Schritte in der Nacht
Originaltitel: He Walked by Night
Als er während eines Einbruchs überrascht wird, tötet Davis Morgan (Richard Basehart) einen Polizisten. Bald ist der gesamte Polizeiapparat von L.A. hinter dem Serienräuber und Einbrecher her, doch Morgan, der nirgendwo verzeichnet ist, kann dank moderner Elektronik und genauer Kenntnisse der Polizeiarbeit immer wieder entkommen. Er begeht sogar noch einen Mord. Erst als es gelingt, all die Verbrechen, die er begangen hat, miteinander in Verbindung zu bringen und seine Beziehung zur Polizei aufzudecken, kommt man ihm nahe...
Besetzung
| Darsteller | Rolle |
|---|---|
| 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) |
| Jack Bailey | Witness in Pajamas and Robe (uncredited) |
| Alma Beltran | Miss Montalvo (uncredited) |
| Robert Bice | Detective with Capt. Breen (uncredited) |
| Dolores Castelli | Witness (uncredited) |
| George Chan | Chinese Suspect (uncredited) |
| Garrett Craig | Patrolman (uncredited) |
| John Dehner | Assistant Bureau Chief (uncredited) |
| Ann Doran | Dispatcher (uncredited) |
| Rex Downing | Young Hoodlum (uncredited) |
| Michael Dugan | Patrolman (uncredited) |
| Paul Fierro | Spanish-Speaking Detective (uncredited) |
| Byron Foulger | Freddie (uncredited) |
| Kay Garrett | Doctor (uncredited) |
| Tim Graham | Uniformed Sergeant (uncredited) |
| Kit Guard | Suspect (uncredited) |
| Harry Harvey | Liquor Store Proprietor (uncredited) |
| Thomas Browne Henry | Dunning (uncredited) |
| Peter Hobbes | Milkman (uncredited) |
| Virginia Hunter | Miss Smith (uncredited) |
| Felice Ingersoll | Records Clerk (uncredited) |
Crew
| Funktion | Name |
|---|---|
| Director | Alfred L. Werker |
| Producer | Bryan Foy, Robert Kane |
| Story | Crane Wilbur |
| Screenplay | Crane Wilbur, John C. Higgins |