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  Alton, John
  Basehart, Richard
  Mann, Anthony


'''' He Walked by Nighttime occurs as 1948 black-and-white film noir directed by Alfred L. Werker. Area of the film, even so, were directed by western/film noir director Anthony Mann. A film, shot inside semi-documentary style, inspired one of a films actors Jack Webb to produce a radio & late television program Dragnet, which the film clearly resembles. A film was freed by Eagle-Lion Films Inc. A film is notable for the camerawork by cinematographer John Alton. A killer in the film is according to real-life malefactor [http://www.dickmeister.com/id23.html Erwin Walker].

In the Los Angeles, California street, a fuzz is shot dead by an unknown attacker. 2 constabulary men, Sergeants Marty Brennan (Brady) & Chuck Jones (Cardwell) come assigned to catch a killer. the killer (Basehart), the brilliant mystery human using there are no known felon preceding, is hiding within a Hollywood bungalow and hearing to police turn his custom radio within an attempt to stay away from capture. A just relationship a human seems to keep around is using his little puppy. A killer utilizes a Los Angeles sewage works as a mean value to escape law. At one point he performs surgery in himself to dislodge the bullet. the police force eventually make their way the break in the experience while it gather witnesses together & produce a composite sketch of the killer. That yet leads the children straight to him.

Main cast

Richard Basehart as Roy Martin/Roy Morgan Scott Brady as Sgt. Marty Brennan Roy Roberts as Capt. Breen Whit Bissell as Paul Reeves an electronics dealer James Cardwell as Sgt. Chuck Jones (when Jemmy Cardwell) Jack Webb as Lee

He Walked By Night (1948)
Review by Roger Westcombe of the film that was the principal inspiration for "Dragnet."

He Walked By Night
DVD review by Steve Messenger.

He Walked By Night
Cast, synopsis and review from the All Movie Guide.

He Walked By Night (1948)
Review, plot summary and photos.

He Walked By Night
Turner Classic Movies calls the film "a remarkable low budget, film noir thriller that is often overlooked in film studies of this genre."

He Walked By Night (1948)
Cast, crew and plot summary from the Internet Movie Database.

DVD Savant Review: He Walked By Night
Review by Glenn Erickson of "one of the very best" of film noir's second wave.


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