Knock on Any Door
Knock on Any Door is a 1949 American courtroom trial film noir about an attorney who defends a hoodlum of murder, using the oppressiveness of the slums to appeal to the court.
- Directed by Nicholas Ray. Written by John Monks Jr. and Daniel Taradash, based on the 1947 novel of the same name by Willard Motley.
Andrew Morton
[edit]- Oh, sure, sure. I know—there must be some mistake. And poor Nick is innocent, and what a heel I am to be sitting here playing chess when he needs me. Well, you're wrong, honey. If he's innocent, this is the first time.
- I can still teach you a few, kid. You're just a tin-horn thug, and you always will be. You haven't got the guts to be anything else!
- Until we do away with the type of neighborhood that produced this boy, ten will spring up to take his place, a hundred, a thousand. Until we wipe out the slums and rebuild 'em, knock on any door and you may find Nick Romano.
Nick Romano
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John Derek as Nick Romano
- Live fast, die young, have a good-looking corpse.
- Sometimes misquoted: "Live fast, die young, leave a good-looking corpse."
- You wanna do something for me? Remember me in your prayers.
- What I used to say still goes. Live fast, die young... and have a good-looking corpse.
Other
[edit]- Sunshine Jackson: How can a guy be happy and broke at the same time?
Dialogue
[edit]- Andrew Morton: There have been very few miracles since the 13th century.
- Susan Perry: Oh, if I were as cynical as you, I'd hang myself.
- Andrew Morton: I'd be too cynical to trust the rope.
- Nick Romano: Hi, Sunshine. What you look so happy about?
- Sunshine: How can a guy be happy and broke at the same time?
- Dist. Atty. Kerman: Was there a floor show that night at the bar?
- Butch: Just a dancer—a little dame... lady.
- Dist. Atty. Kerman: Was the little lady blond or brunette?
- Butch: You think I was lookin' at her hair? Huh?
Cast
[edit]- Humphrey Bogart - Andrew Morton
- John Derek - Nick Romano
- George Macready - Dist. Atty. Kerman
- Allene Roberts - Emma
- Candy Toxton - Adele Morton (credited as Susan Perry)
- Mickey Knox - Vito
- Barry Kelley - Judge Drake
External links
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- Knock on Any Door quotes at the Internet Movie Database
- Knock on Any Door at Rotten Tomatoes
- "Knock on Any Door 1949 - 10 Best Quotes". God Loves Movies Too. YouTube. November 27, 2019