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An attorney defends a hoodlum of murder, using the oppressiveness of the slums to appeal to the court.An attorney defends a hoodlum of murder, using the oppressiveness of the slums to appeal to the court.An attorney defends a hoodlum of murder, using the oppressiveness of the slums to appeal to the court.
Candy Toxton
- Adele Morton
- (as Susan Perry)
Florence Auer
- Aunt Lena
- (uncredited)
Vince Barnett
- Carl Swanson
- (uncredited)
Theda Barr
- Girl
- (uncredited)
Richard Bartell
- Reporter
- (uncredited)
Paul Baxley
- Policeman
- (uncredited)
Joan Baxter
- Maria Romano
- (uncredited)
Eddie Borden
- The Chef in Poolroom
- (uncredited)
- …
Hazel Boyne
- Woman
- (uncredited)
Joe Brockman
- Man
- (uncredited)
Argentina Brunetti
- Ma Romano
- (uncredited)
Charles Camp
- Waiter
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
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- TriviaWhen Humphrey Bogart was told that director Nicholas Ray wanted to film the entire 'sentencing statement for the defense' sequence in a single take, Bogart was concerned because he had never delivered such a long speech without cuts and feared he couldn't do it. Ray calmed Bogart down, suggested several rehearsals, and much to Bogart's surprise, Ray rolled during the rehearsals filming most of what has become the famous and well-played sentencing sequence.
- GoofsIn Morton's office, after Ed stands up and leaves, Morton's right hand is on the desk. In the next shot, his right hand is high over the desk.
- Quotes
Nick Romano: Live fast, die young, and have a good-looking corpse.
- Crazy credits"And introducing John Derek as Nick Romano"
- ConnectionsFeatured in Great Performances: Bacall on Bogart (1988)
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A pretentious attempt to glorify a young hoodlum...
Bogart plays a forceful attorney who spends almost the entire film trying to convince the jury and the audience that Derek is an innocent victim of circumstantial evidence
To prove his point, he takes the audience through a series of flashbacks into the dirty squalor and deprivation that brought about the killing in question
The film is a patently phony attempt at social commentary which simply didn't come off A sequel, "Let No Man Write My Epitaph," was made in 1960
One line of dialog from "Knock On Any Door," used as Derek's motto, was often quoted by young people in the fifties: "Live fast, die young, leave a good-looking corpse."
To prove his point, he takes the audience through a series of flashbacks into the dirty squalor and deprivation that brought about the killing in question
The film is a patently phony attempt at social commentary which simply didn't come off A sequel, "Let No Man Write My Epitaph," was made in 1960
One line of dialog from "Knock On Any Door," used as Derek's motto, was often quoted by young people in the fifties: "Live fast, die young, leave a good-looking corpse."
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- Budget
- $900,000 (estimated)
- Runtime1 hour 40 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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