He Walked By Night

He Walked By Night


Starring:Richard Basehart, Scott Brady, Roy Roberts, Whit Bissell, James Cardwell, Jack Webb, Marty Wynn, Charles Lang (III), Louise Kane, John Parrish, Donald Kerr, Tommy Kelly, Lyle Latell, Garrett Craig, Robert Williams, Harry Harvey (II), Virginia Hunter, Bernie Suss, Stan Johnson, Rex Downing
Director: Anthony Mann, Alfred L. Werker
Studio: MGM (Video & DVD)
Product Type: DVD

Editorial Review:
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This gritty and often chilling documentary-style noir (based on a true story) about the hunt for a cop killer in Los Angeles is a must-have for fans of vintage crime films. Richard Basehart stars as a cold-blooded thief whose murder of a police officer sets off a citywide manhunt; the law, led by granite-jawed Scott Brady, tracks him relentlessly until the pair square off in the shadow-steeped drainage canals beneath the city (the same locale for the finale of Them!). Though Alfred Werker is credited as director, noir and Western vet Anthony Mann actually helmed the majority of the film; his muscular direction lends palpable suspense to the picture, aided in no small part by longtime collaborators John C. Higgins (who co-wrote the script) and cinematographer John Alton, whose Germanic-influenced lighting creates an otherworldly atmosphere. Supporting cast member Jack Webb borrowed the no-nonsense, semi-documentary approach for Dragnet. --Paul Gaita
He Walked By Night
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Basehart a Darkhorse!
  • He Walked by Night
  • Great and dark
  • You could call this a Dragnet prototype. Jack Webb has
  • Just the Facts on an Elusive Criminal
 He Walked By Night
Starring: Richard Basehart , Scott Brady , Roy Roberts , Whit Bissell , and James Cardwell
Director: Anthony Mann , and Alfred L. Werker
Manufacturer: MGM (Video & DVD)
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ASIN: B0000CNY4Z
Release Date: 2003-12-02

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This gritty and often chilling documentary-style noir (based on a true story) about the hunt for a cop killer in Los Angeles is a must-have for fans of vintage crime films. Richard Basehart stars as a cold-blooded thief whose murder of a police officer sets off a citywide manhunt; the law, led by granite-jawed Scott Brady, tracks him relentlessly until the pair square off in the shadow-steeped drainage canals beneath the city (the same locale for the finale of Them!). Though Alfred Werker is credited as director, noir and Western vet Anthony Mann actually helmed the majority of the film; his muscular direction lends palpable suspense to the picture, aided in no small part by longtime collaborators John C. Higgins (who co-wrote the script) and cinematographer John Alton, whose Germanic-influenced lighting creates an otherworldly atmosphere. Supporting cast member Jack Webb borrowed the no-nonsense, semi-documentary approach for Dragnet. --Paul Gaita

Description

Based on true events, this film noir classic is a "thrilling, absorbing story, superbly told, well-acted [and] brilliantly photographed" (The Hollywood Reporter). Starring Richard Basehart, Scott Brady and Jack Webb, this "tense, exciting" (Variety) thriller was the inspiration not only for the TV series "Dragnet" but for many other subsequent "ripped from the headlines" crime dramas. Taken from actual case files, He Walked by Night is the suspenseful, action-packed tale of a manhunt for the most cunning criminal in the history of the LAPD. With a combination of ingenuity, state-of-the-art technology, sweat and sheer determination, the police painstakingly track down a brilliant, elusive thief and cop killer who seems to have the ability to vanish into thin air. But can they catch him before he murders again?

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Basehart a Darkhorse!.......2007-06-27

Richard Basehart gives an under the radar performance as a lonely, troubled, cold killer in He Walked By Night (1948). His screen presence as the character Roy commands recognition among noir stalwarts such as Widmark, Duryea , Mitchum, and Lancaster. How this minor league studio produced such a realistic vision of Los Angeles noir is amazing. The acting, camera work, script, lighting, sets, and final print leaves little to be desired. A bit more plot intrigue would have earned this film a 5 star rating and a place alongside noir masterpieces such as The Asphalt Jungle, The Killers, and Out of the Past. The film boasts a wide range of characters; from mailmen, police officers, and crimminal technicians to a mentally unstable housewife. Unfortunately I own The Ultimate Film Noir Collection which contains 5 DVD's and 10 films one of which is He Walked By Night that omits closing credits. I accessed the uncredited cast of He Walked By Night by visiting a helpful website-the movie data base which contained interesting information about the film and cast. One comment I would like to make that was mentioned by previous reviewers is the comparison between the underground chase scene in He Walked By Night and The Third Man. The sound, editing, visual bleakness and desperation captured in the chase scene in He Walked By Night is superior to the plagarized scene in The Third Man.

5 out of 5 stars He Walked by Night.......2007-06-22

The semi-documentary approach Director Mann pioneered within film noir, seen in both "T-Men" and "Naked City," was realized most effectively in this picture, which methodically follows a manhunt for a cop-killer. The film is extremely tight, plays out in chronological time, and climaxes with a brilliantly-shot sequence in a city sewer. The spooky, skin-crawling performance of Basehart as the baby-faced killer is reason enough to add this movie to your must-see list of noir masterworks.

5 out of 5 stars Great and dark.......2007-02-20

As a kid I only knew actor Richard Basehart for his part as Admiral Nelson of the submarine Seaview on the 60's TV series Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, and wasn't aware of his edgy work in films that had preceded it. This precision tooled crime drama also includes several elements that would later become part of the Dragnet TV series, but this is a much more intense sort of work. Based on a real case, this fine black & white film showcases Basehart's portrayal of a brilliant sociopathic killer/criminal, but everyone is well cast and utilized; including a very young Jack Webb. Sort of half police-procedural film and half cold-blooded film noir. Basehart was also excellent as the man on the suicidal ledge in Fourteen Hours

4 out of 5 stars You could call this a Dragnet prototype. Jack Webb has.......2007-02-02

a supporting role in this one as Lee, a forensic expert for LAPD. He must have been taking notes on how to do it. It is a good noir, murder thriller. Los Angeles became a favorite city for these type of movies for lots of obvious reasons. But it is also a huge city, spread out, diverse & exciting. A real challenge for cops. Richard Basehart is Roy Martin/Morgan, a smart sophisticated thief. He graduates to murder, a cop killer. He has no record & thus is able to fly under the radar of the cops for a quite a while. In a documentary style that became familiar, the film shows the slow, many times boring process in catching a dangerous criminal. This is seen through the main character, Sgt. Marty Brennan, played by Scott Brady. He is a doggedly determined homocide detective. It is also personal for him. One of the cops killed was his friend. He has the vast police community as his support system. Apprehension of the guilty seems assured. But the final chase scenes are nonetheless gripping, eventually ending in the vast sewer system underneath the city. Good drama, good movie

5 out of 5 stars Just the Facts on an Elusive Criminal.......2006-12-30

He Walked by Night, 1948 film

This is a true story, only the names were changed to protect the innocent. Los Angeles was the fastest growing city in the nation, 452 square miles. An off-duty policeman noticed a man near a closed store. He asks for identification, and is shot by this prowler. The police stations are called and the police set up a dragnet to arrest anyone in the area and question them. Hotels in a four mile area and anyone on the street were brought in for questioning. [No probable cause?] Most were let go, the one sought wasn't caught. They search the MO file to find burglars who use picklocks; no success.

We learn Roy Martin is an ace electronics technician whose machines are leased to customers (reflecting post-war scarcity). One of them was stolen. The police are called and they set a trap. But Roy suspects something and arrives early. There is an exchange of shots and Roy is wounded but escapes to operate on himself! The police learn Roy worked for the Signal Corps. Now Roy begins a new career as a liquor store bandit (cash only, no credit as in small grocery stores). He learned to escape through the storm sewer system of Los Angeles, an underground highway. The police gather the crime victims to develop a picture of the robber. Wanted posters were sent out, but nobody knew this unknown subject. Roy eludes the police and sees a businessman to rob him. The police assign a new team to catch a man who has no friends, no records, no fingerprints, and can outsmart the police. The wounded officer comes up with a clue to find this seeming genius, Finally they get a suspect and a name! The detective tracks him down disguised as a milkman.

The police silently surround Roy's bungalow. His dog senses the strangers and barks a warning. But Roy escapes into his attic and jumps to another roof. When the police pursue, Roy jumps into the underground storm drain system to escape. The police arrange for converging columns, and Roy is trapped by a parked car. There is an exchange of shots, and Roy ceases to resist. The idea of a criminal who knows police procedure must be a bad dream for the police. Yet there are examples of this in some true crime stories. Jack Webb, who played a minor role here, went on to stardom in the "Dragnet" dramas on radio and television in the 1950s. This story could be a primer on police procedure. One significance of this film are the scenes of an extinct Los Angeles. Sparse traffic, sunny skies, no smog, small businesses, etc. are all gone. [The scenes of the hunt in the storm sewer system seems to be echoed in Carol Reed's "The Third Man".]
He Walked By Night
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Basehart a Darkhorse!
  • He Walked by Night
  • Great and dark
  • You could call this a Dragnet prototype. Jack Webb has
  • Just the Facts on an Elusive Criminal
 He Walked By Night
Starring: Richard Basehart , Scott Brady , Roy Roberts , Whit Bissell , and James Cardwell
Director: Anthony Mann , and Alfred L. Werker
Manufacturer: Alpha Video
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ASIN: B000098ZS7
Release Date: 2003-06-24

Amazon.com

This gritty and often chilling documentary-style noir (based on a true story) about the hunt for a cop killer in Los Angeles is a must-have for fans of vintage crime films. Richard Basehart stars as a cold-blooded thief whose murder of a police officer sets off a citywide manhunt; the law, led by granite-jawed Scott Brady, tracks him relentlessly until the pair square off in the shadow-steeped drainage canals beneath the city (the same locale for the finale of Them!). Though Alfred Werker is credited as director, noir and Western vet Anthony Mann actually helmed the majority of the film; his muscular direction lends palpable suspense to the picture, aided in no small part by longtime collaborators John C. Higgins (who co-wrote the script) and cinematographer John Alton, whose Germanic-influenced lighting creates an otherworldly atmosphere. Supporting cast member Jack Webb borrowed the no-nonsense, semi-documentary approach for Dragnet. --Paul Gaita

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Basehart a Darkhorse!.......2007-06-27

Richard Basehart gives an under the radar performance as a lonely, troubled, cold killer in He Walked By Night (1948). His screen presence as the character Roy commands recognition among noir stalwarts such as Widmark, Duryea , Mitchum, and Lancaster. How this minor league studio produced such a realistic vision of Los Angeles noir is amazing. The acting, camera work, script, lighting, sets, and final print leaves little to be desired. A bit more plot intrigue would have earned this film a 5 star rating and a place alongside noir masterpieces such as The Asphalt Jungle, The Killers, and Out of the Past. The film boasts a wide range of characters; from mailmen, police officers, and crimminal technicians to a mentally unstable housewife. Unfortunately I own The Ultimate Film Noir Collection which contains 5 DVD's and 10 films one of which is He Walked By Night that omits closing credits. I accessed the uncredited cast of He Walked By Night by visiting a helpful website-the movie data base which contained interesting information about the film and cast. One comment I would like to make that was mentioned by previous reviewers is the comparison between the underground chase scene in He Walked By Night and The Third Man. The sound, editing, visual bleakness and desperation captured in the chase scene in He Walked By Night is superior to the plagarized scene in The Third Man.

5 out of 5 stars He Walked by Night.......2007-06-22

The semi-documentary approach Director Mann pioneered within film noir, seen in both "T-Men" and "Naked City," was realized most effectively in this picture, which methodically follows a manhunt for a cop-killer. The film is extremely tight, plays out in chronological time, and climaxes with a brilliantly-shot sequence in a city sewer. The spooky, skin-crawling performance of Basehart as the baby-faced killer is reason enough to add this movie to your must-see list of noir masterworks.

5 out of 5 stars Great and dark.......2007-02-20

As a kid I only knew actor Richard Basehart for his part as Admiral Nelson of the submarine Seaview on the 60's TV series Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, and wasn't aware of his edgy work in films that had preceded it. This precision tooled crime drama also includes several elements that would later become part of the Dragnet TV series, but this is a much more intense sort of work. Based on a real case, this fine black & white film showcases Basehart's portrayal of a brilliant sociopathic killer/criminal, but everyone is well cast and utilized; including a very young Jack Webb. Sort of half police-procedural film and half cold-blooded film noir. Basehart was also excellent as the man on the suicidal ledge in Fourteen Hours

4 out of 5 stars You could call this a Dragnet prototype. Jack Webb has.......2007-02-02

a supporting role in this one as Lee, a forensic expert for LAPD. He must have been taking notes on how to do it. It is a good noir, murder thriller. Los Angeles became a favorite city for these type of movies for lots of obvious reasons. But it is also a huge city, spread out, diverse & exciting. A real challenge for cops. Richard Basehart is Roy Martin/Morgan, a smart sophisticated thief. He graduates to murder, a cop killer. He has no record & thus is able to fly under the radar of the cops for a quite a while. In a documentary style that became familiar, the film shows the slow, many times boring process in catching a dangerous criminal. This is seen through the main character, Sgt. Marty Brennan, played by Scott Brady. He is a doggedly determined homocide detective. It is also personal for him. One of the cops killed was his friend. He has the vast police community as his support system. Apprehension of the guilty seems assured. But the final chase scenes are nonetheless gripping, eventually ending in the vast sewer system underneath the city. Good drama, good movie

5 out of 5 stars Just the Facts on an Elusive Criminal.......2006-12-30

He Walked by Night, 1948 film

This is a true story, only the names were changed to protect the innocent. Los Angeles was the fastest growing city in the nation, 452 square miles. An off-duty policeman noticed a man near a closed store. He asks for identification, and is shot by this prowler. The police stations are called and the police set up a dragnet to arrest anyone in the area and question them. Hotels in a four mile area and anyone on the street were brought in for questioning. [No probable cause?] Most were let go, the one sought wasn't caught. They search the MO file to find burglars who use picklocks; no success.

We learn Roy Martin is an ace electronics technician whose machines are leased to customers (reflecting post-war scarcity). One of them was stolen. The police are called and they set a trap. But Roy suspects something and arrives early. There is an exchange of shots and Roy is wounded but escapes to operate on himself! The police learn Roy worked for the Signal Corps. Now Roy begins a new career as a liquor store bandit (cash only, no credit as in small grocery stores). He learned to escape through the storm sewer system of Los Angeles, an underground highway. The police gather the crime victims to develop a picture of the robber. Wanted posters were sent out, but nobody knew this unknown subject. Roy eludes the police and sees a businessman to rob him. The police assign a new team to catch a man who has no friends, no records, no fingerprints, and can outsmart the police. The wounded officer comes up with a clue to find this seeming genius, Finally they get a suspect and a name! The detective tracks him down disguised as a milkman.

The police silently surround Roy's bungalow. His dog senses the strangers and barks a warning. But Roy escapes into his attic and jumps to another roof. When the police pursue, Roy jumps into the underground storm drain system to escape. The police arrange for converging columns, and Roy is trapped by a parked car. There is an exchange of shots, and Roy ceases to resist. The idea of a criminal who knows police procedure must be a bad dream for the police. Yet there are examples of this in some true crime stories. Jack Webb, who played a minor role here, went on to stardom in the "Dragnet" dramas on radio and television in the 1950s. This story could be a primer on police procedure. One significance of this film are the scenes of an extinct Los Angeles. Sparse traffic, sunny skies, no smog, small businesses, etc. are all gone. [The scenes of the hunt in the storm sewer system seems to be echoed in Carol Reed's "The Third Man".]
Film Noir Triple Feature Vol. 1 (Too Late For Tears/He Walked By Night/Kansas City Confidential)
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Director: Byron Haskin , Anthony Mann , and Alfred L. Werker
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ASIN: B00019G4KU
Release Date: 2004-03-30

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2 out of 5 stars Not the greatest................2004-06-29

This disc is OK if you really don't care about quality. The prints they used show alot of wear. For "HE WALKED BY NIGHT", i would suggest you buy the disc put out by MGM. The print they used here for "TOO LATE FOR TEARS" looks like the same one that Image Entertainment used. It has several splices and scratches. TOO LATE FOR TEARS was also released under the title "KILLER BAIT" which is available in a better quality print in a 6 disc set called "5 Killer Film Noir Classics". As for "KANSAS CITY CONFIDENTIAL", if i remember right the disc put out by Image is of better quality. (This review is for the "Film Noir Triple Feature Vol. 1" disc put out by Goodtimes Video")
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    Release Date: 2001-10-09

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    3 Great Movies on 1 DVD. Star Power, Exciting Genre with Extras on each DVD.
    Mystery Classics Volume 7: Impact, He Walked by Night, Quicksand, Eyes in the Night
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    • "Hollywood Crime Dramas ... Ultimate of Film Noir ... Passport Video"
    		 Mystery Classics Volume 7: Impact, He Walked by Night, Quicksand, Eyes in the Night
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    Release Date: 2004-01-01

    Product Description

    This is a 4 Movies in One Pack DVD. It includes Impact staring Brian Donlevy, Helen Walker, and Tony Barrett - He Walked By Night starring Richard Basehart - Quicksand starring Mickey Rooney and Peter Lorre - and Eyes in the Night staring Donna Reed, John Emery, Ed Arnold, and Ann Walker.

    Customer Reviews:

    4 out of 5 stars "Hollywood Crime Dramas ... Ultimate of Film Noir ... Passport Video".......2006-10-17

    Passport Video presents "THE ULTIMATE FILM NOIR" (1945-1953), --- (Dolby digitally remastered) --- ten tantalizing tales of Film Noir on five suspenseful discs --- featuring top performances from the '40s and '50s with outstanding drama and screenplays, along with a wonderful cast and supporting actors to bring it all together ... another winner from the vaults of Film Noir Hollywood gems.

    Film noir is a cinematic term used primarily to describe Hollywood crime dramas that set their protagonists in a world perceived as inherently corrupt and unsympathetic...Hollywood's classic film noir period is generally regarded as stretching from the early 1940s to the late 1950s...Film noir of this era is associated with a low-key black-and-white visual style that has roots in German Expressionist cinematography, while many of the prototypical stories and much of the attitude of classic noir derive from the hardboiled school of crime fiction that emerged in the United States during the Depression...the term film noir (French for "black film"), first applied to Hollywood movies by French critic Nino Frank in 1946, was unknown to most of the American filmmakers and actors while they were creating the classic film noirs..the canon of film noir was defined in retrospect by film historians and critics; many of those involved in the making of film noir later professed to be unaware at the time of having created a distinctive type of film.

    Five-disc collector's set includes "SCARLET STREET" (1945) (95 mins/Universal Pictures), featuring Edward G. Robinson, Joan Bennett, Dan Duryea and Margaret Lindsay --- "DETOUR" (1945) (67 mins/PRC), featuring Tom Neal, Ann Savage, Claudia Drake and Edmund MacDonald --- "THE STRANGE LOVE OF MARTHA IVERS" (1946) (117 mins/Paramount Pictures), featuring Barbara Stanwyck, Van Heflin, Kirk Douglas, Lizabeth Scott and Judith Anderson --- "WHISTLE STOP" (1946) (85 mins/United Artists) featuring George Raft, Ava Gardner, Victor McLaglen, Tom Conway and Jorja Curtright --- "HE WALKED BY NIGHT" (1948) (80 mins/Eagle-Lion), featuring Richard Basehart, Scott Brady, Jack Webb, Roy Roberts, Whit Bissell and James B. Cardwll --- "TRAPPED" (1949) (78 mins/Bryan Foy Productions / Eagle-Lion), featuring Lloyd Bridges, Barbara Payton, John Hoyt, Russ Conway and James Todd --- "IMPACT" (1949) (83 mins/United Artists), featuring Brian Donlevy, Ella Raines, Charles Coburn and Helen Walker --- "D.O.A." (1950) (83 mins/United Artists), featuring Edmond O'Brien, Pamela Britton, Luther Adler and Beverly Campbell --- "QUICKSAND" )1950) (79 mins/Samuel Steifel Productions / United Artists), featuring Mickey Rooney, Jeannie Cagney, Peter Lorre and Barbara Bates --- "THE HITCH-HIKER" (1953) (71 mins/RKO Pictures), featuring Edmond O'Brien, Frank Lovejoy and William Talman --- and the documentary "THE BEST OF FILM NOIR".

    Film noirs tend to revolve around heroes who are more flawed and morally questionable than the norm, often fall guys of one sort or another...the characteristic heroes of noir are described by many critics as "alienated"; in the words of Silver and Ward, "filled with existential bitterness."...certain archetypal characters appear in many film noirs--hardboiled detectives, femmes fatales, corrupt policemen, jealous husbands, intrepid claims adjusters, and down-and-out writers...as can be observed in many movies of an overtly neo-noir nature, the private eye and the femme fatale are the character types with which film noir has come to be most identified, but a minority of movies now regarded as classic noir feature either...crime, usually murder, is an element of almost all film noirs; in addition to standard-issue greed, jealousy is frequently the criminal motivation...a crime investigation--by a private eye, a police detective (sometimes acting alone), or a concerned amateur--is the most prevalent, but far from dominant, basic plot...in other common plots the protagonists are implicated in heists or con games, or in murderous conspiracies often involving adulterous affairs...false suspicions and accusations of crime are frequent plot elements, as are betrayals and double-crosses...amnesia is far more common in film noir than in real life, and cigarette smoking can seem virtually mandatory.

    This collection of "The Ultimate Film Noir" (1945-1953) --- still has the magic that we remember from those bygone years --- but as long as we have the labels and networks who play and show these wonderful films of yesteryear, they will never be forgotten --- plus the Bonus of Best of Film Noir on the final disc --- and a great job by Passport Video for this release --- looking forward to more of the same from the '40s and '50s vintage...order your copy now from Amazon or Passport Video, stay tuned once again for more remarkable films from the vaults of classic television and Hollywood during the Golden Era of Film Noir --- All My Heroes have been Gumshoe Detectives!

    Total Time: 909 mins on DVD ~ Passport Video #5480 ~ (5/02/2006)
    He Walked By Night
    Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
    • "Hollywood Crime Dramas ... Ultimate of Film Noir ... Passport Video"
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    		 He Walked By Night
    Starring: Richard Basehart; Jack Webb
    Director: Alfred Werker
    Manufacturer: Miracle Pictures
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    ASIN: B0002TQ7BK
    Release Date: 2002-02-02

    Product Description

    Based upon one of the most notorious unsolved cases in LA police history, this film noir peice told in semi-documentary style, follows police on the hunt for a young roothless hoodlum who shot and killed a cop.

    Customer Reviews:

    4 out of 5 stars "Hollywood Crime Dramas ... Ultimate of Film Noir ... Passport Video".......2006-10-17

    Passport Video presents "THE ULTIMATE FILM NOIR" (1945-1953), --- (Dolby digitally remastered) --- ten tantalizing tales of Film Noir on five suspenseful discs --- featuring top performances from the '40s and '50s with outstanding drama and screenplays, along with a wonderful cast and supporting actors to bring it all together ... another winner from the vaults of Film Noir Hollywood gems.

    Film noir is a cinematic term used primarily to describe Hollywood crime dramas that set their protagonists in a world perceived as inherently corrupt and unsympathetic...Hollywood's classic film noir period is generally regarded as stretching from the early 1940s to the late 1950s...Film noir of this era is associated with a low-key black-and-white visual style that has roots in German Expressionist cinematography, while many of the prototypical stories and much of the attitude of classic noir derive from the hardboiled school of crime fiction that emerged in the United States during the Depression...the term film noir (French for "black film"), first applied to Hollywood movies by French critic Nino Frank in 1946, was unknown to most of the American filmmakers and actors while they were creating the classic film noirs..the canon of film noir was defined in retrospect by film historians and critics; many of those involved in the making of film noir later professed to be unaware at the time of having created a distinctive type of film.

    Five-disc collector's set includes "SCARLET STREET" (1945) (95 mins/Universal Pictures), featuring Edward G. Robinson, Joan Bennett, Dan Duryea and Margaret Lindsay --- "DETOUR" (1945) (67 mins/PRC), featuring Tom Neal, Ann Savage, Claudia Drake and Edmund MacDonald --- "THE STRANGE LOVE OF MARTHA IVERS" (1946) (117 mins/Paramount Pictures), featuring Barbara Stanwyck, Van Heflin, Kirk Douglas, Lizabeth Scott and Judith Anderson --- "WHISTLE STOP" (1946) (85 mins/United Artists) featuring George Raft, Ava Gardner, Victor McLaglen, Tom Conway and Jorja Curtright --- "HE WALKED BY NIGHT" (1948) (80 mins/Eagle-Lion), featuring Richard Basehart, Scott Brady, Jack Webb, Roy Roberts, Whit Bissell and James B. Cardwll --- "TRAPPED" (1949) (78 mins/Bryan Foy Productions / Eagle-Lion), featuring Lloyd Bridges, Barbara Payton, John Hoyt, Russ Conway and James Todd --- "IMPACT" (1949) (83 mins/United Artists), featuring Brian Donlevy, Ella Raines, Charles Coburn and Helen Walker --- "D.O.A." (1950) (83 mins/United Artists), featuring Edmond O'Brien, Pamela Britton, Luther Adler and Beverly Campbell --- "QUICKSAND" )1950) (79 mins/Samuel Steifel Productions / United Artists), featuring Mickey Rooney, Jeannie Cagney, Peter Lorre and Barbara Bates --- "THE HITCH-HIKER" (1953) (71 mins/RKO Pictures), featuring Edmond O'Brien, Frank Lovejoy and William Talman --- and the documentary "THE BEST OF FILM NOIR".

    Film noirs tend to revolve around heroes who are more flawed and morally questionable than the norm, often fall guys of one sort or another...the characteristic heroes of noir are described by many critics as "alienated"; in the words of Silver and Ward, "filled with existential bitterness."...certain archetypal characters appear in many film noirs--hardboiled detectives, femmes fatales, corrupt policemen, jealous husbands, intrepid claims adjusters, and down-and-out writers...as can be observed in many movies of an overtly neo-noir nature, the private eye and the femme fatale are the character types with which film noir has come to be most identified, but a minority of movies now regarded as classic noir feature either...crime, usually murder, is an element of almost all film noirs; in addition to standard-issue greed, jealousy is frequently the criminal motivation...a crime investigation--by a private eye, a police detective (sometimes acting alone), or a concerned amateur--is the most prevalent, but far from dominant, basic plot...in other common plots the protagonists are implicated in heists or con games, or in murderous conspiracies often involving adulterous affairs...false suspicions and accusations of crime are frequent plot elements, as are betrayals and double-crosses...amnesia is far more common in film noir than in real life, and cigarette smoking can seem virtually mandatory.

    This collection of "The Ultimate Film Noir" (1945-1953) --- still has the magic that we remember from those bygone years --- but as long as we have the labels and networks who play and show these wonderful films of yesteryear, they will never be forgotten --- plus the Bonus of Best of Film Noir on the final disc --- and a great job by Passport Video for this release --- looking forward to more of the same from the '40s and '50s vintage...order your copy now from Amazon or Passport Video, stay tuned once again for more remarkable films from the vaults of classic television and Hollywood during the Golden Era of Film Noir --- All My Heroes have been Gumshoe Detectives!

    Total Time: 909 mins on DVD ~ Passport Video #5480 ~ (5/02/2006)

    5 out of 5 stars Richard Baseheart Rules!!!.......2005-06-13

    Richard Baseheart rules in this superb crime drama based on a true story.It's a must see!!!!
    He Walked By Night
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      		He Walked By Night

      Manufacturer: Synergy Ent
      ProductGroup: DVD
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      ASIN: B000REWYLC
      Release Date: 2007-05-29

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      This film-noir piece, told in semi-documentary style, follows police on the hunt for a resourceful criminal who shoots and kills a cop.
      Trapped/He Walked By Night
      Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
      • "Hollywood Crime Dramas ... Ultimate of Film Noir ... Passport Video"
      		 Trapped/He Walked By Night
      Starring: Trapped , and He Walked By Night
      Manufacturer: Krb Music
      ProductGroup: DVD
      Binding: DVD

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      ASIN: B0007M9020
      Release Date: 2006-04-04

      Product Description

      Double Feature on one Disk Trapped: Tagline: When a Killer Dreams of Millions... and a girl to spend them on! Plot Outline: U.S. Treasury Department agents go after a ring of counterfeiters. He Walked By Night: Plot Outline: This film noir piece, told in semi-documentary style, follows police on the hunt for a young hoodlum who shoots and kills a cop.

      Customer Reviews:

      4 out of 5 stars "Hollywood Crime Dramas ... Ultimate of Film Noir ... Passport Video".......2006-10-17

      Passport Video presents "THE ULTIMATE FILM NOIR" (1945-1953), --- (Dolby digitally remastered) --- ten tantalizing tales of Film Noir on five suspenseful discs --- featuring top performances from the '40s and '50s with outstanding drama and screenplays, along with a wonderful cast and supporting actors to bring it all together ... another winner from the vaults of Film Noir Hollywood gems.

      Film noir is a cinematic term used primarily to describe Hollywood crime dramas that set their protagonists in a world perceived as inherently corrupt and unsympathetic...Hollywood's classic film noir period is generally regarded as stretching from the early 1940s to the late 1950s...Film noir of this era is associated with a low-key black-and-white visual style that has roots in German Expressionist cinematography, while many of the prototypical stories and much of the attitude of classic noir derive from the hardboiled school of crime fiction that emerged in the United States during the Depression...the term film noir (French for "black film"), first applied to Hollywood movies by French critic Nino Frank in 1946, was unknown to most of the American filmmakers and actors while they were creating the classic film noirs..the canon of film noir was defined in retrospect by film historians and critics; many of those involved in the making of film noir later professed to be unaware at the time of having created a distinctive type of film.

      Five-disc collector's set includes "SCARLET STREET" (1945) (95 mins/Universal Pictures), featuring Edward G. Robinson, Joan Bennett, Dan Duryea and Margaret Lindsay --- "DETOUR" (1945) (67 mins/PRC), featuring Tom Neal, Ann Savage, Claudia Drake and Edmund MacDonald --- "THE STRANGE LOVE OF MARTHA IVERS" (1946) (117 mins/Paramount Pictures), featuring Barbara Stanwyck, Van Heflin, Kirk Douglas, Lizabeth Scott and Judith Anderson --- "WHISTLE STOP" (1946) (85 mins/United Artists) featuring George Raft, Ava Gardner, Victor McLaglen, Tom Conway and Jorja Curtright --- "HE WALKED BY NIGHT" (1948) (80 mins/Eagle-Lion), featuring Richard Basehart, Scott Brady, Jack Webb, Roy Roberts, Whit Bissell and James B. Cardwll --- "TRAPPED" (1949) (78 mins/Bryan Foy Productions / Eagle-Lion), featuring Lloyd Bridges, Barbara Payton, John Hoyt, Russ Conway and James Todd --- "IMPACT" (1949) (83 mins/United Artists), featuring Brian Donlevy, Ella Raines, Charles Coburn and Helen Walker --- "D.O.A." (1950) (83 mins/United Artists), featuring Edmond O'Brien, Pamela Britton, Luther Adler and Beverly Campbell --- "QUICKSAND" )1950) (79 mins/Samuel Steifel Productions / United Artists), featuring Mickey Rooney, Jeannie Cagney, Peter Lorre and Barbara Bates --- "THE HITCH-HIKER" (1953) (71 mins/RKO Pictures), featuring Edmond O'Brien, Frank Lovejoy and William Talman --- and the documentary "THE BEST OF FILM NOIR".

      Film noirs tend to revolve around heroes who are more flawed and morally questionable than the norm, often fall guys of one sort or another...the characteristic heroes of noir are described by many critics as "alienated"; in the words of Silver and Ward, "filled with existential bitterness."...certain archetypal characters appear in many film noirs--hardboiled detectives, femmes fatales, corrupt policemen, jealous husbands, intrepid claims adjusters, and down-and-out writers...as can be observed in many movies of an overtly neo-noir nature, the private eye and the femme fatale are the character types with which film noir has come to be most identified, but a minority of movies now regarded as classic noir feature either...crime, usually murder, is an element of almost all film noirs; in addition to standard-issue greed, jealousy is frequently the criminal motivation...a crime investigation--by a private eye, a police detective (sometimes acting alone), or a concerned amateur--is the most prevalent, but far from dominant, basic plot...in other common plots the protagonists are implicated in heists or con games, or in murderous conspiracies often involving adulterous affairs...false suspicions and accusations of crime are frequent plot elements, as are betrayals and double-crosses...amnesia is far more common in film noir than in real life, and cigarette smoking can seem virtually mandatory.

      This collection of "The Ultimate Film Noir" (1945-1953) --- still has the magic that we remember from those bygone years --- but as long as we have the labels and networks who play and show these wonderful films of yesteryear, they will never be forgotten --- plus the Bonus of Best of Film Noir on the final disc --- and a great job by Passport Video for this release --- looking forward to more of the same from the '40s and '50s vintage...order your copy now from Amazon or Passport Video, stay tuned once again for more remarkable films from the vaults of classic television and Hollywood during the Golden Era of Film Noir --- All My Heroes have been Gumshoe Detectives!

      Total Time: 909 mins on DVD ~ Passport Video #5480 ~ (5/02/2006)
      Mystery Movie Marathon Volume 5: 8 Movie Pack
      Average customer rating: Not rated
        		Mystery Movie Marathon Volume 5: 8 Movie Pack

        Manufacturer: RightNow Disc
        ProductGroup: DVD
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        Product Features:
        • s BONUS: Each movie comes with a portable-media friendly version that can be downloaded to your Apple iPod!
        • Eight feature films on four DVDs
        • Bulldog Drummond in Africa;Mr. Wong, Detective;Sherlock Holmes: Murder at the Baskervilles;Nancy Drew, Reporter;He Walked By Night;The Stranger;Too Late for Tears;The Moonstone

        ASIN: B000GW55NY

        Product Description

        The legends of Mystery are gathered here for you in this definitive DVD collection of some of the greatest Mystery classics to ever come out of Hollywood. This 8 DVD collection is sure to provide you with countless hours of entertainment. Mystery Movie Marathon Volume 5: 8 Movie Pack includes: Bulldog Drummond in Africa directed by Louis King and starring John Howard; Mr. Wong, Detective directed by Willaim Nigh and starring Boris Karloff; Sherlock Holmes: Murder at the Baskervilles directed by Thomas Bentley and starring Arthur Wonter; Nancy Drew, Reporter directed by William Clemens and starring Bonita Granville; He Walked By Night directed by Alfred Werker and starring Richard Basehart; The Stranger directed by Orson Welles and starring Orson Welles; Too Late for Tears directed by Byron Haskin and starring Lizabeth Scott; The Moonstone directed by Reginald Barker and starring David Manners
        Trapped (Lloyd Bridges) / the Third Eye (Jeff Bridges) / Suddenly , the Man with the Golden Arm (Frank Sinatra) / the Squeeze (Karen Black) / Kansas City Confidential (Lee Van Cleef) / Mister Scarface , the Four Deuces (Jack Palance) / Cry of the Penguins , Deadline (John Hurt) [10 Movie Set]
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          		Trapped (Lloyd Bridges) / the Third Eye (Jeff Bridges) / Suddenly , the Man with the Golden Arm (Frank Sinatra) / the Squeeze (Karen Black) / Kansas City Confidential (Lee Van Cleef) / Mister Scarface , the Four Deuces (Jack Palance) / Cry of the Penguins , Deadline (John Hurt) [10 Movie Set]

          ProductGroup: DVD
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          ASIN: B000E128M8

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          1. And Then There Were None
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