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Overview
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Director:
Writers:
Joseph L. Mankiewicz (written by) and
Lesser Samuels (written by)
Release Date:
16 August 1950 (USA) more
Tagline:
Is it a question ...or an answer
Plot:
The Biddle brothers, shot while robbing a gas station, are taken to the prison ward of the County Hospital; Ray Biddle... more | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 1 nomination more
NewsDesk:
(2 articles)
Ruby Dee At New York A.M.P.A.S. Screening Of "No Way Out" September 21
(From CinemaRetro. 9 September 2009, 2:10 PM, PDT)
Actor Richard Widmark Dies at 93
(From IMDb News. 26 March 2008)
User Comments:
An Early Poitier Classic more (34 total)
Cast
(Complete credited cast) | Richard Widmark | ... | Ray Biddle |
 | Linda Darnell | ... | Edie Johnson - Mrs. John Biddle |
| Stephen McNally | ... | Dr. Dan Wharton |
 | Sidney Poitier | ... | Dr. Luther Brooks |
| Mildred Joanne Smith | ... | Cora Brooks |
| Harry Bellaver | ... | George Biddle |
| Stanley Ridges | ... | Dr. Sam Moreland |
| Dots Johnson | ... | Lefty Jones - Orderly |
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Runtime:
106 min
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1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Recording)
Certification:
USA:Approved (certificate #14257) | West Germany:16 (f) | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15
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It was the idea of screenplay writer Philip Yordan to depict scenes showing the doctor's family inside their home. more
Movie Connections:
Featured in "Biography: Linda Darnell: Hollywood's Fallen Angel" (1999) more
Soundtrack:
Sophisticated Lady more
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This FAQ is empty. Add the first question.more (34 total)
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This movie, even today, stands out as one of the best, and most honest of Hollywood films dealing racism and prejudice. Good friends Poitier and Widmark are anything but as they play, respectively, a hospital intern and a racist hoodlum. The scenes between them are can be hard to watch because of the raw, uncensored for the time slurs spouted by Widmark at Poitier. Widmark is not redeemed at the end, nor is the subject of racism mollycoddled. It is a tribute to this film that its' existence bear witness to the fact that Hollywood has long been capable of portraying some of life's most unpleasant realities. This film is a bright spot on the resumes of all involved, particularly Poitier, who plays someone who is human more than noble, and Widmark, who puts a realistic face on raw, naked bigotry.