Review of No Way Out (1950) by Richard C — 29 Jul 2012
Way before Mississippi Burning and Do the Right Thing displayed an accurate version of the prejudice that young black people were facing in America, this underrated film noir from 1950 captured all that there was to see about the ways in which racial behaviour was expressed.
Boasting thoroughly convincing performances from Richard Widmark as the sickening racist and Sidney Poitier as the innocent doctor caught up in the wrong place at the wrong time, this uncomforting drama succeeds not only as a compelling film-noir but also as a drama of such importance for its use of showing the story from both the white and black characters' perspectives as well as its accurate representation of one of civilization's most unfortunate propositions.
This review of No Way Out (1950) was written by Richard C on 29 Jul 2012.
No Way Out has generally received very positive reviews.
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