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Edge of the City
| Rating: | No Rating |
| Genre: | Drama |
| Release Date: | January 29, 1957 |
| Running time: | 85 minutes |
| Cast: | John Cassavetes, Sidney Poitier, Jack Warden, Kathleen Maguire, Ruby Dee |
| Director: | Martin Ritt |
| Producer: | David Susskind |
| Writer: | Robert Alan Aurthur |
| Distributor: | MGM |
Description: 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
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