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starring: Humphrey Bogart, John Derek, George Macready, Allene Roberts, Candy Toxtondirected by: Nicholas Ray
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9786303451435
Format: Black & White, NTSC
ISBN: 6303451438
Label: Sony Pictures
Manufacturer: Sony Pictures
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Sony Pictures
Release Date: August 06, 1996
Running Time: 100 minutes
Sales Rank: 16494
Studio: Sony Pictures
Theatrical Release Date: February 22, 1949
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Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Sub par for a Bogie flick
Its hard for me to put down a Bogart movie. Since he is considered one of the best actors of the last century. Which is true.
But this wasn't the right film for him.
This would've been the perfect frist film for him to direct rather than star in. That is if it wasn't so badly written.
The premise of the film is about the social conditions of inner-city youth. As timely a topic then as it is now.
However the movie as an essay on the subject failed. Both
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Rating: - Better As a Romance Than a Crime Drama
"Knock on Any Door" (Columbia 1949), a combination courtroom drama and delinquent youth social statement, was Nicholas Ray's directorial debut. Humphrey Bogart plays lawyer Andrew Morton, one time street tough turned idealistic lawyer. Bogart's independent production company made the film shortly after he broke away from Warner Brothers. Bogart's part was originally intended for Marlon Brando, but Brando withdrew after the death of producer Mark Hellinger.
On the verge of becoming ... Read More
Rating: - Enough of the social commentary already
Humphrey Bogart plays criminal lawyer Andrew Morton in a very mediocre drama "Knock on Any Door". Bogey who rose above meagre beginnings in the city slums is called upon to defend previous client, career criminal Nick Romano played by a baby faced John Derek. Derek who has committed and been convicted of a series of crimes is being held for the murder of a policeman during a robbery.
The format of the movie is basically a flashback detailing the life of Derek during his trial in the courtroom. ... Read More
Rating:  - JOHN DEREK - a pre-James Dean
I saw this years ago and was spellbound... Bogart and John Derek(Sinatra badly wanted the role but was thought too old)are at their best.... It really is in the same vein as Rebel without a Cause, Splendor in the Grass, My Own Private Idaho.... films about young people-coming-of-age and the problems the grown ups/the system/society does to individuals that not quite follow the stream.... It is a must-see because of these ingredients and that is was one of first of its kind.
Rating:  - Ouch
It's hard to believe that a Nicholas Ray film starring Humphrey Bogart could have turned out this badly. The problem is the script, which combines poor plot structure with leaden social commentary. Throw in some of the most laughably unrealistic courtroom scenes imaginable and you've got a near-total disaster. The only thing keeping this movie out of the one-star category is the occasional flash of acting or directing talent that intermittently rises above the dreadful script.
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