list http://www.spout.com/ Recent community activity around No Way Out on Spout Copyright 2005-9 Spout, LLC Spout RSS http://www.spout.com/images/SpoutLogoRSS.jpg http://www.spout.com/ 136 30 http://www.spout.com/films/No_Way_Out/68107/default.aspx Title: No Way Out
Year: 1950
Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Plot: A pioneering film about racial tensions, No Way Out stars Richard Widmark as a criminal named Ray Biddle, who despises African-Americans. Sidney Poitier (in his screen debut) is the black doctor, Luther Brooks, assigned to take care of the wounded Ray. Dr. Brooks, hired by the police hospital as part of an overall program to integrate the staff, keeps his temper in check as Ray spouts his racist invective. When Ray's brother, also wounded, dies in the hospital, the blustering bigot holds Dr. Brooks responsible and sends word to his gang to wreak vengeance on the city's black community. But the blacks turn the tables on the whites and fight them off. Ray then breaks out of the hospital with Dr. Brooks as hostage. His plans to kill the doctor are thwarted by Ray's girlfriend (Linda Darnell), who finally becomes fed up with his blind hatred. No Way Out was considered potent stuff in 1950; it was still regarded as a hot potato in 1962, when NBC dropped plans to telecast the film on "Saturday Night at the Movies." ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
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]]>Wed, 26 Mar 2008 19:01:14 GMTNo Way Out1950Joseph L. MankiewiczA pioneering film about racial tensions, No Way Out stars <a href="/players/P____76135/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Richard Widmark</a> as a criminal named Ray Biddle, who despises African-Americans. <a href="/players/P___106725/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Sidney Poitier</a> (in his screen debut) is the black doctor, Luther Brooks, assigned to take care of the wounded Ray. Dr. Brooks, hired by the police hospital as part of an overall program to integrate the staff, keeps his temper in check as Ray spouts his racist invective. When Ray's brother, also wounded, dies in the hospital, the blustering bigot holds Dr. Brooks responsible and sends word to his gang to wreak vengeance on the city's black community. But the blacks turn the tables on the whites and fight them off. Ray then breaks out of the hospital with Dr. Brooks as hostage. His plans to kill the doctor are thwarted by Ray's girlfriend (<a href="/players/P____17046/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Linda Darnell</a>), who finally becomes fed up with his blind hatred. No Way Out was considered potent stuff in 1950; it was still regarded as a hot potato in 1962, when NBC dropped plans to telecast the film on "Saturday Night at the Movies." ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide223http://www.spout.com/ProductImages/t73343v1fvo.jpghttp://www.spout.com/films/No_Way_Out/68107/default.aspxFilm http://www.spout.com/blogs/karina/archive/2008/3/26/26626.aspx Post By: Karina
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Body: Richard Widmark, who appeared in 70+ films including Saint Joan, Panic in the Streets and No Way Out, has died at the age of 93. Widmark began his career in the 40s, often playing vicious villains and anti-heroes. In the mid-50s, he started a production company, through which he made a number of Cold War-era social dramas including Time Limit and The Bedford Incident. My favorite Widmark film is probably Sam Fuller’s Pickup on South Street; I’ve embedded a typically, casually violent clip from that film above. The New York Times‘ obit lives here. Originally posted on:SpoutBlog » karina
]]>Wed, 26 Mar 2008 19:01:14 GMTKarinaKarina on SpoutBlog3/26/2008 3:01:14 PM Richard Widmark, who appeared in 70+ films including Saint Joan, Panic in the Streets and No Way Out, has died at the age of 93. Widmark began his career in the 40s, often playing vicious villains and anti-heroes. In the mid-50s, he started a production company, through which he made a number of Cold War-era social dramas including Time Limit and The Bedford Incident. My favorite Widmark film is probably Sam Fuller’s Pickup on South Street; I’ve embedded a typically, casually violent clip from that film above. The New York Times‘ obit lives here. Originally posted on:SpoutBlog » karina http://www.spout.com/blogs/spoutblog/archive/2008/3/26/26624.aspx Post By: SpoutBlog
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Body: Richard Widmark, who appeared in 70+ films including Saint Joan, Panic in the Streets and No Way Out, has died at the age of 93. Widmark began his career in the 40s, often playing vicious villains and anti-heroes. In the mid-50s, he started a production company, through which he made a number of Cold War-era social dramas including Time Limit and The Bedford Incident. My favorite Widmark film is probably Sam Fuller’s Pickup on South Street; I’ve embedded a typically, casually violent clip from that film above. The New York Times‘ obit lives here. Originally posted on:SpoutBlog
]]>Wed, 26 Mar 2008 19:01:07 GMTSpoutBlogSpoutBlog on spout.com3/26/2008 3:01:07 PM Richard Widmark, who appeared in 70+ films including Saint Joan, Panic in the Streets and No Way Out, has died at the age of 93. Widmark began his career in the 40s, often playing vicious villains and anti-heroes. In the mid-50s, he started a production company, through which he made a number of Cold War-era social dramas including Time Limit and The Bedford Incident. My favorite Widmark film is probably Sam Fuller’s Pickup on South Street; I’ve embedded a typically, casually violent clip from that film above. The New York Times‘ obit lives here. Originally posted on:SpoutBlog http://www.spout.com/members/0/tags/racism/MemberTagFilms.aspxracism
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