He Walked by Night
Savage TRUTH! Stronger than Fiction!
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2/6/1949Runtime
79 minsOverview
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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A lean, methodical cat-and-mouse hunt through noir Los Angeles where a tech-savvy criminal stays ahead of police using radio intelligence. The film unfolds with documentary-like precision, building dread through the grinding persistence of law enforcement.
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Richard Basehart
Roy Martin / Roy Morgan
Scott Brady
Police Sgt. Marty Brennan
Roy Roberts
Police Captain Breen
Whit Bissell
Paul Reeves
James Cardwell
Police Sgt. Chuck Jones
Jack Webb
Lee Whitey
Reed Hadley
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Frank Cady
Pete Hammond
Dorothy Adams
Milk Customer
Jane Adams
Nurse Scanion (uncredited)
Jack Bailey
Witness in Pajamas and Robe (uncredited)
Alma Beltran
Miss Montalvo (uncredited)
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