"Is it a question... or an answer?"

1950

1h 46m

6.9(98 votes)

Drama

Crime

Thriller

Overview

Two hoodlum brothers are brought into a hospital for gunshot wounds, and when one of them dies the other accuses their black doctor of murder.

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Cast & Crew

86 members

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Richard Widmark

Ray Biddle

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Linda Darnell

Edie Johnson

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Sidney Poitier

Luther Brooks

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Stephen McNally

Dan Wharton

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Mildred Joanne Smith

Cora Brooks

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Harry Bellaver

George Biddle

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Stanley Ridges

Sam Moreland

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Dots Johnson

Lefty Jones

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Robert Adler

Louie (uncredited)

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Ernest Anderson

School Teacher (uncredited)

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Jessie Arnold

Woman (uncredited)

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Eleanor Audley

Wife (uncredited)

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Polly Bailey

Woman (uncredited)

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Betsy Blair

Telephone Operator (uncredited)

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Eileen Boyer

Telephone Operator (uncredited)

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Harry Carter

Orderly (uncredited)

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Ken Christy

Ed Kowlaski (uncredited)

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Charles J. Conrad

Doctor (uncredited)

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Jack Daley

Man (uncredited)

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Ossie Davis

John Brooks (uncredited)

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Ruby Dee

Connie Brooks (uncredited)

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Wade Dumas

Jonah (uncredited)

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Ralph Dunn

Sam (uncredited)

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Elzie Emanuel

Student (uncredited)

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Francine Everett

Woman (uncredited)

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Charles Ferguson

Man Leaving Hospital (uncredited)

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Bert Freed

Rocky Miller (uncredited)

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Alyce Goering

Woman (uncredited)

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Fred Graham

Wilson (uncredited)

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Joe Hartman

Doctor (uncredited)

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Gil Herman

Doctor (uncredited)

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Don Hicks

Doctor (uncredited)

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Ralph Hodges

Terry (uncredited)

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Ray Hyke

Orderly (uncredited)

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Thomas Ingersoll

Priest (uncredited)

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Johnnie Jallings

Telephone Operator (uncredited)

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Berneice Janssen

Secretary (uncredited)

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Frank Jaquet

Mr. Reilly (uncredited)

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J. Louis Johnson

Elderly Black Man (uncredited)

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Stan Johnson

Intern (uncredited)

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Doris Kemper

Wife (uncredited)

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Victor Kilian

Father (uncredited)

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Don Kohler

Orderly (uncredited)

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Jack Kruschen

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Marie Lampe

Telephone Operator (uncredited)

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Harry Lauter

Orderly (uncredited)

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Herbert Lytton

Doctor (uncredited)

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Kathy Marlowe

Woman (uncredited)

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Charles McAvoy

Riley (uncredited)

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Eda Reiss Merin

Nurse (uncredited)

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Daniel Meyers

Man (uncredited)

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Howard M. Mitchell

Bailiff (uncredited)

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Al Murphy

Cab Driver (uncredited)

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Frederick O'Neal

Man (uncredited)

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Kitty O'Neil

Landlady (uncredited)

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Frank Overton

Intern (uncredited)

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Dick Paxton

Johnny Biddle (uncredited)

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Barbara Pepper

Woman (uncredited)

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Maudie Prickett

Woman (uncredited)

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William Pullen

Ambulance Doctor (uncredited)

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Amanda Randolph

Gladys (uncredited)

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Frank Richards

Mac (uncredited)

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Davis Roberts

Heckler at Riot Meeting (uncredited)

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Jerry Sheldon

Doctor (uncredited)

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Kathryn Sheldon

Mother (uncredited)

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Maude Simmons

Luther's Mother (uncredited)

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Emmett Smith

Joe (uncredited)

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Ray Teal

Day Deputy in Hospital Prison Ward (uncredited)

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Art Thompson

Doctor (uncredited)

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Gertrude Tighe

Telephone Operator (uncredited)

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Jim Toney

Deputy Sheriff (uncredited)

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Phil Tully

Sergeant (uncredited)

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George Tyne

Whitey (uncredited)

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Ann Tyrrell

Nurse (uncredited)

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Ruth Warren

Sam's Wife (uncredited)

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William Washington

Student (uncredited)

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Duke Watson

Gas Station Attendent (uncredited)

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Jasper Weldon

Henry (uncredited)

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Ruben Wendorf

Polish Husband (uncredited)

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Leola Wendorff

Polish Wife (uncredited)

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John Whitney

Assistant (uncredited)

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Mack Williams

Husband (uncredited)

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Ian Wolfe

Watkins (uncredited)

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Will Wright

Dr. Cheney (uncredited)

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Ann Morrison

Nurse (uncredited)

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Charles Flynn

Deputy (uncredited)

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