Fantastic film! Great writing, directing, casting and performances. Thank you to all who made this film possible. Without this film, the film industry would not have progressed in the way it did regarding representation. We still have a long way to go, but we are much better along than before.
Richard Widmark what more can you say. No one plays evil better then him. Linda Darnell fantastic performance. Great to see Ossie Davis. The whole cast was excellent. The cherry on top the great Sidney Poitier. Great unforgettable movie 🍿🍿🍿🍿🍿
I watched this movie a few years ago. It's worth a re-watch. I head that Richard Widmark and Sidney Poitier became pretty good friends with mutual admiration. They must be great actors because they sure didn't seem like friends in this movie.
Indeed. I’ve seen most of his films but not this one. He was just 13 years old! Excellent film. Richard Widmark was very good, but a lot of credit goes to Linda Darnell - she was such a beautiful, talented actor … with the largest, most expressive eyes I’ve ever seen. She deserved to among the A-listers of the time.
Awesome film. Mankiewicz was one of the greatest directors. This film must have been seriously controversial when it came out as I can't imagine that it wasn't. Thought after the autopsy the film was just gonna end but had no idea the last act of this film was going to go that way. Incredible stuff. One of the best Drama films I've ever seen. Poitier and Widmark are amazing together. Can't imagine Widmark being too comfortable with his dialogue in this, must have been rough.
@Soup and sandwich I was trying to figure out where this movie setting took place... so I looked up Beaver Canal and it came up with a river Northeast of North Philly. Is that correct?
Merci beaucoup pour ce beau film avec un Richard widmark dans un rôle de méchant j adore cet acteur dans tous ces films il est magnifique Sydney Poitiers est aussi un très grand acteur il a fait tellement de rôles aussi et la belle actrice linda darnel qui a fait de beaux films de toute façon les actrices et acteurs de ces années là étaient très agréables et très bons ❤❤❤❤❤❤anne
Richard Widmark was a fine actor. He could play the psychopath as equally as he could play a heroic character. If one has never seen "The Long Ships", in which Widmark plays a captain of a Viking ship and crew. Give it a watch. You will see an entirely different side of Widmark's acting skills. Incidentally, Sidney Poitier was in the "Long Ships" as well.
We all liked Richard Widmark out in Thousand Oaks CA, when he had his ranch on Potrero Road. He was a nice guy to all who spoke to him, rather quiet by nature, but never acted the movie star. After all his racist dialogue in this film, he apologized to Sidney Poitier for delivering those lines.
Pretty powerful stuff for a 1950 movie about racially intolerance. I've never seen this movie. Richard Widmark, played a bunch of bad guys in his career. Thanks for posting. I signed up for your channel.❤🧡💛💚
Racism is real and will never go away. Black or white. Or otherwise. I'm glad I stumbled across this movie before I died. I am glad someone had the BALLS to produçe 74 yrs ago
Richard Widmark played a great heavy. He was a true gentleman in real life, married to only one woman and lived a quiet country life in Connecticut far away from the madness of Hollywood.
I've never forgotten that scene. Was like 12 or 13 and Kiss of Death was on PBS late night (When PBS used to show the most amazing films) and got really freaked out over that staircase scene. It's like something from a horror film. The look on his face is made of nightmares.
We have Donald Trump for taking this country backwards 50 years or more in terms of destruction of unity in society, and racial division. Trump has destroyed unity in this country and he will destroy our constitution and democracy if we let him back in the White House.
The NHS pay out over £65 million every year in out of court malpractice cases and the majority of the fuckups are none natives even though their the minority. To many fake doctors and nurses with fake degrees or poor standard of knowledge from where they were taught.
@@kitcole4927 some people in the 21century look at non whites as inferior as sadly the same misconception will be true in the 22nd century...of course people deserve merit or criticism on the actions and not their race or religion have you done your good deed for today 😇🤪👽🤡💩
I just have to quit reading comments. Yours just tops the stupid cake. A 1950 movie with Will Smith as an adult?? SMH Math wasn't your best subject was it?
@@buckbuck9225 Where did you go buck buck? I answered you within 5 minutes And you have yet to answer my question. It wasn't ill-intentioned. Well maybe you nodded off or whatever and will see this tomorrow. Looking forward to chatting with you more.
Richard widmark was one of my favorites you don't get any better than him.
Fantastic film! Great writing, directing, casting and performances. Thank you to all who made this film possible. Without this film, the film industry would not have progressed in the way it did regarding representation. We still have a long way to go, but we are much better along than before.
Richard Widmark what more can you say. No one plays evil better then him. Linda Darnell fantastic performance. Great to see Ossie Davis. The whole cast was excellent. The cherry on top the great Sidney Poitier. Great unforgettable movie 🍿🍿🍿🍿🍿
That was Ruby Dee Ozzi Davis's real wife who played his wife in this film.
I watched this movie a few years ago. It's worth a re-watch. I head that Richard Widmark and Sidney Poitier became pretty good friends with mutual admiration. They must be great actors because they sure didn't seem like friends in this movie.
The actors are a bonus, a cherry over J. Mankiewicz script, direction AND casting. He btw selected beginner Sidney Poitier. Thanks for showing !
Widmark was a good friend to Poitier, helped his career.
And apparently felt awful about the way the script required him to speak to and about Sidney Poitier.
In 1964 they both worked together again in the adventure movie 'The Long Ships'.
Always loved Sidney Portier , wonderful actor
Indeed. I’ve seen most of his films but not this one. He was just 13 years old! Excellent film. Richard Widmark was very good, but a lot of credit goes to Linda Darnell - she was such a beautiful, talented actor … with the largest, most expressive eyes I’ve ever seen. She deserved to among the A-listers of the time.
And Linda Darnell is nothing to shake a stick at.
Awesome film. Mankiewicz was one of the greatest directors. This film must have been seriously controversial when it came out as I can't imagine that it wasn't. Thought after the autopsy the film was just gonna end but had no idea the last act of this film was going to go that way. Incredible stuff. One of the best Drama films I've ever seen. Poitier and Widmark are amazing together. Can't imagine Widmark being too comfortable with his dialogue in this, must have been rough.
One of the best movies, great script dialogues screen play , great movie
The cinema lost a great talent when Richard Widmark passed.
Also nice to see Richard Widmark.
Wow!!! 75 yr old groundbreaking movie. Why was it buried.
I've always enjoyed my time in Beaver Canal.
@Soup and sandwich I was trying to figure out where this movie setting took place... so I looked up Beaver Canal and it came up with a river Northeast of North Philly. Is that correct?
Lo Visto In Italiano Maglificio Film Bello Grazie mille Di Averlo Posto.
Linda Darnell needs a mention..she's one of the better actresses of those times..only discovered her recently already seen a few of her films👍
Watch Forever Amber.
Merci beaucoup pour ce beau film avec un Richard widmark dans un rôle de méchant j adore cet acteur dans tous ces films il est magnifique Sydney Poitiers est aussi un très grand acteur il a fait tellement de rôles aussi et la belle actrice linda darnel qui a fait de beaux films de toute façon les actrices et acteurs de ces années là étaient très agréables et très bons ❤❤❤❤❤❤anne
Great performances all around!!!!!
Richard Widmark was a fine actor. He could play the psychopath as equally as he could play a heroic character. If one has never seen "The Long Ships", in which Widmark plays a captain of a Viking ship and crew. Give it a watch. You will see an entirely different side of Widmark's acting skills. Incidentally, Sidney Poitier was in the "Long Ships" as well.
I ❤ Sidney Poitier Films..aiways been one of my favourites...Richard Widmark is a good actor too..especially as a Bad Guy..its a good 🎥...
R W carries this film with his mouth😅..
He is good at psychopathic facial expressions, @merewynyars5813.
widmark was great in westerns- to me he just looked the part of an old timey guy. he made a great hero.
I was minus 4 years old when this film came out.
I was minus 2.
@@zaktrust
You poor old thing.
Both of them. @@markrymanowski719
......"SLOW DANGER"........nice touch.......
We all liked Richard Widmark out in Thousand Oaks CA, when he had his ranch on Potrero Road. He was a nice guy to all who spoke to him, rather quiet by nature, but never acted the movie star. After all his racist dialogue in this film, he apologized to Sidney Poitier for delivering those lines.
Pretty powerful stuff for a 1950 movie about racially intolerance. I've never seen this movie. Richard Widmark, played a bunch of bad guys in his career. Thanks for posting. I signed up for your channel.❤🧡💛💚
Another disturbing scene of racial intolerance is in The Killing. The parking lot attendant is dissed by one of the thieves.
The message is that criminals are always the worst haters that's why they're criminals and Young Sidney is way cool
Wow that is a good one....
Racism is real and will never go away. Black or white. Or otherwise. I'm glad I stumbled across this movie before I died. I am glad someone had the BALLS to produçe 74 yrs ago
Racism works both ways.It's still around but it's kept alive by race grifters.
very powerfull film. new sub here.
Richard widmark apologiesed to Sydney Poitier for all the racial slurs ...they were very good friends after this movie
Richard Widmark most memorable scene. Pushing an old woman in a wheelchair down a flight of stairs.
Oh yeah, the mobsters mother. Forget the name of the movie.
That’s ‘Kiss of Death.’ Different film.
Richard Widmark played a great heavy. He was a true gentleman in real life, married to only one woman and lived a quiet country life in Connecticut far away from the madness of Hollywood.
@@fifthbusiness1678Great movie 🎬
I've never forgotten that scene. Was like 12 or 13 and Kiss of Death was on PBS late night (When PBS used to show the most amazing films) and got really freaked out over that staircase scene. It's like something from a horror film. The look on his face is made of nightmares.
vERY POWERFUL.
By today's standards ...not much has changed. A young Sidney Portier shines and Widmark is very believable
We have Donald Trump for taking this country backwards 50 years or more in terms of destruction of unity in society, and racial division. Trump has destroyed unity in this country and he will destroy our constitution and democracy if we let him back in the White House.
I hate 43-minute commercial that can't be shut off. The movie on the other hand was excellent.
For about $10 a month I get all of RUclips with no commercials, and it's worth it.
The same kind of delusions that were prevalent 75 years ago still are.
This movie needs to be OUT THERE...NOW!!!
I would be dead if not for a black doctor.
Widmark can make you hate his character that's effective acting just like ag good pro wrestler.
Here In the UK there is many non white hospital staff the vast majority doing fantastic work....❤
Doesn't matter the race, all doctors are charletains.
The NHS pay out over £65 million every year in out of court malpractice cases and the majority of the fuckups are none natives even though their the minority. To many fake doctors and nurses with fake degrees or poor standard of knowledge from where they were taught.
@@kitcole4927 some people in the 21century look at non whites as inferior as sadly the same misconception will be true in the 22nd century...of course people deserve merit or criticism on the actions and not their race or religion have you done your good deed for today 😇🤪👽🤡💩
With Sidney ?
Ok , let's do it.
Widmark would have played an excellent Joker in a Batman movie.
I see him more as "the Riddler."
@@hellokitty777able Either or. Had that personality. His menacing laugh especially.
Widmark could play evil characters or liked. What a great actor 😊
@@hellokitty777able Absolutely the Riddler.
@@GeneRogers-di6cl A long marriage, and by all accounts a stand-up guy. What an actor.
OOOOOH WHAT A GREAT SHOW...THANK'S
I seen this movie .
Stephen McNally always good
Excellent movie all around, exposing racism for how ugly it is,
I hate to think that this shit happened. What if it didn't, thats what I wish .
Now THAT'S racism.
Not a fan of Sydney. Always played a poor me part.
Not in “Lilies of the Field” or “The Defiant Ones” or “Heat of the Night,” maybe you want him to be a brutal drug dealer?
Is he going to slap richard widmark ??
I don’t mind saying that, with today’s sensibilities, hearing the n-word repeatedly uttered so casually is quite grating.
Is that black actor will Smith?
I just have to quit reading comments. Yours just tops the stupid cake. A 1950 movie with Will Smith as an adult?? SMH
Math wasn't your best subject was it?
@@desertodavid you should lay off the stupid cake...WOW
@@buckbuck9225 that's your reply really? Well, tell me which Will Smith you're talking about then!
@@buckbuck9225 Where did you go buck buck? I answered you within 5 minutes And you have yet to answer my question. It wasn't ill-intentioned. Well maybe you nodded off or whatever and will see this tomorrow. Looking forward to chatting with you more.