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We just got a wire from the penitentiary. Your father died of a heart attack this morning.

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

You can hear this line at 00:20:44.587 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- The Umberto case last year, remember?

- Oh, yes, miss Harrison, social worker.

- Miss Patterson, social worker. Oh.

- Your outfit giving the Romanos a lift?

- They need it. Mrs. Romano...

- Mrs. Romano, I have some bad news for you.

- We just got a wire from the penitentiary. Your father died of a heart attack this morning.

- Papa's dead?

- She says papa's dead! No!

- That was how I first met Nick Romano. That was the push I gave him.

- Sure, I tried to help the family. I sent them some money.

- Perhaps if I'd been able to see them through a little longer, but...

- Then I was called to Washington. Two weeks later, I was in the army. I was overseas for three years.

[...]

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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