Top billed cast

1. 

   Richard Widmark

   Ray Biddle

2. 

   Linda Darnell

   Edie Johnson

3. 

   Sidney Poitier

   Luther Brooks

4. 

   Stephen McNally

   Dan Wharton

5. 

   Mildred Joanne Smith

   Cora Brooks

6. 

   Harry Bellaver

   George Biddle

7. 

   Stanley Ridges

   Sam Moreland

8. 

   Dots Johnson

   Lefty Jones

9. 

   Robert Adler

   Louie (uncredited)

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Reviews

A review by CinemaSerf

Written by CinemaSerf on 2026-01-11

Talk about biting the hand that would feed you! Two petty thieves end up in hospital after a robbery went wrong. “Ray” (Richard Widmark) is an angry and odious character who refuses to let the duty doctor “Brooks” (Sydney Poitier) anywhere near his injured brother. His protestations are ignored, but when the patient dies his brother begins to make all sorts of vile racist assertions against the doctor. These noises are soon being heard on the streets, and with racial tensions already running high the situation becomes dangerous for the doctor, his family, his hospital and amidst a comm...read the rest

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Status
Released

Original Language
English

Budget
$0.00

Revenue
$1,300,000.00

Keywords

• race riot
• film noir
• hospital
• racism
• doctor
• black doctor