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- Oh, yes, the grocer. Where is he?
- He's in prison... been there for four months.

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

You can hear this line at 00:16:14.642 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- You see, in every man's life, there are pinpoints of time that govern his destiny. And his adolescence and his youth are pushed to the right, a life of honor and credit... But pushed to the left... a life like Nick Romano's.

- 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.

[...]

Top rated lines from this movie

Knock on any door... And you may find Nick Romano.
Want to talk to you back there. -Why not? Talk is cheap. -And he's got plenty of cheap talk.
No! Nothing's gonna slow me down. From here on in, I travel in a hurry. What I used to say still goes. Live fast, die young... And have a good-looking corpse.
I'm gonna retire. Where's Arabia? -I don't know. I haven't got my atlas.
Why don't you quit asking me dumb questions? -Yeah, but I'm g-g-giving you good advice. -Who asked ya?
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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