He Walked by Night

Feb 6, 1949

1h 19m

★ 6.7

Savage TRUTH! Stronger than Fiction!

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.

Genres

Thriller

Crime

Production Companies

Bryan Foy Productions

Eagle-Lion Films

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Cast

Roy Martin / Roy Morgan

Richard Basehart

Police Sgt. Marty Brennan

Scott Brady

Police Captain Breen

Roy Roberts

Paul Reeves

Whit Bissell

Police Sgt. Chuck Jones

James Cardwell

Lee Whitey

Jack Webb

Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Reed Hadley

Pete Hammond

Frank Cady

Milk Customer

Dorothy Adams

Nurse Scanion (uncredited)

Jane Adams

Witness in Pajamas and Robe (uncredited)

Jack Bailey

Miss Montalvo (uncredited)

Alma Beltran

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