Editing José Ferrer (section)

===Early films===
Ferrer made his film debut in the Technicolor epic ''[[Joan of Arc (1948 film)|Joan of Arc]]'' (1948) as the weak-willed Dauphin opposite [[Ingrid Bergman]] as Joan. Ferrer's performance earned him an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor.

At the [[New York City Center|City Center]], he acted in revivals of ''[[Angel Street (play)|Angel Street]]'' (1948) and ''[[The Alchemist (play)|The Alchemist]]'' (1948) and directed ''S. S. Glencairn'' (1948) and ''The Insect Comedy'' (1948) (also appearing in the latter).<ref>{{cite web| title=New York City Theatre Company| url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/new-york-city-theatre-company-474695| website=[[Internet Broadway Database]]| access-date=27 June 2020}}</ref>

Ferrer had another Broadway hit with ''[[The Silver Whistle (play)|The Silver Whistle]]'' (1948–49) which ran for 219 performances.<ref>"Jose Ferrer-Erwenter" ''[[The Christian Science Monitor]]'' 25 September 1948: p.11.</ref> He performed two shows for ''[[The Philco-Goodyear Television Playhouse]]'' on TV in 1949: Cyrano, playing the title role, and an adaptation of ''[[What Makes Sammy Run?]]'', playing Sammy Glick (adapted by [[Paddy Chayefsky]]).

Ferrer returned to Hollywood to appear in [[Otto Preminger]]'s ''[[Whirlpool (1950 film)|Whirlpool]]'' (1950), supporting [[Gene Tierney]], and [[Richard Brooks]]' ''[[Crisis (1950 film)|Crisis]]'' (1950), opposite [[Cary Grant]].