He Walked by Night
Savage TRUTH! Stronger than Fiction!
1949 · 1h 19m · Approved
Crime, Thriller
Directed by
Alfred L. Werker
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He Walked by Night
Overview
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.
Director and cast
- Alfred L. Werker Director
- Richard Basehart as Roy Martin / Roy Morgan
- Scott Brady as Police Sgt. Marty Brennan
- Roy Roberts as Police Captain Breen
- Whit Bissell as Paul Reeves
- James Cardwell as Police Sgt. Chuck Jones
- Jack Webb as Lee Whitey
- Reed Hadley as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
- Frank Cady as Pete Hammond
- Dorothy Adams as Milk Customer
- Jane Adams as Nurse Scanion (uncredited)
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