A. L. Werker - He Walked by Night (1948)

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0040427/ 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 File Name .........................................: He Walked by File Size (in bytes) ............................: 941,957,120 bytes Runtime ............................................: 1:18:54 Video Codec ...................................: XviD ISO MPEG-4 Frame Size ......................................: 640x464 (AR: 1.379) FPS .................................................: 23.976 Video Bitrate ...................................: 1454 kb/s Bits per Pixel ...................................: 0.204 bpp B-VOP, N-VOP, QPel, GMC.............: [], [], [], [] Audio Codec ...................................: 0x0055 MPEG-1 Layer 3 Sample Rate ...................................: 48000 Hz Audio Bitrate ...................................: 128 kb/s [2 channel(s)] CBR No. of audio streams .......................: 1 English audio. English, french, spanish and portuguese subtitles *********************************** FREAKYFLICKS ********************************** Freakyflicks is a free and open community dedicated to preserving and sharing cinematic art in the digital era. Our goal is to disseminate such works of art to the widest audience possible through the channels provided by P2P technology. The Freakyflicks collection is limited to those films that have played an exceptional role in the history of cinema and its progression in becoming a great art. Films that are usually described as classic, cult, arthouse and avant-garde. If you have films that fit this description feel free to share them and participate in our community. All you need do is include this tag in your upload and join us at the forum to announce your release. 'If we all seed just 1:1, give at least what we take, this torrent will NEVER DIE

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Xavio58 (2010-05-26)

Oh wow, this is a great movie. If this doesn't prove that b&w flicks are beautiful and exciting than I don't know what will.
Like I said, a bllody great movie. It deserves to be better known!
Thanx!
By the way , do you have anymore from mr Werker? I sure hope so.

shasham (2010-06-08)

Thank you so very much for this!!! I'm seeding slowly :( but surely. Cheers to all!

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OrpheusDude (2010-12-22)

Many thanks for this gem of Noir!