Knock on Any Door
1949, Crime/Drama, 1h 40m
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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 neighborhood. Nick Romano (John Derek), the son of an innocent man Morton had unsuccessfully defended as a young lawyer years earlier, stands accused of murdering a policeman. In opposition to a law-and-order prosecutor (George Macready), Morton argues that Nick's deprived upbringing led to his life of crime.
Cast & Crew
Humphrey Bogart
Andrew Morton
Andrew Morton
John Derek
Nick Romano
Nick Romano
George Macready
Dist. Atty. Kerman
Dist. Atty. Kerman
Allene Roberts
Emma
Emma
Susan Perry
Adele Morton
Adele Morton
Mickey Knox
Vito
Vito
Critic Reviews for Knock on Any Door
Audience Reviews for Knock on Any Door
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Sep 05, 2010A strange, silly, sloppy, boring movie that shouldn't have starred Bogart, he's worthy of a much better script.
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Dec 23, 2009Adele Morton: If I were as cynical as you, I'd hang myself.<p>Andrew Morton: If you were as cynical as me? I wouldn't even trust the rope.<p>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 didn't like. This one is no exception. He plays a "good guy" in this one, and he's brilliant either way. Nobody can deliver a line like Bogart, and no one can deliver a moralizing speech like the one at the end of this film like Bogart. In a lesser actor's hands, you might be tempted to laugh, but Bogart makes the lessoning stick like crazy glue and stand like the Rock of Gibraltar. Perhaps the best male actor of all time.
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Dec 02, 2007Nick Ray's direction shines when Knock on Any Door isn't wallowing in its own mediocrity, heavy-handed social commentary and dull performances. Bogart and Macready aside, of course. Bogart plays an attorney who tries to save John Derek (playing an Italian) from a murder rap. The story follows Derek's character more than it showcases Bogart's. If you watch this movie you'll quickly understand why it's not a must-see Bogart movie. If you're looking for a much better pairing of Bogart and Ray you'll do well to watch In a Lonely Place.Michael G Super Reviewer
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