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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."
- $2.1 million
- Robert Lord
Humphrey Bogart defends a young hoodlum accused of killing a policeman in a flashback story. The film explores the social issues of poverty, crime and justice in post-war America.
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- Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
- Nicholas Ray
- 1949-03-17
Find out who starred in and worked on the 1949 film Knock on Any Door, directed by Nicholas Ray and based on a novel by Willard Motley. See the full cast and crew credits, including Humphrey Bogart, George Macready, Mickey Knox and more.
A lawyer (Humphrey Bogart) defends a young delinquent (John Derek) accused of killing a policeman in this social commentary film directed by Nicholas Ray. See critic and audience reviews, photos, trivia and more on Rotten Tomatoes.
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- Humphrey Bogart
- Nicholas Ray
- Crime, Drama
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Humphrey Bogart stars as a lawyer who defends a young delinquent accused of murder in this film based on a novel by Willard Motley. See photos, clips, cast and crew, and film details of this noir drama.
- Nicholas Ray, Arthur S. Black
- Humphrey Bogart
Knock on Any Door. Summaries. An attorney defends a hoodlum of murder, using the oppressiveness of the slums to appeal to the court. Andrew Morton is an attorney who made it out of the slums. Nick Romano is his client, a young man with a long string of crimes behind him.
