Thriller ·Crime · United States of America · 1949 · 1h 19m

He Walked by Night

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Director
Alfred L. Werker
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
Crew
John Alton — Director of Photography Alfred DeGaetano — Editor Leonid Raab — Original Music Composer John C. Higgins — Screenplay Crane Wilbur — Screenplay Crane Wilbur — Story
Tagline

Savage TRUTH! Stronger than Fiction!

Synopsis

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.

Mood & Themes
policecop-killerfilm noirman huntlos angeles, californiamurder investigationlapddragnetstorm drainpolice procedural
Key Collaborators
Alfred L. Werker Director John Alton Director of Photography Alfred DeGaetano Editor Leonid Raab Original Music Composer John C. Higgins Screenplay Crane Wilbur Screenplay Crane Wilbur Story Robert Kane Producer Bryan Foy Producer
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