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  • He Walked by Night (1948)
  • Approved
    79 min | Crime, Film-Noir, Thriller
He Walked by Night (1948)
Approved
79 min | Crime, Film-Noir, Thriller

This film-noir piece, told in semi-documentary style, follows police on the hunt for a resourceful criminal who shoots and kills a cop.
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Director
Alfred L. Werker (as Alfred Werker)
Writers
John C. Higgins (screenplay) | Crane Wilbur (screenplay) (original story) | Harry Essex (additional dialogue)
Producers
Bryan Foy | Robert Kane (as Robert T. Kane)
Composer
Cinematographer
Editor
Alfred DeGaetano (as Alfred De Gaetano)
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Status
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Updated Nov 24, 1948

Release date
Nov 24, 1948 (United States)
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Cast

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65 cast members
Name Known for
Richard Basehart
Roy Martin / Roy Morgan Roy Martin / Roy Morgan   See fewer
Scott Brady
Police Sgt. Marty Brennan Police Sgt. Marty Brennan   See fewer
Roy Roberts
Police Capt. Breen Police Capt. Breen   See fewer
Whit Bissell
Paul Reeves Paul Reeves   See fewer
James Cardwell
Police Sgt. Chuck Jones Police Sgt. Chuck Jones   See fewer
Jack Webb
Lee Whitey Lee Whitey   See fewer
Dorothy Adams
Paranoid Housewife (uncredited) Paranoid Housewife (uncredited)   See fewer
Jane Adams
Nurse Scanion (uncredited) Nurse Scanion (uncredited)   See fewer
Jack Bailey
Witness in Pajamas and Robe (uncredited) Witness in Pajamas and Robe (uncredited)   See fewer
Alma Beltran
Miss Montalvo (uncredited) Miss Montalvo (uncredited)   See fewer
Robert Bice
Detective with Capt. Breen (uncredited) Detective with Capt. Breen (uncredited)   See fewer
Chief Bradley
Chief Bradley (uncredited) Chief Bradley (uncredited)   See fewer
Frank Cady
Pete Hammond (uncredited) Pete Hammond (uncredited)   See fewer
Dolores Castelli
Witness (uncredited) Witness (uncredited)   See fewer
George Chan
Chinese Suspect (uncredited) Chinese Suspect (uncredited)   See fewer
Garrett Craig
Patrolman (uncredited) Patrolman (uncredited)   See fewer
John Dehner
Assistant Bureau Chief (uncredited) Assistant Bureau Chief (uncredited)   See fewer
Ann Doran
Dispatcher (uncredited) Dispatcher (uncredited)   See fewer
Rex Downing
Young Hoodlum (uncredited) Young Hoodlum (uncredited)   See fewer
Michael Dugan
Patrolman (uncredited) Patrolman (uncredited)   See fewer
Paul Fierro
Spanish-Speaking Detective (uncredited) Spanish-Speaking Detective (uncredited)   See fewer
Byron Foulger
Freddie (uncredited) Freddie (uncredited)   See fewer
Kay Garrett
Doctor (uncredited) Doctor (uncredited)   See fewer
George Goodman
Punchy (uncredited) Punchy (uncredited)   See fewer
Tim Graham
Uniformed Sergeant (uncredited) Uniformed Sergeant (uncredited)   See fewer
Kit Guard
Suspect (uncredited) Suspect (uncredited)   See fewer
Reed Hadley
Narrator (voice) (uncredited) Narrator (voice) (uncredited)   See fewer
Harry Harvey
Liquor Store Proprietor (uncredited) Liquor Store Proprietor (uncredited)   See fewer
Thomas Browne Henry
Dunning (uncredited) Dunning (uncredited)   See fewer
Peter Hobbes
Milkman (uncredited) Milkman (uncredited)   See fewer
Virginia Hunter
Miss Smith (uncredited) Miss Smith (uncredited)   See fewer
Felice Ingersoll
Records Clerk (uncredited) Records Clerk (uncredited)   See fewer
Anthony Jochim
Liquor Store Proprietor (uncredited) Liquor Store Proprietor (uncredited)   See fewer
Stan Johnson
Artist (uncredited) Artist (uncredited)   See fewer
Louise Kane
Mrs. Rawlins (uncredited) Mrs. Rawlins (uncredited)   See fewer
Tommy Kelly
Redhead (uncredited) Redhead (uncredited)   See fewer
Donald Kerr
Mailman (uncredited) Mailman (uncredited)   See fewer
Charles Lang
Policeman (uncredited) Policeman (uncredited)   See fewer
Lyle Latell
Police Sergeant (uncredited) Police Sergeant (uncredited)   See fewer
Rory Mallinson
Detective with Harry (uncredited) Detective with Harry (uncredited)   See fewer
Doyle Manor
Detective (uncredited) Detective (uncredited)   See fewer
Dick Mason
Mailman (uncredited) Mailman (uncredited)   See fewer
Billy Mauch
Handsome (uncredited) Handsome (uncredited)   See fewer
John McGuire
Officer Robert Rawlins (uncredited) Officer Robert Rawlins (uncredited)   See fewer
Charles Meredith
Hollywood Police Official (uncredited) Hollywood Police Official (uncredited)   See fewer
Carlotta Monti
Miss Montavio (uncredited) Miss Montavio (uncredited)   See fewer
Bert Moorhouse
Detective (uncredited) Detective (uncredited)   See fewer
Howard Negley
Lt. Greeson (uncredited) Lt. Greeson (uncredited)   See fewer
James Nolan
Harry (uncredited) Harry (uncredited)   See fewer
John Parrish
Liquor Store Proprietor (uncredited) Liquor Store Proprietor (uncredited)   See fewer
Steve Pendleton
Detective (uncredited) Detective (uncredited)   See fewer
John Perri
Young Hoodlum (uncredited) Young Hoodlum (uncredited)   See fewer
Ruth Robinson
Mrs. Johnson (uncredited) Mrs. Johnson (uncredited)   See fewer
Paul Scardon
Liquor Store Proprietor (uncredited) Liquor Store Proprietor (uncredited)   See fewer
Harry Seymour
Minor Role (uncredited) Minor Role (uncredited)   See fewer
Earl Spainard
Liquor Store Proprietor (uncredited) Liquor Store Proprietor (uncredited)   See fewer
Florence Stephens
Receptionist (uncredited) Receptionist (uncredited)   See fewer
Bernie Suss
Business Suspect (uncredited) Business Suspect (uncredited)   See fewer
Kenneth Tobey
Detective Questioning Pete (uncredited) Detective Questioning Pete (uncredited)   See fewer
Wally Vernon
Postman (uncredited) Postman (uncredited)   See fewer
Harlan Warde
Police Operator 27 (uncredited) Police Operator 27 (uncredited)   See fewer
Mary Ware
Reeves' Secretary (uncredited) Reeves' Secretary (uncredited)   See fewer
Robert B. Williams
Detective (uncredited) Detective (uncredited)   See fewer
Harry Wilson
Prison Inmate (uncredited) Prison Inmate (uncredited)   See fewer
Marty Wynn
Police Sergeant (uncredited) Police Sergeant (uncredited)   See fewer
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