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In prison? Well, that's impossible. Customer came at him with a knife. It was a case of self-defense, plain and simple.

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

You can hear this line at 00:16:20.159 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- I first met this boy about six years ago.

- At that time, I. had a small law office of my own with a few associates.

- Mate. Get out of that one.

- Anything else?

- Just the Romano boy.

- Romano?

- Yes, you handled his father's case, Mr. Morton, or, rather, the office did.

- Oh, yes, the grocer. Where is he?

- He's in prison... been there for four months.

- In prison? Well, that's impossible. Customer came at him with a knife. It was a case of self-defense, plain and simple.

- You turned the case over to Mr. Elkins.

- Oh.

- What's the story on the Romano case?

- Well, Andy, you see, the old chap doesn't speak English much, and the D.A. made a monkey out of him on the stand.

- Well, go on.

- Well, then there were a couple of character witnesses that I couldn't find.

[...]

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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