
Crime Wave(1953)
Reformed parolee Steve Lacey is caught in the middle when a wounded former cellmate seeks him out for shelter. The other two former cellmates then attempt to force him into doing a bank job.


“Savage TRUTH! Stronger than Fiction!”
Roy Martin aka Roy Morgan is a burglar and former war-time Radio & Electronics Engineer who listens in to radio police calls, allowing him to stay one step ahead of the cops.

Richard Basehart
Roy Martin / Roy Morgan

Scott Brady
Police Sgt. Marty Brennan

Roy Roberts
Police Captain Breen

Whit Bissell
Paul Reeves

James Cardwell
Police Sgt. Chuck Jones

Jack Webb
Lee Whitey

Reed Hadley
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Frank Cady
Pete Hammond

Dorothy Adams
Milk Customer

Jane Adams
Nurse Scanion (uncredited)
He Walked by Night is a thriller, crime film released in 1949 exploring themes of police, cop-killer, film noir, man hunt, los angeles, california, murder investigation. Directed by Alfred L. Werker, it stars Richard Basehart, Scott Brady, Roy Roberts. Roy Martin aka Roy Morgan is a burglar and former war-time Radio & Electronics Engineer who listens in to radio police calls, allowing him to stay one step ahead of the cops.
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