---
title: 'Knock on Any Door (1949)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Nicholas Ray'
released: '1949-03-17'
runtime_minutes: 100
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/knock-on-any-door-1949'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0041555/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Knock on Any Door (1949)

1949 · 100 min · Drama · United States


## Synopsis

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."

## Credits

- **Director:** [Nicholas Ray](https://cinepixo.com/people/nicholas-ray)
- **Screenplay:** [Daniel Taradash](https://cinepixo.com/people/daniel-taradash)
- **Original Music Composer:** [George Antheil](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-antheil)
- **Producer:** [Robert Lord](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-lord)
- **Director of Photography:** [Burnett Guffey](https://cinepixo.com/people/burnett-guffey)
- **Editor:** [Viola Lawrence](https://cinepixo.com/people/viola-lawrence)

## Cast

- [Dooley Wilson](https://cinepixo.com/people/dooley-wilson)
- [Vince Barnett](https://cinepixo.com/people/vince-barnett)
- [William Haade](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-haade)
- [Cara Williams](https://cinepixo.com/people/cara-williams)
- [George Macready](https://cinepixo.com/people/george-macready)
- [John Derek](https://cinepixo.com/people/john-derek)
- [Houseley Stevenson](https://cinepixo.com/people/houseley-stevenson)
- [Humphrey Bogart](https://cinepixo.com/people/humphrey-bogart)
- [Barry Kelley](https://cinepixo.com/people/barry-kelley)
- [Dewey Martin](https://cinepixo.com/people/dewey-martin)
- [Jimmy Conlin](https://cinepixo.com/people/jimmy-conlin)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/knock-on-any-door-1949
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