# No Way Out (1950)

> A black physician battles racist suspicion and the threat of urban violence after a criminal patient's death turns a hospital emergency into a racial flashpoint.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/17377

## Facts

- Runtime: 106 min
- Genres: Drama, Crime, Thriller
- Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz
- Cast: Richard Widmark, Linda Darnell, Sidney Poitier, Stephen McNally, Mildred Joanne Smith, Harry Bellaver, Stanley Ridges, Dots Johnson
- TMDB rating: 6.9/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0042792/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: confrontational, harrowing, urgent, classic film night, social issue cinema viewing

## Synopsis

A gripping tale of vengeance and racial tension unfolds in a hospital ward.

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