Knock on Any Door

Knock on Any Door is a 1949 American courtroom trial film noir directed by Nicholas Ray and starring Humphrey Bogart. The movie was based on the 1947 novel of the same name by Willard Motley. The picture gave actor John Derek his breakthrough role as young hoodlum Nick Romano, whose motto was, "live fast, die young, and have a good looking corpse."

Knock on Any Door
Theatrical release poster
Directed byNicholas Ray
Screenplay byJohn Monks Jr.
Daniel Taradash
Based onKnock on Any Door (1947 novel)
by Willard Motley
Produced byRobert Lord
StarringHumphrey Bogart
John Derek
George Macready
Allene Roberts
Susan Perry
CinematographyBurnett Guffey
Edited byViola Lawrence
Music byGeorge Antheil
Production
company
Santana Productions
Distributed byColumbia Pictures
Release dates
  • February 22, 1949 (1949-02-22) (New York City)
  • March 17, 1949 (1949-03-17) (United States)
Running time
100 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$2.1 million
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