He Walked By Night

(1948)

80 minutes.

Film Noir

Directed by Alfred L. Werker and Anthony Mann

Cast:

Richard Basehart as Roy Martin/Roy 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
Jack Webb as Lee
 

Genius/psycho killer Richard Basehart is hunted by the police. Told in semi-documentary style, this film inspired Jack Webb's “Dragnet.”