Edge of the City (1957)
- Starring:
- John Cassavetes, Sidney Poitier, (more)
- Director(s):
- Martin Ritt
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- NR
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Edge of the City is a modern morality play, acted out in the railyards of New York. AWOL soldier John Cassavetes takes a job as a railroad worker, where he is taunted and bullied by supervisor Jack Warden, a union functionary appointed by the Mob. Cassavetes befriends his African-American co-worker Sydney Poitier, whose very presence enrages the bigoted Warden. Poitier dies in an "accident" arranged by Warden; Cassavetes knows the truth, but is frightened into silence by the corrupt union. Inspired by Poitier's widow to stand up for what is right, Cassavetes challenges Warden in a climactic one-on-one battle. Edge of the City was produced by David Susskind, who'd previously staged Robert Alan Aurthur's screenplay for television under its original title, A Man is Ten Feet Tall. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Complete Cast:
- John Cassavetes - Axel North
- Jack Warden - Charles Malik
- Ruby Dee - Lucy Tyler
- Ruth White - Mrs. Nordmann
- John Kellogg - Detective
- Estelle Hemsley - Lucy's Mother
- Ralph Bell - Night Boss
- Sidney Poitier - Tommy Tyler
- Kathleen Maguire - Ellen Wilson
- Robert Simon - Mr. Nordmann
- Val Avery - Brother
- David Clarke - Wallace
- Charles Jordan - Old Stevedore
- Will Lee - Davis
- Director(s):
- Martin Ritt
- Writer(s):
- Robert Alan Aurthur
- Producer(s):
- David Susskind
- Theatrical MPAA Rating:
- NR(Suitable for Children)
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