Knock on Any Door1949
Knock on Any Door (1949)
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Movie Info
Cast
as Andrew Morton
as Nick Romano
as Dist. Atty. Kerman
as Adele Morton
as Emma
as Vito
as Judge Drake
as Piano Player
as Nelly
as Kid Fingers
as Jimmy
as Squint
as Juan
as Sunshine
as Butch
as Sunshine
as Junior
as Bartender
as Officer Hawkins
as Aunt Lena
as Purcell
as Corey
as Ma Romano
as Julian Romano
as Ang Romano
as Maria Romano
as Jury Member
as Jury Member
as Jury Member
as Jury Member
as Jury Member
as Jury Member
as Jury Member
as Jury Member
as Jury Member
as Jury Member
as Jury Member
as Jury Member
as Teenager
as Teenager
as Bailiff
as Bailiff
as Bailiff
as Reporter
as Reporter
as Reporter
as Reporter
as Reporter
as Court Clerk
as Assistant District Attorney
as Bailiff
as Woman
as Woman
as Man
as Man
as Man
as Man
as Man
as Man
as Man
as Man
as Man
as Man
as Man
as Man
as Policeman
as Man
as Man
as Man
as Man
as Policeman
as Man
as Woman
as Woman
as Woman
as Gussie
as Woman
as Woman
as Woman
as Barber
as Policeman
as Cashier
as Girl
as Boss
as Duke
as Man
as Suspect
as Man/Detective
as Suspect
as Detective
as Detective
as Detective
as Miss Holiday
as Larry
as Gussie
as Elkins
as Guard
as Guard
Critic Reviews for Knock on Any Door
All Critics (10) | Top Critics (4) | Fresh (7) | Rotten (3)
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.
A pretentiously 'social' melodrama which came to the Astor yesterday.
I's hard hitting in its own right, tautly crafted, and repeatedly stabbed through with Ray's impulsive generosity and anguish towards his characters.
Nicholas Ray wrestles with his social consciousness and loses in this drab 1949 drama.
The courtroom perorations are drab, but Nicholas Ray takes off in the fervid slums
This hard-hitting crime melodrama offers excellent direction from the always interesting Nicholas Ray and a fine performance from Bogart.
Audience Reviews for Knock on Any Door
A strange, silly, sloppy, boring movie that shouldn't have starred Bogart, he's worthy of a much better script.
Super Reviewer
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 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.
Super Reviewer
Nick 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.
Super Reviewer
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