He Walked by Night (1948) Crime Thriller, Film-Noir | Full Length Movie

Savage! ... Searing! ... True!
This film-noir piece, told in semi-documentary style, follows police on the hunt for a resourceful criminal who shoots and kills a cop.
Directors: Alfred L. Werker, Anthony Mann
Writers: Crane Wilbur, Crane Wilbur
Stars: Richard Basehart, Scott Brady, Roy Roberts
Genre: Classics, Cult Film, Crime, Film-Noir, Thriller
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[@pepitacclemente2637]

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[@BAMB9396]

Thank you! 😃👍👍

[@fabioerazo558]

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[@joseluissosa3698]

Ok

[@Johnnycdrums]

I can't remember if I've seen this before. I think I better watch it.

[@PointyTailofSatan]

Notice the interesting camera angles. High angle shots, low angle shots, wide angles. The use of light in the sewer. The direction is excellent.

[@ricardocantoral7672]

The camera work of John Alton. He was a staple of Noir.

[@noraedwards3419]

Mr. Basehart is a very underrated actor. He is marvelous in this film. Great in Fourteen Hours and others, but my favorite is as The Fool in Fellini's La Strada. And yes, I adored him as Admiral Nelson and as the bad guy in Satan Bug. He would have been a wonderfully evil, psychotic Bond villain! And Jack Webb does look very young. Great film filled with great actors, including, I believe, Mr. Drucker from Green Acres/Petticoat Junction. Thank you very much.

[@user-wy1dl2me2p]

Mr Drucker is still alive

[@user-wy1dl2me2p]

Richard Basehart pre wrinkled 😅 his voice was great.

[@autumnleaves2766]

A thoroughly enjoyable, well made B movie from 1948, based on a true story which always makes for good viewing. Love the sequence where they get the witnesses to help build up an image of the man they are hunting. Then there is the outstanding chase in the storm drains, brilliantly lit by the lights of the torches, the tension mounts and mounts. They were hunting a man not known to police previously, so it took a lot of work to track him down. A really good film 75 years ago.

[@jacksugden8190]

Enjoyed watching this, the late Richard Baseheart from the later Irwin Allen tv series’Voyage To The Bottom Of The Sea .

[@user-wy1dl2me2p]

That dog deserves an oscar

[@acewilliams7917]

Guy went out in a blaze of glory. Ya ain't taking me coppa!!!

[@winonamassingill7895]

Seeing this dog beg for his food reminds me of my Sunny Boy. I would fix us two plates of food just alike and put his on the floor by my chair. He wouldn’t eat his food until I showed him that his plate had the same food on it as mine did.🐶🐶🐶🐶🐶🐶🐶😅😅😅😅

[@garrysekelli6776]

The best part of all these old films is when the mafia is referred to as"the syndicate" and a gun is called "a heater" .

[@ronstar7027]

Just this single frame shows the wonderful lighting techniques which I enjoy so much in these movies, Alfred Hitchcock movies, and in Twilight Zone episodes.

[@randyacuna3248]

The great john alton was the cinematographer, he was perhaps the best when it came to film noir movies. Look at his track record.

[@seltaeb9691]

Well said. Unfortunately we have idiots colourising bw films. They have no regard for even bog standard films that cinematography engineers do & using light & shade which you lose in a colourisation wash. Imagine that we could lose it all unless action is took on KZbin that preserves a bw original.

[@seltaeb9691]

@@randyacuna3248 detest that Film Noir term as it pigeon holes everything. A film is a film in its genre ie Thriller, Western, Comedy.. it's one thing I would be glad to lose from the film making era.

[@randyacuna3248]

@@seltaeb9691 most film fans accept the words film noir for the dark side of characters and atmosphere. It fits.

[@rogerscottcathey]

Don't leave out The Untouchables and Outer Limits.

[@stevecoleman2250]

This was made around the same time as”The Third Man”. The chase in the storm water drain is almost a direct copy.

[@annskinner8467]

This movie came out in 1948 and won a prize. The Third Man came out the next year. The storm drains andt the sewers, coincidence

[@henrybrowne7248]

I noticed the coincidence as well.

[@henrybrowne7248]

@@annskinner8467 Well, in the USA. In UK I imagine its release was the same year.

[@valeriecosgrove1642]

I can't get over how young Jack Webb looks in this movie (crime lab guy). I always loved him in "DRAGNET".

[@mustafazubair2679]

He does, doesn't he? But he can't really be that much younger, since the TV series began in 1951, only 3 years later.

[@MarinCipollina]

@@mustafazubair2679 Jack Webb LOOKS much younger here.. He oozes youthfulness in a way he did not in DRAGNET.

[@henrybrowne7248]

I liked him better here 🤣

[@hankwhite4111]

This movie had alot of actors in it that was not particularly big when this movie was made. Great movie... Thanks for uploading it..

[@blackjack5324]

One of the best b/w films I´ve ever watched.

[@IAmJimRetzer]

This is absolutely the best-looking print of this film I have come across online! Thank you so much for sharing it.

[@mariofilippi3539]

Excellent movie with greats like Scott Brady, Jack Webb, Richard Baseheart and Whit Bissell. Thanks for making this classic available.

[@yvetteprestonpreston7031]

This is a wonderful movie should be seen by everyone. I give this a thumbs up.

[@DadsLloyd]

One of Richard Basehart's best films. He displays calm self confidence very well......in some ways he reminds me of Edward Fox in "Day of the Jackal".

[@santoshjoshi5181]

CORRECT. YES. BRILLIANT CLOSE UPS JUST LIKE IN DAY OF THE JACKAL.

[@henrybrowne7248]

I LOVED Day of the Jackal. I'd barely heard of it, then got to see it here . . .

[@ChadQuick270W]

Such a great underrated movie. You can really see “Dragnet” being born here and where Jack Webb got the idea for his great radio and television series 👍

[@mustafazubair2679]

I was discussing Dragnet with my friend the other day and he asked me to watch this classic. According to him, Jack Webb got the inspiration for Dragnet by talking to one of the actual police officers consulted for this movie.

[@naguerea]

I came across this. Erwin Walker, damage by the Japanese, radio man took a turn for the worse when he got back to the USA. and starting doing just that, it seems the film was based on him You will have to google.

[@jackfuller8071]

I KNEW THIS FILM FROM EARLY VIEWINGS ON TV. BUT IT STILL GRIPS YOU ALL THE WAY. FANTASTIC HOW ANTHONY MANN DIRECTS THE SCENES, OF SUSPENSE, OF ACTION, AND JUST PLAIN ORDINARY DAYS. BEAUTIFULLY CONSTRUCTED WITH GREAT ARTFULNESS IN ITS LIGHTING. AS FOR THE END SCENES . . . ANOTHER CLASSIC FILM RELEASED THE FOLLOWING YEAR MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE BEEN INFLUENCED BY THIS GREAT NOIR. THANK YOU

[@henrybrowne7248]

YOU CAN TURN OFF YOUR CAPS now.

[@iignorerepliesfrombores4010]

Always one step ahead of the cops. Had me yelling at the screen first time I saw this. Very absorbing film.

[@StephiSensei26]

Love "Noir Genre" flicks, and this one was a doozie! A little bit of "The Third Man" feel, with the storm drain sequence. Good one!

[@sailendrayalamanchili4126]

Brilliant movie, highly absorbing, not a single dull moment. Thanks for posting👍

[@harigovindvarma9727]

Guys don't miss this movie..has some great scenes.. especially the last 20 minutes

[@michelescanzano6280]

Hari Govind Varma ???? I am curious now ... I wander if i saw this !

[@iignorerepliesfrombores4010]

Wonder who got to keep his dog 🐶

[@louisbrugnoni1291]

The music convinced me!

[@jimrichardson5849]

Excellent film. Acting , script , photography a believable plot . Great stuff ….cheers !

[@sandraelder1101]

Interesting seeing old-school forensics and data bases at work.

[@lefa]

Such a great classic. Thank you so much for sharing.

[@Star_Sword777]

Wonderful. Never heard of this title. But how little I know about movies! Thank you . I have simply enjoyed it.

[@daveroche6522]

Great film, great script, great acting - it scores a Spinal Tappy 11/10. Plus I always love the fact that Gypsy on MST3K had an ongoing thing for Richard Basehart (who'll ALWAYS be Admiral Nelson to some of us - able to spout any old scientific bs and make it plausible). Thank you for uploading - really appreciated.

[@johnbockelie3899]

A young.Admiral Nelson , stirring up trouble before his days on the SEAVIEW .

[@chickamauga1]

Good old Gypsy...I miss her and the other bots

[@daveroche6522]

@@chickamauga1 Who doesn't Pleter? Still classic, timeless and hilarious. All together now.... "Cambot, Gypsy, ED-209( !), Tom Servo, CROWWW........".

[@Petraglyph777]

great movie. This one had Orson Welles quality lighting and cinematography, and a veritable 'who's who' of male actors of that era who were the staple of many many films.

[@Night-Tid3]

John Alton nuff said

[@rickbrowning7059]

I watched these wonderful films in the 1950s as a 9yr old. Loved them then and love them now. I'm not alone there r millions of baby boomers.a shout out to all of you survivers.

[@johnchalmers]

Thanks !

[@MarinCipollina]

@@rickbrowning7059 I watched a lot more late show movies than I had any business doing when I was 11 - 15 or so.. It was an interesting era.

[@ricardocantoral7672]

Once again, stunning camera work by John Alton.

[@rickjohnson6347]

Dragnet, Beverly Hillbillies, represented here. Suspense and good acting instead of special effects made the best movies

[@mikereilly-sd3qq]

Great cop procedural chase film Love the milkman scene and especially the sun machine gun rat a tat tat in sewer!

[@cheryldavis8776]

A very enjoyable film! The title is misleading, though, as many of these oldies are... (no other complaints!😊)

[@CultCinemaClassics]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@marie-christinemontegu9503]

Excellent film de la première prise de vue à la dernière. Passionnant. Extrêmement intéressant. Quelle belle époque pour des films de qualité.

[@user-wy1dl2me2p]

A real American movie classic L.A.

[@mytartanbahrain]

Gripping!! A thrilling ride.. Right until the end. 👏 Wonderful!

[@NikkiinNiagara]

A bit corny at the beginning but the tension builds nicely and fabulous use of shadows. Thought the scenes of him working on his bullet wound showed great acting and filming.

[@ricardocantoral7672]

Newsreel documentaries were hot back hence some of these post war noir opening like one.

[@geoffreypiltz271]

Taut script, marvellously icy performance by Richard Basehart and superb cinematography by Jon Alton. If you liked the look of this film then you should watch The Amazing Mr. X @ also shot by John Alton.

[@selowhgts6133]

This is a very good film. I loved it! Added it to my favorites.

[@emelio7995]

What a great movie. This got me riveted to my seat.

[@WizardOfHumor1989]

One of my favorite film noirs as a kid along with Kiss of Death (1947) and DOA (1950)

[@steveweinstein3222]

Good movie. When he took that bullet out of his side, I was squirming.

[@sharksport01]

If its a true story, how do they know he did that?

[@steveweinstein3222]

@@sharksport01 In moviespeak, "based on a true story" means that it has some glancing connection to what probably actually happened.

[@Bob-Horse]

Brilliant movie, thanks for posting this.👍

[@hamzarouri8454]

Amazing film. Definitely up there with The Man From Laramie as one of Anthony Mann's best films.

[@casenlemafe1375]

oui

[@colonelkurtz2269]

The dog was later arrested as an accomplice and sentenced to life. He died at the Los Angeles pound in 1957.

[@macm3081]

😂😂

[@acewilliams7917]

Paws McGee. Been running a bones racket throughout the neighborhood, and urinating on hydrants. We finally got him.

[@CinqueMalcolm]

bones racket just sounds funny..hah

[@rameshbhattacharjee4374]

You Must Be Joking, It Is Only A Movie

[@stevebutler812]

Omg that’s so sad!

[@ElCid48]

This one is a jewel!

[@TheTheos68]

Un film noir comme je les aimes,celui-ci est un petit bijoux.merci

[@sharksport01]

Ray Liotta was so young!

[@neroinc5998]

This was definitely an inspiration to the movie Point Break. Note the “get mad” scene.

[@karmariver2480]

1948 was a great year for movies

[@randyacuna3248]

1948 , the middle of the golden age of film noir.

[@aubiejazz]

This is a great movie and the transfer to digital looks good also. Be on the lookout for Jack Webb who was Joe Friday in Dragnet. He plays Lee the police evidence tech. Lee was also the name of the evidence tech in Dragnet. This show would go on radio in about year after this movie. Great offering CCC.

[@randyacuna3248]

This is the movie that inspired webb to do Dragnet.

[@markpetersen8135]

They actually used the word dragnet twice right after the cop was killed.

[@johnallen6945]

Joe Friday to the rescue. Good movie. Thx for uploading it.

[@sophieverneret]

Très bon thriller, un régal

[@CissyBrazil]

Why is it the first thing I thought of is what’s going to happen with the dog! Lol

[@dianewinnicki8115]

Very good movie. Thank you for posting.

[@winonamassingill7895]

I thought I recognized Jack Webb. How appropriate that he’s in this movie.🍿 🍿😅

[@harrylime4736]

Released in 1948, probably shot in '47. With TV only a few years away, take Jack Webb out of the lab and give him a badge, you've got Friday and Dragnet, possibly the first police procedural on the small screen.

[@stevepinnock9047]

Sort of films i like. No cussing or bad language. Just action from start to finish.

[@zorromaskedman685]

Basehart was in two good movies two years in a row this one in Nov.'48 and Nov.'49 Tension which his wife cheats on him and frames him for murder. He walked, has six characters that went on to tv shows. Admiral Nelson Voyage bottom sea, Sgt.Friday Dragnet, Gen.Heywood Time Tunnel, Mr.Drucker Green Acres, John Dehner Doris Day Show and Scott Brady 5x Rockford Files.

[@boscopaulo1532]

Um filmaço! É preciso reconhecer e dar-lhe prêmio: um grande filme produzido em 1948! Repito: filmaço!!

[@denismarcel2295]

Un très bon film merci pour le sous-titrage en français. Thank's for translation in french.

[@sleuthentertainment5872]

At least I can say Tarantino didn't invented the "trunk shot"

[@bruceanderson8720]

good movie / better than most crime drama's / thanks cult classics

[@winonamassingill7895]

Hey. He said we’ll see what they picked up in the dragnet. It just now occurred to me why they called the movie series Dragnet. All the movies listed in the series are the ones that the dragnet brought in. 😅😅😅

[@XAVIERCUERVO]

now this movie is on the level with me

[@daniellegratwol8833]

Merci à tous ceux qui travaillent pour que l’on puisse voir ces vieux films formidables . J’adore !!!

[@CultCinemaClassics]

❤🍿

[@grimmmful]

no long talking you just got a sub love the classics and great quality too

[@fanfanlatulipe7457]

Mercipour le sous-titre j’aime les films noir des années 50 .l’acteur ´cest Richard Basehart Connu dans les Anne’s 60 . Très bon film intéressant De l’intrigue du suspens. .

[@backgroundnoisetv]

Thanks for sharing these!

[@floatershaw]

Just shows you can't beat the old movie ,s thanks for the up load,,,

[@dave1283]

They got the bad guy without DNA. Amazing! 😂

[@tomc642]

My favorite film noir, and based somewhat on a real life criminal “Erwin Walker”. His story was fascinating in itself, see Wikipedia. Btw, he was not killed.

[@tomcooper6108]

Yes, what an insane clown Walker was. A true killer and he was PAROLED!!! California is such a weird place.

[@naguerea]

thanks for the info, I will google that name.

[@maunsell24]

The Reeves character was loosely based on Willard Starr. Starr wasn't gullible though. He realised the gear he was being offered had been stolen and promptly notified the police.

[@geoffdevore6321]

Great movie!! Thanks!

[@aaarrrggghhhh]

The final 8 minutes in particular are pure inspiration for The Third Man, made a year later.

[@geoffreypiltz271]

Yes, there is a great similarity, but I am sure that it is just coincidence. When this film was released in 1948 Graham Greene was in Vienna working on the Third Man script and being shown the sights, including the sewers, and I doubt he watched this movie for inspiration - he didn't need inspiration from other people. The similarity of cinematography is again coincidence. John Alton who filmed He Walked By Night was Hungarian with a European sensibility of vision and Robert Krasker who filmed The Third Man was an Australian who had worked in Paris and Dresden and was heavily influenced by the same European film noir vision as Alton.

[@ceciliagajardo4379]

Gracias por estos clásicos 👏👏👏

[@hanspepper3453]

Un vrai chef d'oeuvre, pour moi en tous cas.

[@sandraelder1101]

Good acting from the villain as he sews up his own bullet wound. 😬

[@nestoreliogarcia3128]

GRACIAS por el subtitulado en castellano.

[@zoli-mariuspadvai5613]

L-am urmărit cu plăcere. Mulțumesc!

[@karenhill3970]

Richard Basehart..so sweet to the cute doggie.....but diabolical & evil...murderer....shotPoliceman on his way home ..just doing HIS job...couldnt believe! Such a nice looking young man" he said to bystander.....sad!! 😳😳🌹🌹This is based on true story.....so glad they catch him big time in the end!!!!!

[@tomc642]

Erwin Walker’s life was an adventure itself. He was eventually released and became a chemist.

[@karenhill3970]

@@tomc642 who's Erwin Walker?

[@tomc642]

@@karenhill3970 The movie is somewhat based on the story of Erwin Walker.

[@macroplexx]

La traduccion es impecable!, la trama bien llevada, los actores bien desempeñados, la camara podia ser mejor pero estamos hablando de 1948, y para esa época es fenomenal. La acción como ahora se conoce esta en los últimos 20 minutos. Para los que gozan de un desarrollo sostenido y envolvente.... Recomendable, no tiene pierde

[@johnbockelie3899]

The crook hiding in the sewers was always my favorite part of the movie.

[@maribel8256]

Cámara, con tilde.

[@maribel8256]

Podía, con tilde. Está, con tilde. Pérdida, con tilde.

[@user-rg2pw2vt1s]

αδρεναλινη αρκετη.μπραβο παιδια!

[@zazapk9]

Merci pour les sous-titres :-)

[@maribel8256]

Qué buen actor fue Basehart. Hace unos días lo vi haciendo de suicida en Catorce horas. Un registro totalmente distinto. ¡Brillante!

[@lunes5602]

Fué.

[@wierpkevin]

These guys had some bad arse flashlights in 1948 !

[@carvalho9361]

Very nice movie. Thanks

[@lauramargarita9]

Súper entretenido y didáctico 😮gracias por compartir tus conocimientos y éxitos en todos vuestros proyectos y planes

[@maribel8256]

Superentretenido, junto y sin tilde. Súper. Entretenido.

[@feraounepatrice3826]

Thanks for this movie

[@aspenrebel]

Hey I saw that exact same garage with motorcycles and police cars pulling out of it in another movie I watched a little earlier tonight.

[@mikepasko7493]

Very good movie...........

[@gforceeatingcorrect]

Great Film Noir !!!!

[@marcosmaia4045]

Filmaço! Não sabia que o Capitão Nelson era tão bom ator. Phoda!

[@jramjee100]

First ever trunk shot at 09:28. Eat your heart out, Tarantino.

[@richardspeziale]

Jack Webb was taking notes

[@batboy3746]

☠️ Grim Reaper File ☠️ James Cardwell who plays Sgt. Chuck Jones, disheartened by his faltering career and financial difficulties, Cardwell fatally shot himself at the age of 32 in Los Angeles, California on January 31, 1954

[@tingtingshiny2877]

R.I.P James, sorry hollywood eats brains and spits ya out. if you dont have big bucks in ya account and making bollywood attention you are fish food for the streets. Money seems to be humans highest value on each others heads in hierarchy statis.

[@stephenterrilltraveller]

Great flick!

[@gfrkiss]

The end seems to be an homage to "The Third Man", possibly the greatest film noir ever, in my humble opinion...

[@TheSpiralnotebook]

Third Man was later.

[@pressureworks]

12:32 Next he changed his name to Sam Drucker then went to hide out in Houtersville.

[@nelsonandrade2925]

Recomendo vale apena assistir e obrigado pela postagem!