# He Walked by Night (1949)

> A cold-blooded cop-killer and an increasingly focused Los Angeles police investigation collide in a stark, high-tension noir manhunt.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/19761

## Facts

- Runtime: 79 min
- Genres: Thriller, Crime
- Director: Alfred L. Werker
- Cast: Richard Basehart, Scott Brady, Roy Roberts, Whit Bissell, James Cardwell, Jack Webb, Reed Hadley, Frank Cady
- TMDB rating: 6.7/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0040427/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: moderate
- Mood: tense, brooding, eerie, classic noir night, crime thriller marathon

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- [On Dangerous Ground (1951)](https://ember.film/movie/19446)
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- [Kiss of Death (1947)](https://ember.film/movie/12897)
- [The Blue Dahlia (1946)](https://ember.film/movie/9696)
- [Crossfire (1947)](https://ember.film/movie/17111)
- [The Blue Gardenia (1953)](https://ember.film/movie/12974)
- [The Narrow Margin (1952)](https://ember.film/movie/19884)
- [The Enforcer (1951)](https://ember.film/movie/15969)
- [Panic in the Streets (1950)](https://ember.film/movie/20138)
- [Detective Story (1951)](https://ember.film/movie/12564)

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