Wednesday, April 04, 2018

He Walked By Night

He Walked By Night is an award-winning 1948 film noir police procedural starring Richard Basehart, Scott Brady, Roy Roberts, Jack Webb (who was inspired to do Dragnet as a result of his experience during this movie), and Whit Bissell (who has a Star Trek connection). It's based on a true story.

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DVD Talk calls it a "superior crime film" and
an unheralded film noir classic of the style's second wave. It's a grim crime tale inspired by real police work and was one of the more impressive thrillers of 1948. Anthony Mann has often been cited as an uncredited co-director.
Time Out calls it a "taut thriller". TCM has information. Rotten Tomatoes has a critics score of 83%.
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8 comments:

  1. froebelsternchen10:28 AM

    I love crime films - maybe give it a go! Thank you!

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    1. Divers and Sundry9:20 AM

      I'm a sucker for noir, and I enjoyed knowing that this influenced Jack Webb.

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  2. Bleubeard and Elizabeth7:24 PM

    I broke my keyboard today, so this is brief. I will watch this late tonight. It looks like something I might enjoy. Thanks for the review and the ability to watch it.

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    1. Divers and Sundry9:21 AM

      I hope you like it :)

      That keyboard! Such a frustration :(

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  3. My name is Erika.3:16 AM

    I will have to check this out later today. Well after I finish Raiders of the Lost Art series on Netflix which I am addicted to right now. Thanks for the link to watch it. Hugs-Erika

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    1. Divers and Sundry9:22 AM

      I hope you like this movie :)

      I'm missing out by not having Netflix! But we have cable, and I can't have it all. *sigh*

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  4. Rita3:26 PM

    This and Dragnet were the CSIs of the day. Was pretty good for the time period. :)

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    1. Divers and Sundry8:56 AM

      I hadn't realized the connection with Dragnet until I was researching it, but it was a solid film. I'm surprised it's not better known.

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