Knock on Any Door

"In every man's life, there are pinpoints of time that govern his destiny."

"Oh, sure, sure. I know—there must be some mistake. And poor Nick is innocent, and what a heel I am to be sitting here playing chess when he needs me. Well, you're wrong, honey. If he's innocent, this is the first time."

"I can still teach you a few, kid. You're just a tin-horn thug, and you always will be. You haven't got the guts to be anything else!"

"Until we do away with the type of neighborhood that produced this boy, ten will spring up to take his place, a hundred, a thousand. Until we wipe out the slums and rebuild 'em, knock on any door and you may find Nick Romano."

"Live fast, die young, have a good-looking corpse."

"You wanna do something for me? Remember me in your prayers."

"What I used to say still goes. Live fast, die young... and have a good-looking corpse."

"Sunshine Jackson: How can a guy be happy and broke at the same time?"

"Humphrey Bogart - Andrew Morton"

"John Derek - Nick Romano"

"George Macready - Dist. Atty. Kerman"

"Allene Roberts - Emma"

"Candy Toxton - Adele Morton (credited as Susan Perry)"

"Mickey Knox - Vito"

"Barry Kelley - Judge Drake"