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Knock on Any Door is a 1949 American courtroom trial film noir directed by Nicholas Ray and starring Humphrey Bogart. The movie was based on the 1947 novel of the same name by Willard Motley. The picture gave actor John Derek his breakthrough role as young hoodlum Nick Romano, whose motto was, "live fast, die young, and have a good looking corpse."
Knock on Any Door: Directed by Nicholas Ray. With Humphrey Bogart, George Macready, Allene Roberts, Candy Toxton. An attorney defends a hoodlum of murder, using the oppressiveness of the slums to appeal to the court.
The original trailer in high definition of Knock on Any Door directed by Nicholas Ray and starring Humphrey Bogart, John Derek, George Macready and Allene Roberts.
Having pulled himself out of the poverty and squalor of a big city slum, idealist lawyer Andrew Morton (Humphrey Bogart) agrees to defend a young juvenile delinquent from his old...
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Knock on Any Door is a 1949 American courtroom trial FILM NOlR directed by Nicholas Ray and starring Humphrey Bogart. The picture gave actor John Derek his breakthrough role, and was based on the 1947 novel of the same name by Willard Motley.
Knock on Any Door (1949) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Andy's final courtroom plea on Nick's behalf becomes a broader cry for social justice. "Knock on any door," in the slums, he tells the jury, and you will find someone like Nick. Knock on Any Door (1949) is based on the critically acclaimed, best-selling 1947 novel of the same title by Willard Motley.
