No Way Out (1950 film)

No Way Out
No Way Out
	Theatrical release poster by Paul Rand
Directed by	Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Written by	Lesser Samuels; Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Produced by	Darryl F. Zanuck
Starring	Richard Widmark; Linda Darnell; Sidney Poitier; Stephen McNally
Cinematography	Milton R. Krasner
Edited by	Barbara McLean
Music by	Alfred Newman
Production; company	20th Century Fox
Distributed by	20th Century Fox
Release date	September 1950;
Running time	107 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Box office	$1.3 million

No Way Out is a 1950 American crime drama film noir^[3] directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz and starring Sidney Poitier in his film debut, alongside Richard Widmark, Linda Darnell and Stephen McNally. The film centers on an African American doctor who confronts the racism of a poor slum, after he treats a racist white criminal.^[4]

No Way Out was controversial in its "graphic representation of racial violence" in what director Mankiewicz termed "the absolute blood and guts of Negro hating." The film marked the feature-acting debuts of both Poitier and Mildred Joanne Smith.^[5]^[6]

Mankiewicz and Lesser Samuels were also nominated for Best Story and Screenplay at the 23rd Academy Awards, losing to Charles Brackett, Billy Wilder, and D. M. Marshman Jr. for Sunset Boulevard.

^ "Top Grosses of 1950". Variety. January 3, 1951. p. 58.
^ Aubrey Solomon, Twentieth Century-Fox: A Corporate and Financial History Rowman & Littlefield, 2002 p 223
^ Selby 1984, p. 167.
^ No Way Out at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films.
^ Quigley, 2004
^ Barnes, Mike (2015-07-24). "Mildred Joanne Smith, Actress in Poitier's 'No Way Out,' Dies at 94". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2015-08-23.

[1] "Top Grosses of 1950". Variety. January 3, 1951. p. 58.

[2] Aubrey Solomon, Twentieth Century-Fox: A Corporate and Financial History Rowman & Littlefield, 2002 p 223

[3] Selby 1984, p. 167.

[4] No Way Out at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films.

[5] Quigley, 2004

[thr-6] Barnes, Mike (2015-07-24). "Mildred Joanne Smith, Actress in Poitier's 'No Way Out,' Dies at 94". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2015-08-23.

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