
Green for Danger(1946)
In the midst of Nazi air raids, a postman dies on the operating table at a rural hospital. But was the death accidental?


“Is it a question... or an answer?”
Two hoodlum brothers are brought into hospital for gunshot wounds, and when one dies, the other accuses their Black doctor of murder.

Richard Widmark
Ray Biddle

Linda Darnell
Edie Johnson

Sidney Poitier
Luther Brooks

Stephen McNally
Dan Wharton

Mildred Joanne Smith
Cora Brooks

Harry Bellaver
George Biddle

Stanley Ridges
Sam Moreland

Dots Johnson
Lefty Jones

Robert Adler
Louie (uncredited)

Ernest Anderson
School Teacher (uncredited)
No Way Out is a drama, crime, thriller film released in 1950 exploring themes of race riot, film noir, hospital, racism, doctor, black doctor. Directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz, it stars Richard Widmark, Linda Darnell, Sidney Poitier. Two hoodlum brothers are brought into hospital for gunshot wounds, and when one dies, the other accuses their Black doctor of murder.
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