No Way Out (1950)

Réalisateur:

Joseph L. Mankiewicz

Writers:

Joseph L. Mankiewicz (written by) and
Lesser Samuels (written by)

Release Date:

16 août 1950 (USA)

Genre:

Drame | Film-Noir

Accroche:

Is it a question ...or an answer

Plot:

The Biddle brothers, shot while robbing a gas station, are taken to the prison ward of the County Hospital; Ray Biddle...

Plot Keywords:

Beautiful Woman | Criminal | Doctor | Hospital | Racial Prejudice

Awards:

Nominated for Oscar. Another 1 nomination

Avis des utilisateurs:

Terrifically exciting, edge-of-your-seat

Ensemble

Richard Widmark	...	Ray Biddle
Linda Darnell	...	Edie Johnson - Mrs. John Biddle
Stephen McNally	...	Dr. Dan Wharton
Sidney Poitier	...	Dr. Luther Brooks
Mildred Joanne Smith	...	Cora Brooks
Harry Bellaver	...	George Biddle
Stanley Ridges	...	Dr. Sam Moreland
Dots Johnson	...	Lefty Jones - Orderly
reste de la distribution par ordre alphabétique:
Robert Adler	...	Assistant Deputy (uncredited)
Ernest Anderson	...	School Teacher (uncredited)
Jessie Arnold	...	Woman (uncredited)
Eleanor Audley	...	Wife (uncredited)
Polly Bailey	...	Woman (uncredited)
Betsy Blair	...	Telephone Operator (uncredited)
Eileen Boyer	...	Telephone Operator (uncredited)
Harry Carter	...	Orderly (uncredited)
Ken Christy	...	Officer Ed Kowlaski (uncredited)
Charles J. Conrad	...	Doctor (uncredited)
Jack Daley	...	Man (uncredited)
Ossie Davis	...	John Brooks (uncredited)
Ruby Dee	...	Connie Brooks (uncredited)
Wade Dumas	...	Jonah (uncredited)
Ralph Dunn	...	Sam (uncredited)
Elzie Emanuel	...	Student (uncredited)
Francine Everett	...	(uncredited)
Charles Flynn	...	Deputy (uncredited)
Bert Freed	...	Rocky Miller - Beaver Canal Resident (uncredited)
Alyce Goering	...	Woman (uncredited)
Fred Graham	...	Wilson - Ambulance Driver (uncredited)
Joe Hartman	...	Doctor (uncredited)
Gil Herman	...	Doctor (uncredited)
Don Hicks	...	Doctor (uncredited)
Ralph Hodges	...	Terry (uncredited)
Ray Hyke	...	Orderly (uncredited)
Thomas Ingersoll	...	Priest (uncredited)
Johnnie Jallings	...	Telephone Operator (uncredited)
Frank Jaquet	...	Mr. Reilly - Edie's Landlord (uncredited)
J. Louis Johnson	...	Elderly Black Man (uncredited)
Stan Johnson	...	Intern (uncredited)
Doris Kemper	...	Wife (uncredited)
Victor Kilian	...	Father (uncredited)
Don Kohler	...	Orderly (uncredited)
Jack Kruschen	...	(uncredited)
Marie Lampe	...	Telephone Operator (uncredited)
Harry Lauter	...	Orderly (uncredited)
Herbert Lytton	...	Doctor (uncredited)
Kathy Marlowe	...	Woman (uncredited)
Charles McAvoy	...	Riley (uncredited)
Eda Reiss Merin	...	Nurse (uncredited)
Daniel Meyers	...	Man (uncredited)
Howard M. Mitchell	...	Bailiff (uncredited)
Ann Morrison	...	Nurse (uncredited)
Al Murphy	...	Cab Driver (uncredited)
Frederick O'Neal	...	(uncredited)
Kitty O'Neil	...	Landlady (uncredited)
Frank Overton	...	Intern (uncredited)
Dick Paxton	...	Johnny Biddle (uncredited)
Barbara Pepper	...	Woman (uncredited)
Maudie Prickett	...	Woman (uncredited)
William Pullen	...	Ambulance Doctor (uncredited)
Amanda Randolph	...	Gladys - Dr. Wharton's Housekeeper (uncredited)
Frank Richards	...	Mac (uncredited)
Jerry Sheldon	...	Doctor (uncredited)
Kathryn Sheldon	...	Mother (uncredited)
Maude Simmons	...	Luther's Mother (uncredited)
Emmett Smith	...	Joe (uncredited)
Ray Teal	...	Day Deputy in Hospital Prison Ward (uncredited)
Art Thompson	...	Doctor (uncredited)
Gertrude Tighe	...	Telephone Operator (uncredited)
Jim Toney	...	Deputy Sheriff (uncredited)
Phil Tully	...	Sergeant (uncredited)
George Tyne	...	Whitey (uncredited)
Ann Tyrrell	...	Nurse (uncredited)
Ruth Warren	...	Sam's Wife (uncredited)
William Washington	...	Student (uncredited)
Duke Watson	...	Gas Station Attendent (uncredited)
Jasper Weldon	...	Henry (uncredited)
Leola Wendorff	...	Polish Wife (uncredited)
Ruben Wendorf	...	Polish Husband (uncredited)
John Whitney	...	Assistant (uncredited)
Mack Williams	...	Husband (uncredited)
Ian Wolfe	...	Watkins (uncredited)
Will Wright	...	Dr. Cheney - Coroner (uncredited)

Réalisé par
Joseph L. Mankiewicz

Scénaristes
Joseph L. Mankiewicz		(written by) and
Lesser Samuels		(written by)

Produit par
Darryl F. Zanuck	....	producer

Musique originale
Alfred Newman

Image
Milton R. Krasner		(director of photography) (as Milton Krasner)

Montage
Barbara McLean

Direction artistique
George W. Davis
Lyle R. Wheeler		(as Lyle Wheeler)

Décorateur de plateau
Thomas Little
Stuart A. Reiss		(as Stuart Reiss)

Création des costumes
Travilla

Maquillage
Ben Nye	....	makeup artist
Irene Brooks	....	hair stylist (uncredited)
Gladys Witten	....	hair stylist (uncredited)

Directeur de production
Sid Bowen	....	production manager (uncredited)

Technicien du son
Bernard Freericks	....	sound
Roger Heman Sr.	....	sound (as Roger Heman)

Effets spéciaux
Fred Sersen	....	special photographic effects

Camera and Electrical Department
Paul Lockwood	....	camera operator (uncredited)
Anthony Ugrin	....	still photographer (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Charles Le Maire	....	wardrobe director

Music Department
Edward B. Powell	....	orchestrator (as Edward Powell)

Divers
Weslie Jones	....	script supervisor (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation

Distributors

• Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation (1950) (USA) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment Japan (2007) (Japan) (DVD)
• Fox Video (USA) (VHS)
• Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (2005) (USA) (DVD)

Autre(s) titre(s) :

Porte s'ouvre, La (Belgium: French title) (France) [fr]
Open deur, De (Belgium: French title) [fr]

Durée:

106 min

Pays:

USA

Langue:

Anglais | American Sign Language

Couleur:

Noir et Blanc

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Son:

Mono (Western Electric Recording)

Classification:

USA:Approved (certificate #14257) | West Germany:16 (f) | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15

Company:

Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation

Anecdotes:

Zanuck wanted to schedule the release of "No Way Out" a year after "Pinky," a 1949 movie about racial prejudice, because he wanted "a gradual buildup of audience receptivity."

Connexions De Film:

Featured in "Biography: Linda Darnell: Hollywood's Fallen Angel" (1999)

Terrifically exciting, edge-of-your-seat

I saw this on AMC a couple of years ago, and it knocked me over. Hey, there's a race riot scene, pretty realistic, and this is from 1950! Fabulous acting, great script, pulls you in like "On the Waterfront" does. It's hard to believe that the writer/director, Joseph Mankiewicz, was the same guy who made "Cleopatra". This one is worth seeking out.