No Way Out (1950)

Crime Drama Thriller

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.

Updated May 10 2020

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US -

1950-08-16

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Keywords:

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FACTS

Runtime: 106 mins Rating: 6.6 Tag Line: Is it a question... or an answer?

Cast

Stanley Ridges

Dr. Sam Moreland

Ian Wolfe

Watkins (uncredited)

Jack Kruschen

(uncredited)

Frank Overton

Intern (uncredited)

Richard Widmark

Ray Biddle

Ossie Davis

Jason King (archive footage)

Ruby Dee

Connie Brooks (uncredited)

Sidney Poitier

Dr. Luther Brooks