Knock on Any Door

Knock on Any Door

100 mins | Drama, Crime | Jan. 1, 1949

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

Knock on Any Door

100 mins | Drama, Crime | Jan. 1, 1949

Knock on Any Door
An attorney defends a hoodlum of murder, using the oppressiveness of the slums to appeal to the court.
IMDb rating 6.6
Producers Columbia Pictures, Santana Pictures Corporation
Original title Knock on Any Door
Directors Frances McDowell, Arthur S. Black Jr., Nicholas Ray
Writers Willard Motley, John Monks Jr., Daniel Taradash

Cast

Humphrey Bogart

as Andrew Morton

John Derek

as Nick Romano

George Macready

as Dist. Atty. Kerman

Allene Roberts

as Emma

Candy Toxton

as Adele Morton

Mickey Knox

as Vito

Barry Kelley

as Judge Drake

Florence Auer

as Aunt Lena (uncredited)

Vince Barnett

as Carl Swanson - Bartender (uncredited)

Argentina Brunetti

as Ma Romano (uncredited)

George Chandler

as Cashier (uncredited)

Chester Conklin

as Barber (uncredited)

Jimmy Conlin

as Kid Fingers Carnahan (uncredited)

Curt Conway

as Ed Elkins (uncredited)

Dudley Dickerson

as Bootblack (uncredited)

Sam Flint

as Prison Warden (uncredited)

Jody Gilbert

as Gussie (uncredited)

William Haade

as Police Sergeant (uncredited)

Myron Healey

as Assistant District Attorney (uncredited)

Dewey Martin

as Butch (uncredited)

Sid Melton

as 'Squint' Zinsky (uncredited)

Helen Mowery

as Miss Holiday (uncredited)

Davis Roberts

as Jim 'Sunshine' Jackson (uncredited)

Houseley Stevenson

as Junior (uncredited)

Sid Tomack

as Duke the Fence (uncredited)

Pierre Watkin

as Purcell - Lawyer (uncredited)

Cara Williams

as Nelly Watkins (uncredited)

Dooley Wilson

as Piano Player (uncredited)