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No Way Out (1950)  link to No Way Out on IMDb  link to trailer on IMDb

Number: 2851

poster No Way Out

IMDb Rating:
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7.5/10 (3484 votes)

Country: USA, 106 minutes

Spoken Languages: English

Genre(s): Thriller, Drama, Crime, Film-Noir

Director(s): Joseph L. Mankiewicz

Video Codec: Unknown

Storyline:
The Biddle brothers, shot while robbing a gas station, are taken to the prison ward of the County Hospital; Ray Biddle, a rabid racist, wants no treatment from black resident Dr. Luther Brooks. When brother John dies while Luther tries to save him, Ray is certain it's murder and becomes obsessed with vengeance. But there are black racists around too, and the situation slides rapidly toward violence.

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Cast:

photo Richard Widmark Richard Widmark Ray Biddle
photo Linda Darnell Linda Darnell Edie Johnson
photo Stephen McNally Stephen McNally Dr. Dan Wharton
photo Sidney Poitier Sidney Poitier Dr. Luther Brooks
photo Harry Bellaver Harry Bellaver George Biddle

Medium: Unknown,

Loaned: No

Aspect ratio: 4:3