john cassavetes be on the run from the law . he be at the bottom of the heap . he see negro sidney poitier a his equal and they quickly become friend and form a sort of alliance against a bully of a foreman play by jack warden . a someone who have work in a warehouse myself when i be young and i can tell you that the warehouse fight and complete with tumble pack case and flail grappling hook be as realistic a it get . i have be in fight like these myself and although no one get kill . the introduction of sidney poitier widow be a variation on shakespeare shylock do i not bleed . this be an anti racist film and which and at the time and be much need . all the three principle character warden and cassavetes and poitier be superb and with warden the most outstanding of the three .