He Walked by Night (1948) FILM NOIR

Stars: Richard Basehart, Scott Brady, Jack Webb
Directors: Alfred L. Werker, Anthony Mann (uncredited)
A 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.

[@djsugebryant281]

One of my 5 favorite movies of ALL-TIME!!!!!!

[@davidscott3820]

Watched this many times on tv I'm now watching again and sharing with my retired detective brother.

[@judemorales4U]

This is my fourth old movie classic and to my own surprise, I am really enjoying and admiring them!

[@PizzaFLIX]

Hi Jude 🍕 you picked a real good one today. Thanks for Watching PizzaFLIX. May the Sauce Be with you 🍕

[@ElSantoLuchador]

This is the greatest neo-noir thriller I've ever seen.

[@jonshuba3137]

This is what you can do with a compelling story, excellent actors, tight direction, and brisk dialogue. This was a low-budget effort

[@伊藤秀夫-e8l]

I very much appreciate.Thank you,sir.

[@jean6872]

I saw a familiar face on a street in Dublin, Ireland back in 1971 and asked him if he had been in cowboy pictures. He stretched out his hand and said, "Scott Brady". That's when I learned his name. Ever since I enjoyed seeing him in any old movie. He was as nice as could be and a good actor.

[@rufust.firefly4890]

He was the real life brother of Lawrence Tierney.

[@jean6872]

@@rufust.firefly4890 Yes, I learned this later.

[@bovnycccoperalover3579]

Great character actor.

[@tessaducek5601]

I love hearing and seeing old LA prior to its now run down crime ridden self. I have only heard Watts twice in fifty years. I remember the Watts riots. Which many people never heard about. Loved the old bungalows and courts before being torn down for cookie cutter track homes. And of course. The milk delivery. Helms bakery trucks and ice cream trucks. Times sure have changed. Seeing Jack Webb prior to Adam 12 is wonderful. Frank Caddy. Mr Drucker ! Always a treat.. Great movie ...Made my day...😊

[@monicaclark9581]

Yes , I marvel at the engineering of the amazing flood control that was set up on So Cal . I lived in Rosemead in the 1950s. We had a cement clad canal (wash) behind our house. Wide enough that a car can drive on it. Until saw this movie I no idea how large and extensive these underground drain tunnels are.

[@tessaducek5601]

@@monicaclark9581 Lol. My grandparents had a wash behind their home too. They lived in San Gabriel and we were in Rosemead. We would marvel at the wash during heavy rain. The school I went to was on Wells. And named " Wells School " but was changed to Emma Shuey after the principal. Not sure if its still called that. I never hear of Rosemead ! Its wonderful to know someone else knows the area ... 😁👋 Hi! Thank You for sharing. Brought back many fond memories.. 🌹

[@davidnelsen5922]

Few movies today are this good!

[@bovnycccoperalover3579]

None or they are very hard to find!

[@wb1644]

It felt like you were in that room with them, while they came up with the composite of his face. Good movie.

[@neilangus4401]

Watching these crime movies really brings to mind nothing has changed in 60 years

[@peter4Flags]

Brilliant. Thank you very much.🙏

[@allenwoodall5590]

Jack Webb started doing Dragnet awhile after this movie. you'll notice some people from Dragnet later on . This is a great movie . Thanks for showing it

[@LordZontar]

This movie directly inspired Dragnet. It was Los Angeles Police Sgt. Martin Wynn, one of the technical advisers on this film, that suggested to Jack Webb the idea of a weekly radio show dramatising the cases of the LAPD formatted in same semi-documentary style as this movie.

[@buffalopatriot]

The similarities are unmistakable… and fun.

[@Firebrand55]

I love this period, what I call American Laconic; loose-fitting suits, hats, staccato talk, and narration by Reed Hadley, whose deep, purposeful voice was everywhere at this time.....oh that I had a voice like that!

[@FractalRaver]

“It was last year”

[@larkatmic]

I wish we still dressed and lived with gender defined roles like we did then. Must have been nice. Not to mention keeping up appearances was the mainstay. Now we live in a self obsessed, gender confused, triggered by the slightest, godless way now. Where men and woman have contempt for one another, instead of admiration. We had a good run.

[@jimanders6666]

@@larkatmic well said

[@bovnycccoperalover3579]

Hope it eventually comes. The pendulum always back. I just hope its soon. Trump 2024!

[@shj0792]

Great movie! Love the intrigue & suspense!!

[@jasoncollins1702]

A smart little procedural with excellent photography and some surprisingly shocking detail. The shot when Roy is first running along the sewers is outstanding. Great cast. Full of fine details (the captain sucking on an unlit pipe; the cop with no matches who's waiting for the flash of inspiration). Minimal score heightens the tension and keeps things down to earth, rendering the violence more sudden and shocking. Splendid use of lenses to fill the frame, or add depth of field. Imaginative use of the frame for composition. Subtle set design further adds to the overall effect. Tremendous stuff. The final ringing gun shot provides the film with its own applause.

[@bh8365]

Jason. Nice detailed comment.

[@CoExist64]

Yes, very nicely detailed. Thank you

[@teepeewabbit]

Excellent commentary!

[@marypaquette8705]

Turhan Bey

[@immaterialimmaterial5195]

Very well put Jason.

[@freemarketjoe9869]

Wow! Really loved it! Had me right to the end. Excellent all around. We really were the best back then at everything!

[@Forsaken_Outlaw]

Now i know what inspired Dragnet. Love Jack Webb,especially as Pat Novak.

[@danielh3179]

Technically well executed movie and well ahead of its time.

[@Cracktaculus]

The director has a few noir gold nuggets under his belt, Walk East On Beacon and Three Hours To Kill are on the shot list.

[@lifeistooshorttospendworrying]

This is film noir at its best!

[@silenusut]

Excellent. However, I’m not left still rather at a loss concerning his motivation …

[@wesleyrodgers886]

Really enjoyed the movie. Many thanks for the upload. I love a good noir.

[@thisisme3238]

Thanks for a great movie, Pizzaflix! 👍

[@DANIEL666YUSUPOV_KAZANOVA]

Such a great movie thanks for posting

[@patrickverhaeghe1475]

Interesting plot and a very unusual view of L.A. !! Thanks for sharing

[@eqbaljamshed]

Very absorbing well directed movie!

[@Anton_Chigurh_2007]

Great Film Noir, thanks!

[@ourdrainageditchworlddogha3260]

Thanks for another great movie!

[@jacquelynrobinson6133]

Out of this we got DRAGNET, saw Jack Webb in first ten minutes.

[@kathytappero7179]

My goodness! That was a pretty spectacular ending.

[@maxinejacobson4006]

Enjoyed this film.

[@tomc642]

The real life of the character on which this movie is based, Erwin Walker, is a fascinating story in itself. He actually did use the storm drains in Los Angeles to escape his crimes. A similar storm drain chase scene appeared in an earlier classic, “The Third Man”.

[@Axgoodofdunemaul]

And don't forget the monster classic "Them!"

[@Cracktaculus]

@@Axgoodofdunemaul pesky giant ants

[@BrisLS1]

This was good, and really sold the crime story well. Scenes like the self bullet removal have played out in 100 movies since. Keystone cop blunders a bit early on, but they stepped up their game eventually.

[@danieleyre8913]

A more accurate story about Erwin Walker would make a great film now.

[@tomc642]

@@danieleyre8913 Yes, I found out there is an extensive Wikipedia page on his life.

[@panacheluxury4262]

Thoroughly enjoyed this and all the noir films uploaded. Thank you and keep it coming!

[@castanedagus]

TV projectors that show on a 12’ screen, in 1948???!!! Sounds ahead if it’s time

[@bobbydowns4785]

Great film noir.

[@johnshields6852]

I love how the scenes in the car, the guys have to sit right next to each other to get them in the shot, looks funny.

[@ziggymon2529]

Jack Webb This must have been the era that defined his Character ....... ......... Thinking back to 'Dragnet' which was stale but fun to watch.

[@johnclark4593]

Richard Basehart was the King of Actors.

[@Dambo96]

voyge to the bottom of the sea

[@marklieberman8362]

Richard Basehart in La Strada was timeless

[@TheSpiralnotebook]

Even without dialog he is compelling.!

[@anupambhattacharjee4458]

Fantastic thriller movie.Much much ahead of its time.The cops too made a master plan to catch the burgler.

[@anombrerose6311]

Good Movie, interesting things like how they advanced the new techniques to help witnesses better help with a good description.

[@loisfolk5492]

Oldie but goodie.

[@MelissaBrownapt215]

Thanks Pizza Flix. Good one.

[@johnclark4593]

Whit Bissell and Richard Basehart acted together again in 1966 in "The Peacemaker," an episode of Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea. Basehart starred as Admiral Harriman Nelson and Bissell guest starred as Admiral Bill Connors.

[@daisywomack7587]

Whit Bissel acted together with just about every star..several hundred credits

[@MelissaBrownapt215]

Watch the quiet ones, especially boys and men. Still waters run deep.

[@bovnycccoperalover3579]

Roy Roberts played the Captain. Great character actor who could do both dramatic and comedy. His last role was as a doctor in "Here's Lucy". Might find it on Prime " Lucy is N.G. as an R.N.". Hilarious!

[@lisamichelle8413]

Excellent ✊❣️

[@stevengrotte2987]

WHEN I SAW LION-EAGLE I THOUGHT IT WAS BRITISH WITH THE SAME TITLE SO I WAS VERY HAPPY BUT IT IS AMERICAN AND I HAVE WATCHED IT SEVERAL TIMES. BTW, I AM AMERICAN BUT I REALLY LIKE BRITISH FILMS OF THIS ERA MID 1930'S TO THE MID 1970'S, MORE PLEASE 'THE ARCHERS, LION-EAGLE, THE ONES THAT START WITH A STRONG MAN STRIKING A HUGE GONG, THE GAINSBORO, ETC! THANK YOU.

[@raoulcaliente1030]

This is outstanding. It's a veritable parade of B listers and stalwart character actors. I always knew that there was something dodgy about Sam Drucker.

[@villageart]

Good movie....thanx

[@glendunaway9861]

What they never tell you in the movies, is that nitro glycerin might not explode the first time you handle it, or the second or third. Nitro glycerin has a memory, and when it has had enough, the next time is bye bye.

[@101Volts]

2:10 "RIGHTEOUSNESS EXALTS A PEOPLE" - Solomon. That's Proverbs 14:34, but that's only half of the quote. The rest of the quote is "But sin is a reproach to any people/nation." I miss seeing such a quote in public, and I'm not that old.

[@paulinecorreia5538]

Really great movie 🍿 😊😊😊really suspenseful.😊😊❤❤❤❤ 40:09

[@rushinrev]

it always amuses me to see the driver of the car going back and forth on the steering wheel while driving

[@stanburdick9708]

Brilliant black/white😎

[@petercox3081]

Brilliant film

[@Tararu3500]

Excellent movie. The DVD in my collection does not match this quality. Thank you.

[@susanbrown2909]

Great film.

[@daviddowns7552]

never did trust those army discharge papers.

[@barbaracrickley6191]

That dog was adorable. If a cat or dog is hungry in these movies why do they always seem to just give them cows milk, never proper food.?

[@teepeewabbit]

I know, right?

[@washoe4827]

Because that's what they demand, in their contracts.

[@zemertz]

Lovely dog, yes I was thinking the same thing 🤔, maybe a cat was originally cast for the role

[@trenabrown3605]

Back then folks didn’t know or care what was proper food for a dog. Most got table scraps if they were lucky!

[@jesustangumasr.9235]

Because milk is good

[@winstonpoole9906]

Don't give your Dog cow's milk. They don't need it or get it after weaning. Same with Cats. It's the Lactose.

[@PizzaFLIX]

dogs and cats before Bros

[@winstonpoole9906]

The Fibler , they've been weaned, they don't need it...I hope you're referring to it's mother's milk.

[@pmsingel6018]

I thought it was interesting to know but wondered why you say that! 15:30 I found out.

[@TRMURRAYNY]

In 1948, no one cared enough about animals to worry about lactose. We all do now. Can we get back to the movie?

[@winstonpoole9906]

Trudy Murray what movie?

[@chrislong3938]

Everyone should read the Wiki on Erwin Walker!!! He had it rough in WWII...!

[@winstonpoole9906]

Los Angeles 1948 . One Policeman shot in the line of duty. Officer Delmer E Cook. ' The Thin Blue Line '

[@rogerscottcathey]

Wonder how many homeless live in those storm drains now.

[@rachs57]

RATS!!!!!!!!!!

[@bovnycccoperalover3579]

Jack Webb smiles!😂😂😂

[@bruceanderton1518]

A curious listing under "British films"! Worth watching though.

[@andydaddy2009]

8:00 Boy, when "one of their own" is down, everybody comes.. Wonder if politicians will do the same thing

[@generalmofc6807]

THIS PICTURE IS FUCKIN ........GREAT!!!!!!!!!!!.. RICH IS GOOD....WITH CHARACTER TOO.

[@jonnieinbangkok]

But what was the motivation for his life of crime and murder 🤔 From the film, we get he serves in WW2 and was presumedly honorably discharged ( he was offered his old police job after the war) and before the war worked as a civilian radio tech for the LAPD. So what caused his to go rogue and start stealing stuff and killing people...something happen during the war? Nothing is explained to give him a back story and fill out the main character. Otherwise, a great film and Basehart does a psycho killer very well.

[@charliewest1221]

Thanks for the shout out. These are exactly my thoughts. At around 78 minutes, the picture was a tad too short (and incomplete as far as motive is concerned).

[@TheSpiralnotebook]

He was planning to build an atomic submarine.

[@scotnick59]

Scott Brady looked a lot like his tough-guy brother, Lawrence Tierney.

[@emmabenedek646]

UK.Walked By Nite. 3.8.20. From legal medical political.We aim to be a world political power.No crrptn. Extreme discipline. No more hoodwinkin the kids and youths. Public apathy and selfishness must not continue.This film and others is police/govt media propaganda. Ask us re 1000 pp evidence re same in uk. we are experiencing attacks aimed at gagging. Behind it is HM religion. media and all HM orgs incl Princes trust.In 12 yrs we failed to find trustable org incl House Commons. Do not get fooled by all this on these sites. If the truth was featured the site woul;d be shut. This is a sworn statement of fact truth reality.The film is certrainly fact but its not truth. This tendancy now infests all of the globe. Social media has destroyed 1000s mails to protect wrongdoers and money interests.The death threats made in order to stop our work have failed.Thye police wiped the evidence from the computers. Whole UK media is implicated as is HM Courts and Home Office.Want more?

[@CoExist64]

@@emmabenedek646 no! Omg

[@thatguybloke4849]

Not watched it yet but will be interested to see if it may have some resonance with The Third Man film, released a year later.

[@larry1824]

Inspired Dragnet tv

[@Meatcity-sf8fm]

This is a sophisticated Barney Miller. Alternative version

[@rachs57]

The early days of Stop & Frisk...

[@robertbihn3005]

he went out the hard way

[@gregorszurnicki41]

A young Webb 😂😂

[@AllenMacCannell]

They show Catalina Island at the beginning. That's part of LA county? A lot of interesting tactics at 11:09

[@fandangofandango2022]

Even the Dog was Bad News.

[@davidnelsen5922]

Pennywise had nothing on him.

[@glendunaway9861]

I'm confused, both the killer and the cop used revolvers, which do not expel cartridge cases, so where did the "two cartridge cases" come from???

[@rufust.firefly4890]

12:30>Kenneth Tobey questioning Frank Cady. Basehart's moustache looks ridiculous.

[@judemorales4U]

The milkman looks like Ray Liotta but I don't think it could be him. Anyone know?

[@TTundragrizzly]

Liotta was born in 54’. This is a 48’ film. So no… not him

[@mirtabeatrizpellegrini5971]

Hola desde Argentina. No tendrías estas películas con subtitulado en español ? Gracias

[@hyapathia]

hello hoping to get assistance trying to find theses classics Town Without Pity 1960 The Incident 1960 and Red Ball Express 1952 thank you for you time

[@ziggymon2529]

No Oink in saying "Thank You to Pizza Flix". Just wants the count

[@shanasavage7450]

What does that mean?

[@CoExist64]

@@shanasavage7450 just another ignorant troll

[@anthonyshirk3293]

Does anyone know who owns the rights to the music in the film?

[@michaelharrington7656]

I liked this picture but it is a police procedural, not a film noir. A film noir is told from the point of view of the criminal and his doomed attempt to grab a share of the American dream.

[@freemarketjoe9869]

I do not think it is necessary to fuss about that silly little detail. The movie spent quite some time showing things from the criminals viewpoint.

[@michaelharrington7656]

A brief comment hardly counts as a "fuss." A true film noir such as Double Indemnity or The Man Who Cheated Himself is built around the motivation of the criminal. In this picture we learn very little about the criminal.

[@keithharvey7230]

Why doesn't Whit Bissell fight back?He's not old and Basehart is just flesh n blood.

[@gaazag6643]

if only he had email and computer

[@britishcig5462]

Is it/was it common then to refer to one day at work for a police officer as a "Tour Of Duty" ?

[@CoExist64]

Thought that was only military

[@Cracktaculus]

Ok, anyone know what kind of dog the bad guy has?? Is rhat a border terrier?

[@neccowafer1299]

NOT "film noir," but a procedural.

[@petermaxwell2965]

they called film noir, because they were too tight to turn the lights on !

[@keithharvey7230]

John Dehner minus moustache.

[@chucklimbaugh2806]

I saw this movie in 48 or 9 I was 10 years old it was a good movie than and is a great movie now ,to bad it gets lost with. All the garbage on tv And I never go to movies any more .they don't make movies like that any more. I now 84

[@leondillon8723]

1:00:02)A civilian employee of a CIVILIAN police force.

[@carlnapp4412]

Oh, it's Admiral Rogers. 39:25 Rubbish, as if the cartridges were all in the same position when chambered.

[@rufust.firefly4890]

Also the banker on Gunsmoke, Roy Roberts. House of Wax. Desk clerk who wouldn't give Gregory Peck a room in Gentlemen's Agreement.

[@carlnapp4412]

@@rufust.firefly4890 Yes, and the railroad president in Petticoat Junction. Thanks!

[@garliclasagna]

I love a good movie that tries to wash over and glamorize probably the most corrupt police force in the world. LAPD strong! makes for good fiction though...

[@shgnamaste7730]

20:34

[@bettyg319]

Who took the dog?

[@TTundragrizzly]

The police. Then the killer’s aunt Betty from Iowa took him in. But she passed away from bloating of the finger. Then her second cousin from Australia brought the dog to his place, until the dog took over a Dingo pack. No one has seen him since.

[@michaeljohnson4204]

Did you know that LA was practically a ghost town, until the city council bought a farm up north and redirect, their word not the farmers, a river on their land so it would go to dry and desperate LA but leave the farmers in the a similar situation. It good to see it finally fail and dry up and blow away like it was supposed to do a hundred or so years ago.

[@monicaclark9581]

If LA didn't get water, you would not have a Hollywood which resulted in the free old movies that you are now watching and enjoying . 😮

[@alinegabrielabonfim5058]

No understend!!