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67% Critic Match
He Walked by Night
“Savage TRUTH! Stronger than Fiction!”
6.7 / 10• 1949• 1h 19m•NR• English
ThrillerCrime
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Richard Basehart
Roy Martin / Roy Morgan
Lead
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
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Alfred L. Werker's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. He Walked by Night is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
