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He Walked by Night

He Walked by Night

6,7 /10 (107 Votes)
1949 EN 79 min

Overview

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.

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Release date

06/02/1949

Votes

107

Popularity

2.3

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Genres

Status

Released

Language

EN

Runtime

79 min

Richard Basehart

Richard Basehart

Roy Martin / Roy Morgan

Scott Brady

Scott Brady

Police Sgt. Marty Brennan

Roy Roberts

Roy Roberts

Police Captain Breen

Whit Bissell

Whit Bissell

Paul Reeves

James Cardwell

James Cardwell

Police Sgt. Chuck Jones

Jack Webb

Jack Webb

Lee Whitey

Reed Hadley

Reed Hadley

Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Frank Cady

Frank Cady

Pete Hammond

Dorothy Adams

Dorothy Adams

Milk Customer

Jane Adams

Jane Adams

Nurse Scanion (uncredited)

Jack Bailey

Jack Bailey

Witness in Pajamas and Robe (uncredited)

No photo

Alma Beltran

Miss Montalvo (uncredited)

Robert Bice

Robert Bice

Detective with Capt. Breen (uncredited)

No photo

Dolores Castelli

Witness (uncredited)

No photo

George Chan

Chinese Suspect (uncredited)

Garrett Craig

Garrett Craig

Patrolman (uncredited)

John Dehner

John Dehner

Assistant Bureau Chief (uncredited)

Ann Doran

Ann Doran

Dispatcher (uncredited)

Rex Downing

Rex Downing

Young Hoodlum (uncredited)

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Michael Dugan

Patrolman (uncredited)

Paul Fierro

Paul Fierro

Spanish-Speaking Detective (uncredited)

Byron Foulger

Byron Foulger

Freddie (uncredited)

No photo

Kay Garrett

Doctor (uncredited)

No photo

Tim Graham

Uniformed Sergeant (uncredited)

Kit Guard

Kit Guard

Suspect (uncredited)

Harry Harvey

Harry Harvey

Liquor Store Proprietor (uncredited)

Thomas Browne Henry

Thomas Browne Henry

Dunning (uncredited)

No photo

Peter Hobbes

Milkman (uncredited)

Virginia Hunter

Virginia Hunter

Miss Smith (uncredited)

No photo

Felice Ingersoll

Records Clerk (uncredited)

Anthony Jochim

Anthony Jochim

Liquor Store Proprietor (uncredited)

No photo

Stan Johnson

Artist (uncredited)

No photo

Louise Kane

Mrs. Rawlins (uncredited)

Tommy Kelly

Tommy Kelly

Redhead (uncredited)

Donald Kerr

Donald Kerr

Mailman (uncredited)

Charles Lang

Charles Lang

Policeman (uncredited)

Lyle Latell

Lyle Latell

Police Sergeant (uncredited)

Rory Mallinson

Rory Mallinson

Detective with Harry (uncredited)

Billy Mauch

Billy Mauch

Handsome (uncredited)

John McGuire

John McGuire

Officer Robert Rawlins (uncredited)

Charles Meredith

Charles Meredith

Hollywood Police Official (uncredited)

Carlotta Monti

Carlotta Monti

Miss Montavio (uncredited)

Bert Moorhouse

Bert Moorhouse

Detective (uncredited)

Howard Negley

Howard Negley

Lt. Greeson (uncredited)

James Nolan

James Nolan

Harry (uncredited)

John Parrish

John Parrish

Liquor Store Proprietor (uncredited)

Steve Pendleton

Steve Pendleton

Detective (uncredited)

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John Perri

Young Hoodlum (uncredited)

Paul Scardon

Paul Scardon

Liquor Store Proprietor (uncredited)

Kenneth Tobey

Kenneth Tobey

Detective Questioning Pete (uncredited)

Wally Vernon

Wally Vernon

Postman (uncredited)

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Harlan Warde

Police Operator 27 (uncredited)

Mary Ware

Mary Ware

Reeves' Secretary (uncredited)

Robert B. Williams

Robert B. Williams

Detective (uncredited)

Harry Wilson

Harry Wilson

Prison Inmate (uncredited)

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John Chard

John Chard

2015-05-30

⭐ 8

Lone bandit evades police clutches. This is a true story... It's known to the Police Department of one of our largest cities as the most difficult homicide case in its experience. Principally because of the diabolical cleverness, intelligence and cunning of a completely unknown killer.....The record is set down here factually-as it happened. Only the names have been changed to protect the innocent. Cracking little noir picture this one. Richard Baseheart is Davis Morgan, a cold and calculated thief and murderer. He is not only unknown to the police, but also to the Los Angeles underwo…

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CinemaSerf

CinemaSerf

2022-07-09

⭐ 6

This is actually quite a decent little murder mystery featuring the usually pretty uncharismatic Richard Basehart as a petty thief who kills a cop. The police chief allocates two detectives - Scott Brady and James Cardwell - with the seemingly impossible task of tracking down the criminal for a crime that nobody saw/heard etc... They start off by trawling the usual suspects and gradually begin to piece it together and to see the light. It's tensely directed with lots of help from Leonid Raab's score; some suitably eerie lighting and Crane Wilbur's adaptation of his own story is a bit more comp…

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