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He Walked by Night
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He Walked by Night

1949•1h 19m•Thriller•Crime
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Story Line

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.

“Savage TRUTH! Stronger than Fiction!”

Top Cast

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

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Rating

6.7/ 10

Release Date

1949-02-06

Runtime

1h 19m

Genres

ThrillerCrime

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User Reviews (2)

John Chard

John Chard

8/10
•5/30/2015
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 a...
CinemaSerf

CinemaSerf

6/10
•7/9/2022
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 imposs...