Scanialara You won't be disappointed!

Sexyloutak Absolutely the worst movie.

Beystiman It's fun, it's light, [but] it has a hard time when its tries to get heavy.

Maidexpl Entertaining from beginning to end, it maintains the spirit of the franchise while establishing it's own seal with a fun cast

dongwangfu Whether you like Mankiewicz or not (generally, I find his films too melodramatic), this one is very worth watching just as a window into the past.It was released in 1950, and gives a fascinating critique of race in America when Martin Luther King, Jr., was still in Divinity School. The resentments and misconceptions of the various characters -- the white hospital administrator who believes graduating black doctors will increase funding, the black elevator operator who believes black doctors have to pass tests white doctors don't. Then there is the depiction of racism as virulent, irrational, and pathological -- Widmark takes the bus to crazy-town and doesn't take a transfer for the return trip. But the one character that holds everything together is Linda Darnell's Edie Johnson. She's the character who develops -- everyone else is basically static. She's a lot like Widmark's Ray Biddle. As a woman from the wrong side of the tracks, she's not gotten a lot of breaks. So she's prey to his "blame-the-negro" rhetoric. But the best scene in the movie is one in which she is in her apartment with Biddle's brother George. She hears a domestic dispute out the window, and maybe it is a coincidence, but it spurs her to action -- and the action she takes is the hinge for the end of the movie. So while this movie had a lot of Drama (Widmark chews the scenery in a way the more understated Poitier is generally able to avoid), it was truly fascinating.

tmpj As a "baby-boomer" I recall having been shocked by this film back in the '60s when it was shown on TV...even then with a cautionary advisory for younger viewers. It was in Chicago where I saw it...at that time Amanda Randolph was starring on "Make Room For Daddy" with Danny Thomas, and her famous sister, Lillian Randolph--famous for the roles she did in the "Tom and Jerry" cartoons, and the many film and radio roles she did--such as on "The Great Gildersleeve ( Birdie)" and her unforgettable presence in "It's a Wonderful Life"--had retired from show-biz and had settled in Chicago. "No Way Out" is a film that scrapes raw nerve endings. It gets right to the point, and is shocking because of the level of honesty it brings to the screen on the matter of race relations in America, circa 1950. The film definitely broke new ground, and was a break-out movie for Sidney Poitier, as well as Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee and others in the cast. Poitier is Dr Luther Brooks, trailblazing doctor put in control over a hospital ward who gets no respect and is constantly under the gun. When a patient in his care dies under what appear to be questionable circumstances, the groundwork is laid for for racist feelings to come to the fore. And, as word gets in the breeze, it comes to the point where a race riot could possibly ensue. Turns out that Brooks made the right diagnosis and took the right actions...but will word get around in time enough to quell the racial tensions that have heightened to nearly a fever pitch? This film is very intense, and can stand alongside of any of the films of today...it is honest, well scripted, well acted, and frightening in its delivery. It will have you on the edge of your seat. I recall back in the 80s and 90s when the Gen-X-ers were first seeing it in AMC and other cable outlets. Most did not know that things were as they were in that period of "pre-civil rights movement" America, and they were shocked to discover that such a film had been made. This is a film that not only changed cinema, but which also helped change America...and on that basis alone it is worth a watch...and I am sure you may want to watch it more than once.

Michael_Elliott No Way Out (1950) *** 1/2 (out of 4) A vile, racist criminal (Richard Widmark) is brought into a hospital where he objects to being treated by a black doctor (Sidney Poitier). The doctor eventually begins to work on the man's brother who eventually dies and this leaves the racist thinking that the doctor killed him on purpose, which sets off a wide range of events, which leads to a race riot as well as the black doctor having to make a decision that could effect his future. It's rather amazing watching this film because you really have to keep pinching yourself and reminding yourself that this movie was made in 1950. This thing remains pretty shocking by today's standards so I can't even begin to imagine what it must have been like seeing this sixty-years ago. I think it's fair to say that a movie like this could never be made today and I think it's safe to say that it would have never been made had it not been for Zanuck. What's so shocking about this movie is how ugly and vile the racism is. A lot of films that deal with race throw out the "n" word but here the words are just so utterly deprived, disturbing and at times brutally ugly that you can't help but feel as if you really are watching hatred at work. Future race films, even the great ones, didn't really show how ugly words could be and that's why this film is so ahead of its time and I'd say the "right" time for this hasn't even happened yet. There are many amazing moments throughout this film but I think the main reason for its greatness is due to the performances by the two leads. Widmark made a career out of playing scumbags but the pure evil he brings to this role without question makes it one of the greatest villain performances out there. I had no problem believing that I was seeing a man eaten up with hatred and how Widmark pulled this off is beyond me. Some could say that words are words but Widmark just does something to make them so meaningful and so painfully ugly. The vile character is one you want to hate and this too goes against the Poitier character. I'm not sure how Poitier got fourth billing and after the main title as he's pretty much the star of the film. In his first role it's amazing to see how much power and dignity he could put on camera. Even from the very first time we see him we can see the power that his character has as well as the dignity and his belief that he must always do the right thing. I think the film's greatest moments are early on when Poitier is trying to treat the man while not letting Widmark's insults effect him. Seeing Widmark and Poitier working together created some true fireworks and some unforgettable moments. Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee are strong in their supporting roles as are Stephen McNally and Mildred Joanne Smith. Linda Darnell plays part of the "trash" who must overcome some of her own feelings on race. She too delivers a strong, first class performance. I think the film loses a small bit of power as the story gets a little bigger and doesn't focus just on the doctor and the patient but this is just a minor issue. I think some of the later race movies on a whole were better but there's no denying the power and originality this one has. The incredibly vile character is certainly one of the most memorable out there and the work by Widmark and Poitier makes this a must see.

dbdumonteil Another menacing portrayal by Richard Widmark,another strong performance by the great actor.Although the other stars (Poitier,Darnell,McNally) are quite good,he steals every scene he is in,and the scenes in which he does not play seem weaker by comparison. What Biddle can't forgive Brooks ,it's to be an educated man ,to have been able to become a doctor whereas he has remained a crude brute ,reading comics (so does the deaf-dumb)and still leaving in a lousy part of the town.Look at his face when Brook is examining his brother:if looks could kill,his probably would.Biddle's hatred knows no bounds and is impervious to any straight thinking.Mankiewicz's directing is not as inventive as in previous ("THe ghost and Mrs Muir" )or later ("Suddenly last summer" "sleuth" ) works,but Widmark makes it all worthwhile.