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Knock on Any Door

Knock on Any Door (1949)

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Though Humphrey Bogart is the official star of Knock on Any Door, the film is essentially a showcase for Columbia's newest young male discovery John Derek. The first production of Bogart's Santana company, the film casts Bogart as attorney Andrew Morton. A product of the slums, Morton is persuaded to take the case of underprivileged teenager Nick Romano (Derek), who has been arrested on a murder charge. Through flashbacks, Morton demonstrates that Romano is more a victim of society than a

Unrated, 1 hr. 40 min.

Drama, Mystery & Suspense, Classics

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Critic Reviews for Knock on Any Door

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Nicholas Ray's direction stresses the realism of the script taken from Willard Motley's novel of the same title, and gives the film a hard, taut pace that compels complete attention.

October 22, 2007 Full Review Source: Variety | Comment
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A pretentiously 'social' melodrama which came to the Astor yesterday.

March 25, 2006 Full Review Source: New York Times | Comment
Bosley Crowther
New York Times
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Nicholas Ray wrestles with his social consciousness and loses in this drab 1949 drama.

January 1, 2000 Full Review Source: Chicago Reader | Comment
Dave Kehr
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This hard-hitting crime melodrama offers excellent direction from the always interesting Nicholas Ray and a fine performance from Bogart.

October 22, 2007 Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide | Comment
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I's hard hitting in its own right, tautly crafted, and repeatedly stabbed through with Ray's impulsive generosity and anguish towards his characters.

February 9, 2006 Full Review Source: Time Out | Comment
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Though Ray's film has a strong sense of social and moral outrage, the narrative doesn't bear out the simplistic conclusions arrived at.

March 21, 2005 Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews | Comment
Dennis Schwartz
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The excitement and tension is built up nicely, and although it touches on the melodramatic at times, remains crisp and sharp throughout.

May 24, 2003 Full Review Source: Film4 | Comment
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A strange, silly, sloppy, boring movie that shouldn't have starred Bogart, he's worthy of a much better script.

September 5, 2010
ajv2688
AJ Verser

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Adele Morton: If I were as cynical as you, I'd hang myself.Andrew Morton: If you were as cynical as me? I wouldn't even trust the rope.Another Bogart movie I've never seen. God bless Ted Turner and TCM. I swear, TCM must be the greatest TV station of all time. As I've said before, I've never met a Bogart movie I

December 23, 2009
binky013
Lanning : )

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