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1950 in den USA: Zwei vorbestrafte Brüder werden in das County Hospital aufgenommen; beide wurden durch Schüsse ins Bein während einer Schießerei mit der Polizei verletzt. Der frisch promovierte Arzt Luther Brooks hat ausgerechnet an dem Abend seinen ersten Tag in der Notaufnahme. Schon bei der Einweisung erweist sich einer der Brüder, Ray, als ein aggressiver Rassist und möchte nicht von einem vermeintlichen "Nigger" behandelt werden. Die Sache spitzt sich zu, als der andere Bruder, John, unerwartet stirbt. Ray behauptet daraufhin, Brooks hätte seinen Bruder absichtlich getötet?
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Besetzung
Richard Widmark
Ray Biddle
Linda Darnell
Edie Johnson
Sidney Poitier
Luther Brooks
Stephen McNally
Dan Wharton
Mildred Joanne Smith
Cora Brooks
Harry Bellaver
George Biddle
Stanley Ridges
Sam Moreland
Dots Johnson
Lefty Jones
Robert Adler
Louie (uncredited)
Ernest Anderson
School Teacher (uncredited)
Jessie Arnold
Woman (uncredited)
Eleanor Audley
Wife (uncredited)
Polly Bailey
Woman (uncredited)
Betsy Blair
Telephone Operator (uncredited)
Eileen Boyer
Telephone Operator (uncredited)
Harry Carter
Orderly (uncredited)
Ken Christy
Ed Kowlaski (uncredited)
Charles J. Conrad
Doctor (uncredited)
Jack Daley
Man (uncredited)
Ossie Davis
John Brooks (uncredited)
Ruby Dee
Connie Brooks (uncredited)
Wade Dumas
Jonah (uncredited)
Ralph Dunn
Sam (uncredited)
Elzie Emanuel
Student (uncredited)
Francine Everett
Woman (uncredited)
Charles Ferguson
Man Leaving Hospital (uncredited)
Bert Freed
Rocky Miller (uncredited)
Alyce Goering
Woman (uncredited)
Fred Graham
Wilson (uncredited)
Joe Hartman
Doctor (uncredited)
Gil Herman
Doctor (uncredited)
Don Hicks
Doctor (uncredited)
Ralph Hodges
Terry (uncredited)
Ray Hyke
Orderly (uncredited)
Thomas Ingersoll
Priest (uncredited)
Johnnie Jallings
Telephone Operator (uncredited)
Berneice Janssen
Secretary (uncredited)
Frank Jaquet
Mr. Reilly (uncredited)
J. Louis Johnson
Elderly Black Man (uncredited)
Stan Johnson
Intern (uncredited)
Doris Kemper
Wife (uncredited)
Victor Kilian
Father (uncredited)
Don Kohler
Orderly (uncredited)
Jack Kruschen
(uncredited)
Marie Lampe
Telephone Operator (uncredited)
Harry Lauter
Orderly (uncredited)
Herbert Lytton
Doctor (uncredited)
Kathy Marlowe
Woman (uncredited)
Charles McAvoy
Riley (uncredited)
Eda Reiss Merin
Nurse (uncredited)
Daniel Meyers
Man (uncredited)
Howard M. Mitchell
Bailiff (uncredited)
Al Murphy
Cab Driver (uncredited)
Frederick O'Neal
Man (uncredited)
Kitty O'Neil
Landlady (uncredited)
Frank Overton
Intern (uncredited)
Dick Paxton
Johnny Biddle (uncredited)
Barbara Pepper
Woman (uncredited)
Maudie Prickett
Woman (uncredited)
William Pullen
Ambulance Doctor (uncredited)
Amanda Randolph
Gladys (uncredited)
Frank Richards
Mac (uncredited)
Davis Roberts
Heckler at Riot Meeting (uncredited)
Jerry Sheldon
Doctor (uncredited)
Kathryn Sheldon
Mother (uncredited)
Maude Simmons
Luther's Mother (uncredited)
Emmett Smith
Joe (uncredited)
Ray Teal
Day Deputy in Hospital Prison Ward (uncredited)
Art Thompson
Doctor (uncredited)
Gertrude Tighe
Telephone Operator (uncredited)
Jim Toney
Deputy Sheriff (uncredited)
Phil Tully
Sergeant (uncredited)
George Tyne
Whitey (uncredited)
Ann Tyrrell
Nurse (uncredited)
Ruth Warren
Sam's Wife (uncredited)
William Washington
Student (uncredited)
Duke Watson
Gas Station Attendent (uncredited)
Jasper Weldon
Henry (uncredited)
Ruben Wendorf
Polish Husband (uncredited)
Leola Wendorff
Polish Wife (uncredited)
John Whitney
Assistant (uncredited)
Mack Williams
Husband (uncredited)
Ian Wolfe
Watkins (uncredited)
Will Wright
Dr. Cheney (uncredited)
Ann Morrison
Nurse (uncredited)
Charles Flynn
Deputy (uncredited)