Knock on Any Door

Year: 1949

Runtime: 100 mins

Language: English

Director: Nicholas Ray

DramaCrimeCrime drugs and gangstersSuspenseful crime thrillersEnduring stories of family and marital drama

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.

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