blind ...
- Joseph L. Mankiewicz, William Eckhardt
- Richard Widmark
Synopsis. Sidney Poitier is making his feature film debut as Dr. Luther Brooks, the first African-American doctor at the nonspecific urban county hospital where he trained. Brooks sometimes lacks confidence in his own skills, but he's got the confidence of his mentor, Dr. Dan Wharton, played by Stephen McNally.
Nov 21, 2021 · Directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz and starring Richard Widmark and Sidney Poitier, the latter in his first major screen role, the 1950 movie brought the subject of racism into Hollywood cinema...
No Way Out Released Aug 16, 1950 1h 46m Drama List 86% Tomatometer 14 Reviews 82% Audience Score 500+ Ratings Robbers Ray Biddle (Richard Widmark) and his brother are shot and taken to the...
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- Drama
No Way Out, American film noir, released in 1950, that was among the first movies to deal directly with racism. It features the memorable film debut of Sidney Poitier. The taut narrative focuses on Ray Biddle (played by Richard Widmark), a bigoted white small-time crook who accuses an African.
