Sidney Poitier’s first film was No Way Out

Harris L Film, On this date January 7, 2022 1 Minute

No Way Out (1950) is an excellent film that starred Richard Widmark and Sidney Poitier who died today. It was Poitier’s film debut. It was released on DVD in 2006 as part of the Fox Film Noir series. It’s an excellent film and not well known today.

If you bought the conventional wisdom that Sidney Poitier too often played saintly Black men, you weren’t watching him carefully enough. I wrote this for @mastersofcinema ‘s Bluray of 1950’s “No Way Out” (Mankiewicz) pic.twitter.com/jxTP3IZpRU
— Glenn Kenny (@Glenn__Kenny) January 7, 2022

RIP Sidney Poitier, the first black man to win the Academy Award for Best Actor..

Here he is as the character Dr. Luther Brooks, in NO WAY OUT, an electrifying film-noir about a doctor whose ethics are put to the test when he comes into conflict with a racist criminal. pic.twitter.com/kUCR07kHCV
— Eureka Entertainment (@Eurekavideo) January 7, 2022

Sidney Poitier’s six-decade Hollywood career ranks among the most iconic runs for any actor in history. Fortunately, many of his best movies are on streaming, allowing longtime fans and those just discovering his impact to watch his acclaimed performances. https://t.co/EHTpfqdXjv pic.twitter.com/Raz4SzDvAH
— Variety (@Variety) January 7, 2022

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