Knock on Any Door (1949)

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Country: USA
Genres: Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
Release: 1949-03-17
Director: Nicholas Ray
Writers: Daniel Taradash (I) (1913–2003) , John Monks Jr. , Willard Motley
Language: English | Italian | Latin
Stars: Humphrey Bogart , John Derek (1926–1998) , George Macready , Allene Roberts , Candy Toxton , Mickey Knox , Barry Kelley , Florence Auer , Vince Barnett , Theda Barr
Runtime: 100 min
Awards: N/A
AKA: Vor verschlossenen Türen (Germany) , Постукайте в будь-які двері (Ukraine) , Tuomion tie (Finland) , Kolasmena neiata (Greece) , Llamad a cualquier puerta (Spain) , Knock on Any Door , El crimen no paga (Venezuela) , Lev farligt och dö ung (Sweden) , Kopogj valamelyik ajtón! (Hungary) , Lev farligt, dö ung (Sweden) , Les ruelles du malheur (France, French Republic) , O Crime não Compensa (Brazil) , O Crime Não Compensa (Portugal, Portuguese Republic) , Horas de angustia (Colombia) , Pukać do każdych drzwi (Poland) , Les ruelles du malheur (Canada) , Knock on Any Door (United Kingdom) , Vor verschlossenen Türen , I bassifondi di San Francisco (Italy) , Hora de angustias (Mexico) , Стучись в любую дверь , Stadt unter Anklage (Austria) , 暗黒への転落 (Japan) , Knock on Any Door (Canada) , Lev stærkt - dø ung (Denmark) , Vor verschlossenen Türen (Austria) , Knock on Any Door (United States of America) , Horas de angustia (Argentina) , Bate la oricare uşă (Romania)
Plot: Andrew Morton is an attorney who made it out of the slums. Nick Romano is his client, a young man with a long string of crimes behind him. After he lost his paycheck gambling, hoping to buy his wife some jewelry, she announced she was pregnant, Later he finds her dead from suicide. When he turns again to robbery he's caught by a cop and Nick pumps all his bullets into him in frustration. Morton's appeal to the court emphasizes the evils of the slums.
IMDB:tt0041555