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He Walked by Night

Name: He Walked by Night
Director: Alfred L. Werker
Genre: Thriller, Crime
Released: 1949
Rating: 6.7
Cast: Richard Basehart, Scott Brady, Roy Roberts, Whit Bissell, James Cardwell

Roy Martin aka Roy Morgan is a burglar and former war-time Radio & Electronics Engineer who listens in to radio police calls, allowing him to stay one step ahead of the cops.

1949 · Directed by Alfred L. Werker · 79 min · Thriller · Crime · 10 frames

Tagline

Savage TRUTH! Stronger than Fiction!

Crew

Screenplay: John C. Higgins, Crane Wilbur
Cinematography: John Alton
Edited by: Alfred DeGaetano
Music: Leonid Raab
Produced by: Robert Kane, Bryan Foy

Cast

Richard Basehart as Roy Martin / Roy Morgan
Scott Brady as Police Sgt. Marty Brennan
Roy Roberts as Police Captain Breen
Whit Bissell as Paul Reeves
James Cardwell as Police Sgt. Chuck Jones
Jack Webb as Lee Whitey
Reed Hadley as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Frank Cady as Pete Hammond
Dorothy Adams as Milk Customer
Jane Adams as Nurse Scanion (uncredited)

Production

Country: United States of America
Language: English
Studios: Bryan Foy Productions, Eagle-Lion Films (US)
Themes: police, cop-killer, film noir, man hunt, los angeles, california, murder investigation, lapd, dragnet, storm drain, police procedural

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