He Walked By Night (1948)

He Walked By Night (1948)

„He Walked By Night“ is a 1948 police procedural film noir directed by Alfred L. Werker and Anthony Mann from a screenplay by Crane Wilbur, John C. Higgins and Harry Essex.

A lone gunman, a city on edge, and a relentless pursuit for truth.
When 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.

Cast:

• Richard Basehart – Roy Martin/Roy Morgan
• Scott Brady – Police Sgt. Marty Brennan
• Roy Roberts – Police Capt. Breen
• Whit Bissell – Paul Reeves
• James Cardwell – Police Sgt. Chuck Jones
• Jack Webb – Lee Whitey
• Stan Johnson – Artist
• John Dehner – Assistant Bureau Chief
• Bernie Suss – Business Suspect
• Chief Bradley – Chief Bradley
• George Chan – Chinese Suspect
• Doyle Manor – Detective
• Bert Moorhouse – Detective
• Steve Pendleton – Detective
• Robert B. Williams – Detective
• Kenneth Tobey – Detective Questioning Pete
• Robert Bice – Detective with Capt. Breen
• Rory Mallinson – Detective with Harry
• Ann Doran – Dispatcher
• Kay Garrett – Doctor
• Thomas Browne Henry – Dunning
• Byron Foulger – Freddie
• Billy Mauch – Handsome
• James Nolan – Harry
• Charles Meredith – Hollywood Police Official
• Harry Harvey – Liquor Store Proprietor
• Anthony Jochim – Liquor Store Proprietor
• John Parrish – Liquor Store Proprietor
• Paul Scardon – Liquor Store Proprietor
• Earl Spainard – Liquor Store Proprietor
• Howard Negley – Lt. Greeson
• Donald Kerr – Mailman
• Dick Mason – Mailman
• Peter Hobbes – Milkman
• Harry Seymour – Minor Role
• Alma Beltran – Miss Montalvo
• Carlotta Monti – Miss Montavio
• Virginia Hunter – Miss Smith
• Ruth Robinson – Mrs. Johnson
• Louise Kane – Mrs. Rawlins
• Reed Hadley – Narrator (voice)
• Jane Adams – Nurse Scanion
• John McGuire – Officer Robert Rawlins
• Dorothy Adams – Paranoid Housewife
• Garrett Craig – Patrolman
• Michael Dugan – Patrolman
• Frank Cady – Pete Hammond
• Harlan Warde – Police Operator 27
• Lyle Latell – Police Sergeant
• Marty Wynn – Police Sergeant
• Charles Lang – Policeman
• Wally Vernon – Postman
• Harry Wilson – Prison Inmate
• George Goodman – Punchy
• Florence Stephens – Receptionist
• Felice Ingersoll – Records Clerk
• Tommy Kelly – Redhead
• Mary Ware – Reeves’ Secretary
• Paul Fierro – Spanish-Speaking Detective
• Kit Guard – Suspect
• Tim Graham – Uniformed Sergeant
• Dolores Castelli – Witness
• Jack Bailey – Witness in Pajamas and Robe
• Rex Downing – Young Hoodlum
• John Perri – Young Hoodlum

„Schritte in der Nacht“ (He Walked By Night) ist ein Film noir von 1948 unter der Regie von Alfred L. Werker und Anthony Mann nach einem Drehbuch von Crane Wilbur, John C. Higgins und Harry Essex.

Ein einsamer Schütze, eine Stadt in Aufruhr und eine unerbittliche Suche nach der Wahrheit.
Als ein skrupelloser Verbrecher einen Polizisten tötet und damit Chaos auslöst, entfachen die Ermittlungen eine aufregende Verfolgungsjagd durch das Labyrinth der Stadt. Die Detectives müssen Lügen und Schatten durchforsten, um die Wahrheit ans Licht zu bringen und den Frieden in ihrer Stadt wiederherzustellen.