Monday, September 5, 2016

He Walked by Night (1948)

Good Semi-Documentary


Roy Martin / Roy Morgan is a thief and man out to kill cops - he'll also harm anyone that gets in his way of doing so. Little to no explanation is given in the film as to his motives but the film is pretty good anyway.

The film is a good example of film noir - very dark, disturbing and has the makings to be a great film if they would have added more to the ending - giving us some sort of explanation of Roy's motives. 

The movie is a semi-documentary loosely based on the real life burglar and cop killer Erwin "Machine-Gun" Walker. Walker unleashed a crime spree of burglaries and shootouts in the Los Angeles area during 1945 and 1946.

8.5/10


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