Edge of the City (1957)
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72% of users liked it
(692 ratings)
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… More 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, Rovi
- Directed By
- Martin Ritt
- Written By
- Robert Alan Aurthur
- Genres
- Drama, Classics
Unrated,
- In Theaters
- Jan 29, 1957 Limited
- On DVD
- Jan 27, 2009
- Studio
- MGM
Critic Reviews
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Emanuel Levy, EmanuelLevy.Com
Martin Ritt's impressive feature directing debut is a socially conscious drama, about union corruption, interracial integration, and moral integrity, well acted by John Cassavetes and Sidney Poitier.
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Cast
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John Cassavetes
as Axel North
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Sidney Poitier
as Tommy Tyler
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Jack Warden
as Charles Malik
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Kathleen Maguire
as Ellen Wilson
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Ruby Dee
as Lucy Tyler
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Robert F. Simon
as Mr. Nordmann
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Ruth White
as Mrs. Nordmann
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Val Avery
as Brother
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John Kellogg
as Detective
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David Clarke
as Wallace
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Estelle Hemsley
as Lucy's Mother
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Charles Jordan
as Old Stevedore
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Ralph Bell
as Night Boss
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Will Lee
as Davis
- David Clark
- William A. Lee
