Knock on Any Door
"It will shock you but it will hold you spellbound to the end!"
An attorney defends a hoodlum of murder, using the oppressiveness of the slums to appeal to the court.
Cast
Humphrey Bogart
Andrew Morton
John Derek
Nick Romano
George Macready
Dist. Atty. Kerman
Allene Roberts
Emma
Candy Toxton
Adele Morton
Mickey Knox
Vito
Barry Kelley
Judge Drake
Florence Auer
Aunt Lena (uncredited)
Vince Barnett
Carl Swanson - Bartender (uncredited)
Argentina Brunetti
Ma Romano (uncredited)
George Chandler
Cashier (uncredited)
Chester Conklin
Barber (uncredited)
Jimmy Conlin
Kid Fingers Carnahan (uncredited)
Curt Conway
Ed Elkins (uncredited)
Dudley Dickerson
Bootblack (uncredited)
Sam Flint
Prison Warden (uncredited)
Jody Gilbert
Gussie (uncredited)
William Haade
Police Sergeant (uncredited)
Myron Healey
Assistant District Attorney (uncredited)
Dewey Martin
Butch (uncredited)
Sid Melton
'Squint' Zinsky (uncredited)
Helen Mowery
Miss Holiday (uncredited)
Davis Roberts
Jim 'Sunshine' Jackson (uncredited)
Houseley Stevenson
Junior (uncredited)
Sid Tomack
Duke the Fence (uncredited)
Pierre Watkin
Purcell - Lawyer (uncredited)
Cara Williams
Nelly Watkins (uncredited)
Dooley Wilson
Piano Player (uncredited)
Sumner Williams
Jimmy (uncredited)
Richard Bartell
Reporter (uncredited)
Paul Baxley
Policeman (uncredited)
Joan Baxter
Maria Romano (uncredited)
Eddie Borden
The Chef in Poolroom / Court Spectator (uncredited)
Hazel Boyne
Woman (uncredited)
Jack Clisby
Policeman (uncredited)
Chuck Colean
Man (uncredited)
Connie Conrad
Woman (uncredited)
Carol Coombs
Angie Romano (uncredited)
Joan Danton
Reporter (uncredited)
Homer Dickenson
Jury Member (uncredited)
Joe Dougherty
Man (uncredited)
Sidney Dubin
Jury Member (uncredited)
Ann Duncan
Teenager in Courtroom (uncredited)
Mary Emery
Jury Member (uncredited)
Franklyn Farnum
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)
Al Ferguson
Reformatory Guard (uncredited)
Sol Gorss
Detective Interrogating Suspect (uncredited)
Frank Hagney
Suspect (uncredited)
Joy Hallward
Jury Member (uncredited)
Chuck Hamilton
Bailiff (uncredited)
Roberta Haynes
Woman (uncredited)
Pepe Hern
Juan Rodríguez (uncredited)
George Hickman
Detective (uncredited)
Al Hill
Detective Interrogating Romano (uncredited)
Wesley Hopper
Boss (uncredited)
John Indrisano
Man (uncredited)
Jack Jahries
Jury Member (uncredited)
Donald Kerr
Court Clerk (uncredited)
Paul Kriebich
Man (uncredited)
Eda Reiss Merin
Reporter (uncredited)
Frank Merlo
Bailiff (uncredited)
John Mitchum
Jury Member (uncredited)
Philip Morris
Detective (uncredited)
Gordon Nelson
Corey (uncredited)
Garry Owen
Larry (uncredited)
Netta Packer
Jury Member (uncredited)
Joe Palma
Reporter (uncredited)
Eddie Parker
Reformatory Guard (uncredited)
Beulah Parkington
Woman (uncredited)
Jack Perry
Man (uncredited)
Lee Phelps
Policeman (uncredited)
Rose Plumer
Jury Member (uncredited)
Ed Randolph
Reporter (uncredited)
Franz Roehn
Jury Member (uncredited)
Dick Sinatra
Julian Romano (uncredited)
Mabel Smaney
Jury Member (uncredited)
Brick Sullivan
Policeman on Street (uncredited)
Charles Sullivan
Man (uncredited)
Tex Swan
Man (uncredited)
Betty Taylor
Woman (uncredited)
Glen Thompson
Policeman (uncredited)
Crew
George Antheil
Original Music Composer
Nicholas Ray
Director
Robert Lord
Producer
Viola Lawrence
Editor
Burnett Guffey
Director of Photography
Henry S. Kesler
Associate Producer
Humphrey Bogart
Executive Producer
Robert Peterson
Art Direction
William Johnson
Gaffer
Walter Meins
Grip
Helen Hunt
Hairstylist
Jean Louis
Costume Design
Frank Goodwin
Sound Engineer
Joseph Walters
Still Photographer
Paul Baxley
Stunts
Ernest Gold
Orchestrator
Clay Campbell
Makeup Artist
Robert J. Schiffer
Makeup Artist
Morris Stoloff
Music Director
Arthur S. Black Jr.
Assistant Director
William Kiernan
Set Decoration
Frances McDowell
Script Supervisor
John Monks Jr.
Screenplay
Willard Motley
Novel
Daniel Taradash
Screenplay