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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.

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

You can hear this line at 00:28:01.660 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- Hey, your shirttail's hanging.

- 7 bucks? Gee.

(Police siren wails, tires screech )

- The stolen car led Nick Romano and Jimmy to reform school.

- The word reform... means to remove doubt, to reclaim, to improve. It can also mean degrade and brutalize.

- 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.

- An island of outrage. Work and sleep and eat by command. Pray by command.

- Talk to your neighbor while you're eating, you're whipped until you bleed.

- Show up a minute late for an assembly, solitary confinement.

- Grab a smoke after hours, you wind up at a burlap party.

- Look over the gray fence at the faraway hills. Look through the bars at the free night without hope, except someday, get out, get even.

[...]

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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