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He Walked by Night

  • 7.0 /10

  • 100

  • 82%

Plot

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.

Cast

Richard Basehart as Roy Martin / Roy Morgan
Richard Basehart

as Roy Martin / Roy Morgan

Scott Brady as Police Sgt. Marty Brennan
Scott Brady

as Police Sgt. Marty Brennan

Roy Roberts as Police Captain Breen
Roy Roberts

as Police Captain Breen

Whit Bissell as Paul Reeves
Whit Bissell

as Paul Reeves

James Cardwell as Police Sgt. Chuck Jones
James Cardwell

as Police Sgt. Chuck Jones

Jack Webb as Lee Whitey
Jack Webb

as Lee Whitey

Reed Hadley as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Reed Hadley

as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Frank Cady as Pete Hammond
Frank Cady

as Pete Hammond

Dorothy Adams as Milk Customer
Dorothy Adams

as Milk Customer

Jane Adams as Nurse Scanion (uncredited)
Jane Adams

as Nurse Scanion (uncredited)

Movie Facts

Rated

  • Approved

Status

  • Released

Release Date

  • February 6, 1949

Production Companies

  • Bryan Foy Productions

  • Eagle-Lion Films

Production Countries

  • United States of America

Spoken Language

  • English

Budget

  • $0.00

Revenue

  • -

Runtime

  • 1.32 hrs

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Reviews

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 i…

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…