Inspired by a true life article. He Walked by Night is a low budget noir.
Roy (Richard Basehart) is casing an electrical shop to rob when a cop interrupts him.
Roy shoots the cop dead and there is manhunt for him. It just that Roy is rather smart and elusive as he uses the network of underground tunnels in LA.
The only leads the police have are the specialised electrical goods that Roy sells to a buyer. This enables the police to get a description of him.
Although this movie is regarded as a classic in some quarters. I found this to be pedestrian. It is slow going even with its short running time. It never gathers momentum.
Basehart though is chilling as a model employee who got drafted to the war effort and came back as a stone cold killer.
Roy (Richard Basehart) is casing an electrical shop to rob when a cop interrupts him.
Roy shoots the cop dead and there is manhunt for him. It just that Roy is rather smart and elusive as he uses the network of underground tunnels in LA.
The only leads the police have are the specialised electrical goods that Roy sells to a buyer. This enables the police to get a description of him.
Although this movie is regarded as a classic in some quarters. I found this to be pedestrian. It is slow going even with its short running time. It never gathers momentum.
Basehart though is chilling as a model employee who got drafted to the war effort and came back as a stone cold killer.