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He Walked by Night (1948)  link to He Walked by Night on IMDb  

Number: 2187

poster He Walked by Night

IMDb Rating:
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7.2/10 (3635 votes)

Country: USA, 79 minutes

Spoken Languages: English, Spanish

Genre(s): Thriller, Crime, Film-Noir

Director(s): Alfred L. Werker, Anthony Mann

Video Codec: Unknown

Storyline:
In the Post-World War II, in Los Angeles, a criminal shots and kills a police officer in the middle of the night. Without any leads, the chief of the LAPD assigns Sgt. Chuck Jones and Sgt. Marty Brennan to investigate the murder and apprehend the culprits. When the dealer of electronics devices, Paul Reeves, is caught selling a stolen projector, the police identifies the criminal, and connects him to other unsolved robberies. Using the witnesses of his heists, they draw their face, but the true identity of the smart and intelligent criminal is not disclosed. The perseverance of Sgt. Marty Brennan in his investigation gives a clue where he might live.

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Cast:

photo Richard Basehart Richard Basehart Roy Martin / Roy Morgan
photo Scott Brady Scott Brady Police Sgt. Marty Brennan
photo Roy Roberts Roy Roberts Police Capt. Breen
photo Whit Bissell Whit Bissell Paul Reeves
photo James Cardwell James Cardwell Police Sgt. Chuck Jones

Medium: Unknown,

Loaned: No

Aspect ratio: 4:3