Saturday Night Cinema
He Walked by Night

He walked By Night 1948

Gripping film noir crime drama about a manhunt for a ruthless killer who plays a deadly cat and mouse game with the police. Starring Richard Basehart, Scott Brady, Whit Bissell, and Jack Webb, this movie was the basis for "Dragnet". Watch for Whit Bissell, the unsung but solid bit player who has appeared in hundreds of films and TV shows:

The staff at Variety magazine (in 1949), "He Walked by Night
is a high-tension crime meller, supercharged with violence but sprung
with finesse. Top credits for this film's wallop is shared equally by
the several scripters, director Alfred Werker and a small, but superb
cast headed by Richard Basehart…Starting in high gear, the film
increases in momentum until the cumulative tension explodes in a
powerful crime-doesn't pay climax. Striking effects are achieved
through counterpoint of the slayer's ingenuity in eluding the cops and
the police efficiency in bringing him to book. High-spot of the film is
the final sequence which takes place in LA's storm drainage tunnel
system where the killer tries to make his getaway. With this role,
Basehart establishes himself as one of Hollywood's most talented finds
in recent years. He heavily overshadows the rest of the cast, although
Scott Brady, Roy Roberts and Jim Cardwell, as the detectives, deliver
with high competence. Film is also marked by realistic camera work and
a solid score."

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Locarno International Film Festival: Special Prize, Best Police Film, Alfred L. Werker; 1949.

Click below to watch the movie (I moved it below the fold so it would not slow the page load):


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