No Way Out 1950. Richard Widmark, Sidney Poitier, Linda Darnell, Ruby Dee, Stephen McNally, Ossie Davis
Directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz. The Biddle brothers (Richard Widmark, Harry Bellaver), shot while robbing a gas station, are taken to the prison ward of the County Hospital. Ray Biddle, a rabid racist, wants no treatment from black resident Dr. Luther Brooks (Sidney Poitier). When his brother John dies while Luther tries to save him, Ray is certain it's murder and becomes obsessed with vengeance.