Knock on Any Door

"It will shock you but it will hold you spellbound to the end!"

1949 1h 40m EN

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6.2

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★6.2TMDB · 75

DramaCrime

Synopsis

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An attorney defends a hoodlum of murder, using the oppressiveness of the slums to appeal to the court.

“It will shock you but it will hold you spellbound to the end!”

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Cast

Humphrey Bogart
Andrew Morton
John Derek
Nick Romano
George Macready
Dist. Atty. Kerman
Allene Roberts
Emma
Candy Toxton
Adele Morton
Mickey Knox
Vito
Barry Kelley
Judge Drake
Florence Auer
Aunt Lena (uncredited)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Nicholas Ray
Writers: John Monks Jr., Daniel Taradash
Languages: English, Italian
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Shot for just $0.9M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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2 / 8

ERA

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77 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Italian.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Nicholas Ray, shot by Burnett Guffey. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by George Antheil. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Viola Lawrence shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Humphrey Bogart and John Derek and George Macready carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

ERA

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Marketing tagline: "It will shock you but it will hold you spellbound to the end!".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Nicholas Ray directs. Burnett Guffey behind the camera. George Antheil scores. Viola Lawrence cuts. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English, Italian.

Trivia

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1Shot for just $0.9M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
277 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Italian.
4Directed by Nicholas Ray, shot by Burnett Guffey. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by George Antheil. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Viola Lawrence shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Humphrey Bogart and John Derek and George Macready carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "It will shock you but it will hold you spellbound to the end!".
9IMDB entry: tt0041555 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 75 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
11Classified under 18 themes, including "death sentence", "criminal past", "capital punishment", "juvenile delinquent".