Knock on Any Door (1949) Quotes with Sound Clips - Page 55Listen to memorable quotes from the classic 1949 film noir Knock on Any Door, accompanied by short sound clips in MP3 and WAV formats.Actors: Humphrey Bogart (Andrew Morton), John Derek (Nick Romano)[Amazon link] #ad
541 The word reform... means to remove doubt, to reclaim, to improve. It can also mean degrade and brutalize.
542 Then I was called to Washington. Two weeks later, I was in the army. I was overseas for three years.
546 There are reformatories with modern methods, where delinquents are looked upon as individuals with individual problems. And then there are others, like the one Nick was sent to, where life is based on one law: fear.
548 There's a twist waiting outside for you... says her name's Nelly. -Yours? -Friend of mine... nice kid, buys me things.
549 They and you and I, we good people, we, the solid citizens of this community, we photographed and labeled this boy years ago. We made this rendezvous with him years ago. We brutalized and ordered him here years ago.
