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I am moved by your eloquence, Mr. Morton... deeply moved. However, the law and the duty of this court is clear.

8 seconds sound clip from the Knock on Any Door movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 01:37:07.002 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- Well, why don't you print this?

- 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.

- If he dies in the electric chair, we killed him. Print that!

- Where do we take him now? Do we kill him? The current coursing through the blood, the nerves, the heart, the brain.

- I ask mercy from this court. I ask this so that for us who walk free, for all of us, there may be some mercy.

- I am moved by your eloquence, Mr. Morton... deeply moved. However, the law and the duty of this court is clear.

- Will the defendant rise?

- It is the judgment of this court that you be taken into the custody of the warden of the state penitentiary until Friday, the 29th day of November, when you shall be put to death in the manner prescribed by the state.

- And may god have mercy on your soul.

- Sorry I fouled out.

- Look, Nick... I'm afraid I haven't been able to be very much help to you, but... You know how I feel.

[...]

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Knock on Any Door (1949) Sound Clip

Knock on Any Door posterListen 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)

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