[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":175},["ShallowReactive",2],{"movie-seo-tt0040427":3},{"movieId":4,"title":5,"year":6,"sources":7,"metadata":120,"relatedMovies":133,"similarMovies":146,"collections":165,"is_curated":172,"verified":173,"lastUpdated":174},"tt0040427","He Walked by Night",1948,[8,23,32,41,50,56,65,72,77,84,89,97,103,109,115],{"channelId":9,"sourceId":10,"id":10,"title":11,"description":12,"addedAt":13,"duration":14,"language":15,"year":6,"viewCount":16,"regionRestriction":17,"type":21,"channelName":22},"UCOg0aMAXmF3o5m243PxhE5g","8rBZ7Hoaf5o","He Walked by Night (1948) [Film Noir] [Thriller]","If you like this movie and our channel, please subscribe: https:\u002F\u002Fgoo.gl\u002F0qDmXe | On a Los Angeles street, Officer Hollis, a patrolman on his way home from work, stops a man he suspects of being a burglar and is shot and mortally wounded. The minor clues lead nowhere. Two police detectives, Sergeants Marty Brennan (Brady) and Chuck Jones (Cardwell), are assigned to catch the killer, Roy Morgan (Basehart), a brilliant mystery man with no known criminal past, who is hiding in a Hollywood bungalow and listening to police calls on his custom radio in an attempt to avoid capture. His only relationship is with his little dog.\n\nRoy consigns burgled electronic equipment to Paul Reeves (Whit Bissell), and on his fifth sale is nearly caught when he shows up to collect on his property. Reeves tells police that the suspect is a mystery man named Roy Martin. The case crosses the paths of Brennan and Jones, who stake out Reeves' office to arrest and question Roy. He suspects a trap, however, and in a brief shootout shoots and paralyzes Jones. Jones wounds Roy, who performs surgery on himself to remove the bullet and avoid going to a hospital, where his gunshot wound would be reported to the police.\nWith his knowledge of police procedures, Roy changes his modus operandi and becomes an armed robber. During one robbery he fires his semi-automatic pistol, and the police recover the ejected casing. Lee (Jack Webb), a forensics specialist, matches the ejector marks on the casing to those recovered in the killing of Officer Rawlins and the wounding of Sgt. Jones, connecting all three shootings to one suspect.\n\nCaptain Breen (Roy Roberts) uses this break to gather all of the witnesses to the robberies. They assist Lee in building a composite photo of the killer. Reeves then identifies Roy from the composite. However, Roy hides in Reeves' car and attempts to intimidate him into revealing details of the police investigation. He barely eludes a stakeout of Reeves' house.\nBecause the police do not realize that Roy has inside knowledge of their work, the case goes nowhere. Breen takes Brennan off the case in an attempt to shake him up. Jones convinces his partner to stop viewing the case personally and to use his head.\n\nPlodding, methodical follow-up by Brennan, using the composite photograph, results in information that Roy, whose actual name is Roy Morgan, worked for a local police department as a civilian radio dispatcher before being drafted into the Army. Brennan tracks him down through post office mail carriers and disguises himself as a milkman to get a close look at Morgan and his apartment.\n\nThe police surround and raid the apartment that night, but Morgan, forewarned by the barking of his dog, escapes through the attic and uses the Los Angeles sewer system as a means of escape. The film continues with a dragnet and chase through the sewers. Roy is finally cornered by the police in a passage blocked by the wheel of a police car. As the police shoot tear gas at Roy, he staggers and attempts to fire at them. He is then shot down and killed. The final scene is notable for its resemblance to the final scene in The Third Man in which Orson Welles is chased through the sewers of Vienna. No known connection between the films has been established.\n\n---\n\nDirected by Alfred L. Werker and Anthony Mann, produced by Bryan Foy and Robert Kane, story by Crane Wilbur, screenplay by John C. Higgins and Crane Wilbur, starring Richard Basehart as Roy Martin\u002FRoy Morgan, Scott Brady as Sgt. Marty Brennan, Roy Roberts as Captain Breen, Whit Bissell as Paul Reeves an electronics dealer, James Cardwell as Sgt. Chuck Jones and Jack Webb as Lee.\n\n---\n\nSource: \"He Walked by Night\" Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.. 26 August 2013. Web. 26 August 2013. http:\u002F\u002Fen.wikipedia.org\u002Fwiki\u002FHe_Walked_By_Night.\n\nIf you like this movie and our channel, please subscribe: https:\u002F\u002Fgoo.gl\u002F0qDmXe\n\n#FilmNoir #TimelessClassicMovies #ClassicFilm",1766529667,4734,"en",1580977,{"blocked":18},[19,20],"FR","GB","youtube","Timeless Classic Movies",{"channelId":24,"sourceId":25,"id":25,"title":26,"description":27,"addedAt":28,"duration":29,"language":15,"year":6,"viewCount":30,"type":21,"channelName":31},"UCgLqpXqmEJoyDYE_lpY1DXg","KASjMNbP6Ak","He Walked by Night (1948) | Colorized Public Domain Film Noir Thriller with Richard Basehart","He Walked by Night (1948) is an American film noir crime thriller directed by Alfred L. Werker and Anthony Mann (uncredited) and starring Richard Basehart, Scott Brady, and Roy Roberts. This restored and colorized edition of the public domain classic breathes new life into one of the most influential crime dramas of the postwar era. Known for its stark realism, tense atmosphere, and semi-documentary style, the film is a chilling account of a cunning criminal who eludes the police across Los Angeles. By reviving this work in color, modern audiences in the United States, Europe, and beyond can rediscover its suspense and historical significance.\n\nPlot Summary:\nThe story is inspired by real-life criminal Erwin “Machine-Gun” Walker, a former World War II veteran who became a notorious burglar and murderer in Los Angeles. In the film, the character is represented by Roy Morgan (Richard Basehart), a cold and calculating electronics expert who uses his technical knowledge to commit burglaries and escape capture.\n\nWhen a routine stop leads to the shooting of a police officer, the LAPD launches a citywide manhunt. Detective Marty Brennan (Scott Brady) and Captain Breen (Roy Roberts) take the lead in investigating the case, while Lieutenant Harry Grant (Reed Hadley) provides voiceover narration in the style of a documentary, lending authenticity and a sense of urgency.\n\nRoy Morgan’s intelligence and resourcefulness allow him to stay one step ahead of law enforcement, as he modifies radios, creates makeshift hideouts, and maneuvers through Los Angeles’s underground drainage system. The film builds to a suspenseful climax in which police officers track him through the city’s storm drains in a visually striking sequence that influenced later films, including “The Third Man” (1949).\n\nCast and Crew:\n• Directors: Alfred L. Werker, Anthony Mann (uncredited)\n• Screenplay: John C. Higgins, Crane Wilbur\n• Cinematography: John Alton\n• Editing: Alfred DeGaetano\nStarring:\n• Richard Basehart as Roy Morgan\n• Scott Brady as Detective Marty Brennan\n• Roy Roberts as Captain Breen\n• Whit Bissell as Paul Reeves\n• Reed Hadley as Narrator\n• Jack Webb as Stammers\n\nFilm Significance:\nHe Walked by Night is considered a cornerstone of the film noir genre, notable for its gritty realism and atmospheric cinematography by John Alton, one of Hollywood’s great visual stylists. The film’s documentary-style narration and focus on police procedure helped inspire the creation of the long-running radio and television series “Dragnet,” in which Jack Webb (who also appears in the film) played the lead role.\n\nRichard Basehart’s chilling performance as Roy Morgan remains one of the most memorable portrayals of a noir antihero. The film’s stark use of shadows, tight framing, and innovative lighting showcase the artistry of Anthony Mann and John Alton, blending style with tension. Its climax in the Los Angeles storm drains remains one of the most iconic set pieces in film noir history.\n\nEnhanced Public Domain Explanation:\nThis film is in the public domain, which means it is completely free of copyright restrictions and can be legally shared, viewed, studied, and preserved without limitation. Colorized Public Domain restores and enhances these historic works through careful digital cleaning, visual restoration, and colorization techniques. Our mission is to ensure that timeless classics like He Walked by Night remain available to a worldwide audience. By presenting them in color and modern quality, we make them more engaging and accessible to younger generations who might otherwise overlook black-and-white cinema. This process respects the original film while providing a new layer of appreciation for today’s viewers.\n\nWhy Watch This Colorized Edition:\nOriginally released in black and white in 1948, He Walked by Night is visually striking even in its authentic format. However, many contemporary viewers overlook monochrome films. By offering a colorized version, we provide a bridge between historical preservation and modern audience expectations. This edition enhances immersion while preserving the artistry of John Alton’s cinematography, ensuring that the suspense and psychological depth resonate with today’s viewers.\n\nSubscribe and Explore More Classics:\n📌 Subscribe for more colorized classics: https:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002F@ColorizedPublicDomain?sub_confirmation=1\n\nWe upload restored and colorized films from the Golden Age of cinema, from forgotten B-movies to culturally significant classics. Our work ensures these treasures remain discoverable, enjoyable, and preserved for audiences in the USA, Europe, and worldwide.\n\n#HeWalkedByNight #FilmNoir #RichardBasehart #1940sCinema #PublicDomainMovie #ColorizedClassic #ClassicThriller #CrimeDrama #GoldenAgeHollywood #FilmRestoration #JohnAlton #AnthonyMann",1766537256,4689,93,"Colorized Public Domain",{"channelId":33,"sourceId":34,"id":34,"title":35,"description":36,"addedAt":37,"duration":38,"language":15,"year":6,"viewCount":39,"type":21,"channelName":40},"UCE34fwgW7kWr7tc7YiOWtRw","cduuYZjJuz8","He Walked by Night (1948) FILM NOIR","Stars: Richard Basehart, Scott Brady, Jack Webb \nDirectors: Alfred L. Werker, Anthony Mann (uncredited)\n\nA cunning psychopath is the subject of the greatest manhunt in LAPD history! The semi-documentary style of this film inspired co-star Jack Webb to create his iconic TV series Dragnet.",1766792711,4733,233136,"PizzaFlix",{"channelId":42,"sourceId":43,"id":43,"title":44,"description":45,"addedAt":46,"duration":47,"language":15,"year":6,"viewCount":48,"type":21,"channelName":49},"UCycDFnpMeWzaITQSD1dWsOA","hN7Og-EATyU","Film-Noir | He Walked By Night (1948) Hunting Truth Through the Shadows | Colorized","From the Homicide Files of the Los Angeles Police.\nIn the City of Angels, where every shadow hides a secret, a resourceful criminal fatally shoots a police officer, turning the streets into his playground and leaving the LAPD desperate to end his reign of terror. As the detectives race against time, piecing together fragments of evidence, they strive to stop the criminal before any more lives are taken.\n\nOriginal title: He Walked by Night (1948) AKA: The L.A. Investigator, Twenty-Nine Clues\nThis film is has English, Italian & Spanish audio, and also available with subtitles in many languages.\n\n\nBlack & White version: https:\u002F\u002Fyoutu.be\u002FEZ8_szn0CrM\n\n\nDirectors: Alfred L. Werker, Anthony Mann\nWriters: John C. Higgins, Crane Wilbur, Harry Essex, Crane Wilbur\nGenre: Colorized, Crime, Film-Noir, Thriller\n\nMain Actors: \nRichard Basehart - Roy Martin\nScott Brady - Police Sgt. Marty Brennan\nRoy Roberts - Police Capt. Breen\nWhit Bissell - Paul Reeves\nJames Cardwell - Police Sgt. Chuck Jones\nJack Webb - Lee Whitey\n\n\n\n@CultCinemaClassics \n\nhttps:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fplaylist?list=UUMOycDFnpMeWzaITQSD1dWsOA",1766795582,4740,327335,"Cult Cinema Classics",{"channelId":42,"sourceId":51,"id":51,"title":52,"description":53,"addedAt":54,"duration":47,"language":15,"year":6,"viewCount":55,"type":21,"channelName":49},"EZ8_szn0CrM","He Walked By Night (1948) Crime, Film-Noir | directed by Alfred L. Werker, Anthony Mann","A lone gunman, a city on edge, and a relentless pursuit for truth.\nWhen a ruthless criminal unleashes chaos by killing a police officer, the investigation ignites a thrilling chase through the urban labyrinth. The detectives must sift through lies and shadows to unearth the truth and restore peace to their city.\n\nColorized version: https:\u002F\u002Fyoutu.be\u002FhN7Og-EATyU\n\n\nOriginal title: He Walked by Night (1948) \nAlternative titles: The L.A. Investigator, Twenty-Nine Clues, Il marchait la nuit, Egli camminava nella notte, Schritte in der Nacht, Он бродил по ночам, Orden: caza sin cuartel, 밤에 걷는 남자, O Demônio da Noite, Ο Δολοφόνος της Νύχτας, Ordre: Caça sense treva, 黑狱杀人王, Nattmänniskan\n\nThis film is has English, Italian & Spanish audio, and also available with subtitles in many languages.\n\nDirectors: Alfred L. Werker, Anthony Mann\nWriters: John C. Higgins, Crane Wilbur, Harry Essex, Crane Wilbur\nActors: Richard Basehart, Scott Brady, Roy Roberts, Whit Bissell, James Cardwell, Jack Webb\nGenre: Crime, Film noir, Thriller\n\n\n@CultCinemaClassics \n\nhttps:\u002F\u002Fwww.youtube.com\u002Fplaylist?list=UUMOycDFnpMeWzaITQSD1dWsOA",1766795584,510709,{"channelId":57,"sourceId":58,"id":58,"title":59,"description":60,"size":61,"addedAt":62,"year":6,"downloads":63,"type":57,"channelName":64},"archive.org","1948-he-walked-by-night-orden-caza-sin-cuartel-alfred-l.-werker-anthony-mann-vose","1948 - He Walked By Night - Orden: caza sin cuartel - Alfred L. Werker - Anthony Mann - VOSE","For Academic \u002F Educational Use Only derechonoir.wordpress.com",371917396,1767744363,844,"Archive.org",{"channelId":57,"sourceId":66,"id":66,"title":67,"description":68,"size":69,"addedAt":70,"downloads":71,"type":57,"channelName":64},"HeWalkedByNight","He walked by night","Realise par Alfred Werker, Anthony Mann http:\u002F\u002Flaprochaineseance.free.fr\u002F Avec Richard Basehart, Scott Brady, Roy Roberts Titre original : He walked by night Long-métrage americain. Genre : Policier, Drame, Thriller Duree : 1h19 min Année de production : 1948 Synopsis : Ray Morgan, un cambrioleur repute, s'est trouve dans l'obligation de tuer un officier de police. Pour les autorites, une chasse à l'homme a commence.",1037444215,1767744385,29031,{"channelId":57,"sourceId":73,"id":73,"title":5,"description":74,"size":75,"addedAt":70,"year":6,"downloads":76,"type":57,"channelName":64},"HeWalkedByNight720p1948","Title: He Walked by Night Summary: This film-noir piece, told in semi-documentary style, follows police on the hunt for a resourceful criminal who shoots and kills a cop. Directed by: Alfred L. Werker, Anthony Mann Actors: Production Company: Bryan Foy Productions Release Date: 10 May 1949 (Argentina) Aspect Ratio: 1.37 : 1 In the Post-World War II, in Los Angeles, a criminal shoots 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.",917066656,24597,{"channelId":57,"sourceId":78,"id":78,"title":79,"description":80,"size":81,"addedAt":70,"language":82,"year":6,"downloads":83,"type":57,"channelName":64},"He_Walked_By_Night.avi","He Walked By Night","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",1907019494,"English",254991,{"channelId":57,"sourceId":85,"id":85,"title":5,"description":86,"size":87,"addedAt":70,"year":6,"downloads":88,"type":57,"channelName":64},"He_Walked_by_Night_1948","Richard Basehart becomes the target of an intense manhunt. You'll find that this copy is sharper than the version that was already here at the Archive.",1876404720,69634,{"channelId":57,"sourceId":90,"id":90,"title":91,"description":92,"size":93,"addedAt":94,"language":95,"year":6,"downloads":96,"type":57,"channelName":64},"he-walked-by-night-1948","He Walked by Night (1948)","This film-noir piece, told in semi-documentary style, follows police on the hunt for a resourceful criminal who shoots and kills a cop. Watch on RetroFlix:  https:\u002F\u002Fretroflix.org\u002Fhe-walked-by-night-1948\u002F",358918147,1767744519,"eng",300,{"channelId":57,"sourceId":98,"id":98,"title":99,"description":100,"size":101,"addedAt":94,"language":95,"downloads":102,"type":57,"channelName":64},"he-walked-by-night-1948-colorized-720p-hd","He Walked by Night (restored, colorized) (1948, noir, imdb score: 7.2)","He Walked by Night is a 1948 American police procedural film noir directed by Alfred L. Werker and an uncredited Anthony Mann. The film, shot in semidocumentary tone, was loosely based on newspaper accounts of the real-life actions of Erwin \"Machine-Gun” Walker, a former Glendale, California, police department employee and World War II veteran who unleashed a crime spree of burglaries, robberies, and shootouts in the Los Angeles area in 1945 and 1946. During the film's production, one of the actors, Jack Webb, struck up a friendship with the police technical advisor, Detective Sergeant Marty Wynn, and was inspired by a conversation with Wynn to create the radio and later television program Dragnet .",1076767881,2231,{"channelId":57,"sourceId":104,"id":104,"title":105,"description":106,"size":107,"addedAt":94,"language":95,"downloads":108,"type":57,"channelName":64},"he-walked-by-night-1948-colorized-movie-576p-sd","He Walked by Night (restored, colorized, with intro commentary) (1948, noir, imdb score: 7.2)","He Walked by Night is a 1948 American police procedural film noir directed by Alfred L. Werker and an uncredited Anthony Mann . The film, shot in a semidocumentary tone, is loosely based on the real-life actions of Erwin \"Machine-Gun\" Walker , a former Glendale, California police department employee and World War II veteran who unleashed a crime spree of burglaries, robberies and shootouts in the Los Angeles area between 1945 and 1946. During production, actor Jack Webb met the film's police technical advisor Marty Wynn and was inspired by a conversation with Wynn to create the radio program Dragnet , which later became the first modern police television drama. He Walked by Night was released by Eagle-Lion Films . The film is notable for its camerawork by renowned film noir cinematographer John Alton .",1159493727,59,{"channelId":57,"sourceId":110,"id":110,"title":111,"description":112,"size":113,"addedAt":94,"language":95,"year":6,"downloads":114,"type":57,"channelName":64},"he-walked-by-night-1948_202405","He Walked By Night 1948: Film-Noir [1:18:55] BluRay","He Walked by Night is a 1948 American police procedural film-noir, directed by Alfred L. Werker and an uncredited Anthony Mann. The film, shot in a semi-documentary tone, is loosely based on the real-life actions of Erwin \"Machine-Gun\" Walker, a former Glendale, California police department employee and World War II veteran who unleashed a crime spree of burglaries, robberies and shootouts in the Los Angeles area between 1945 and 1946. Roy Morgan (Richard Basehart) is a burglar who listens in to radio police calls, allowing him to stay one step ahead of the cops. After Morgan kills a police officer, Sergeants Brennan (Scott Brady) and Jones (James Cardwell) have little success in putting the clues of the case together. But when Jones is wounded in a shoot-out with Morgan, Brennan employs all facets of detective work, including forensics and informants, to find the elusive and clever criminal. During production, actor Jack Webb met the film's police technical advisor Marty Wynn and was inspired by a conversation with Wynn to create the radio program Dragnet, which later became the first modern police television drama. Goofs: A revolver ejects its spent casings only if the shooter does so manually, which Richard Baseheart didn't do, therefore the police could not have even had them to compare with the fired casings from the automatic. An even bigger blunder was the photo comparing the two fired shells, they were clearly marked .380 auto, an entirely different round than the .38 special or .45 auto that the police claimed were fired from the same gun. So now there were three different guns used to create this technical error. In addition, when Jack Webb shows his blow-up photos, all three ejector markings are in the precise same location on the cartridge head, a statistical impossibility. In fact, all three are blow-ups of one photograph. Cast: Richard Basehart as Roy Martin\u002FRoy Morgan Scott Brady as Sgt. Marty Brennan Roy Roberts as Captain Breen Whit Bissell as Paul Reeves, electronics dealer James Cardwell as Sgt. Chuck Jones Jack Webb as Lee Whitey Byron Foulger as Freddie (uncredited) John Dehner as Assistant Bureau Chief (uncredited) Kenneth Tobey as Detective (uncredited) John McGuire as Officer Robert Rawlins (uncredited) Reed Hadley as Narrator Dorothy Adams as Paranoid Housewife (uncredited)",1582681207,995,{"channelId":57,"sourceId":116,"id":116,"title":91,"description":117,"size":118,"addedAt":94,"language":95,"year":6,"downloads":119,"type":57,"channelName":64},"he.-walked.-by.-night.-1948","He Walked by Night is a notable 1948 American film noir directed by Alfred L. Werker with uncredited contributions from Anthony Mann . The film runs 79 minutes and is recognized for its semi-documentary tone , drawing from the real-life criminal activities of Erwin \"Machine-Gun\" Walker .The plot revolves around Roy Morgan , played by Richard Basehart , a burglar with a past as a radio technician. He stays one step ahead of the police by listening to their calls on a custom radio. The story kicks off when he fatally shoots a police officer, prompting an intense manhunt led by detectives Marty Brennan and Chuck Jones . The film unfolds with gripping sequences, including a memorable chase through Los Angeles' storm drainage tunnels.  John Alton's cinematography is particularly praised, using chiaroscuro lighting to enhance the film's noir aesthetics. It's notable for establishing many conventions of the police procedural genre and is remembered for its compelling narrative and visuals. The film illustrates the tension and resourcefulness needed in police work during the post-war era and serves as a precursor to later detective dramas, influencing shows like Dragnet , which was inspired by this film's production.",1258420575,126,{"Rated":121,"Runtime":122,"imdbRating":123,"imdbVotes":124,"Genre":125,"Plot":126,"Director":127,"Writer":128,"Actors":129,"Language":130,"Country":131,"Awards":132},"Approved","79 min",7,6948,"Crime, Film-Noir, Thriller","In post WW II, Los Angeles, a cop's killed in the middle of the night. With no leads, the chief of police assigns Sgts. Jones and Brennan to investigate and apprehend the killer. They target low-level criminals, such as Paul Reeves, hoping he'll lead them to bigger fish, specially, the one who shot and killed the cop.","Alfred L. Werker, Anthony Mann","John C. 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