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- The witness is under the protection of this court! You will not threaten any witness in my presence! Do you wish to be held in contempt?
- I'm sorry, your honor.

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

You can hear this line at 01:18:53.578 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- Did you ever tell that to the police?

- Yes, but I was lying.

- Did you testify before the grand jury that you saw the killing?

- Yeah, I lied to the grand jury, too.

- You lied all the way, didn't you? You're lying at this very moment, aren't you?

- Object. The district attorney's trying to...

- Is trying to impeach his own witness. Objection sustained.

- You'll be arrested before you leave this building. I'm going to send you up for this.

- The witness is under the protection of this court! You will not threaten any witness in my presence! Do you wish to be held in contempt?

- I'm sorry, your honor.

- You want to tell the truth now, don't you, Juan?

- Yes, sir.

- You realize that telling the truth may get you in trouble with the police?

- If they're gonna deport me, let them. I just ain't a rat, and I'm not gonna lie so they can burn Nick.

- All right. Now, I'll ask you one question.

- Did you or did you not see Nick Romano run into the alley the night Hawkins was murdered?

- I did not.

- Thank you. Thank you, your honor.

[...]

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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