No Way Out

US (1950): Drama/Film-Noir

The Biddle brothers, shot while robbing a gas station, are taken to the prison ward of the County Hospital; Ray Biddle (Richard Widmark), a rabid racist, wants no treatment from black resident Dr. Luther Brooks (Sidney Poitier). 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. Cast also includes Linda Darnell, Stephen McNally, Mildred Joanne Smith, Harry Bellaver and Stanley Ridges. Joseph L. Mankiewicz directs. (20th Century-Fox) (IMDb)

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