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He Walked By Night (B&W)
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(DVD - Code 1) (US-Import)
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Based on one of the most notorious, unsolved cases in Los Angeles' police history, He WaIked by Night stars Richard Basehart as the intelligent and cunning criminal who kiIls a cop, steals electronic equipment and robs Iiquor stores without leaving a cIue. The Police Department persists in their search for him, systematicalIy using the latest scientific methods of detection. The culprit is finalIy identified, leading to a frenetic pursuit through the massive drainage system beneath the streets of L.A.
The documentary-like style and no-nonsense tone of He WaIked by Night wouId serve as a bIueprint for actor/director Jack Webb's Dragnet. Webb, who portrays a crime lab investigator, bonded offscreen with Sgt. Marty Wynn, a technicaI advisor on the fiIm and was subsequentIy invited to review L.A.P.D. case fiIes. ln 1949, Dragnet would debut on radio and wouId soon be foIIlowed by the successfuI and popuIar TV series.
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