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He Walked by Night (1948)
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Reviews Counted:6
Fresh:5
Rotten:1
Average Rating:7.6/10
Runtime: 80 mins
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: A burglar becomes a cold-blooded cop killer and is hunted down on the streets of Los Angeles. The men in blue manage to track their suspect down into the bowels of the city--the labyrinth sewer... A burglar becomes a cold-blooded cop killer and is hunted down on the streets of Los Angeles. The men in blue manage to track their suspect down into the bowels of the city--the labyrinth sewer system. Noir veteran Anthony Mann, though uncredited, co-directed the film. Well-done and supposedly an inspiration for Jack Webb's Dragnet TV series. [More]
Starring: Richard Basehart, Scott Brady, Jack Webb, Roy Roberts
Starring: Richard Basehart, Scott Brady, Jack Webb, Roy Roberts, Whit Bissell, Charles Lang
Director: Alfred Werker
Director: Alfred Werker
Screenwriter: John C. Higgins, Crane Wilbur
Composer: Leonid Raab
Reviews for He Walked by Night
This is one of my favorite films noir, made on the cheap at Eagle-Lion Films.
The credits indicate Alfred L. Werker only, but this thriller is of a piece with the noir circle of T-Men and Raw Deal, courtesy of an uncredited Anthony Mann.
One of the most nasty-minded, brutal dramas in a genre noted for - practically defined by - its overwhelming nihilism.
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