{"id":13858,"date":"2024-11-02T18:20:22","date_gmt":"2024-11-03T01:20:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/derangedlacrimes.com\/?p=13858"},"modified":"2024-11-02T19:22:00","modified_gmt":"2024-11-03T02:22:00","slug":"noirvember-he-walked-by-night-1948","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/derangedlacrimes.com\/?p=13858","title":{"rendered":"Noirvember: He Walked By Night [1948]"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"520\" height=\"699\" src=\"https:\/\/derangedlacrimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/he-walked-by-night-movie-poster-1948_french.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-520\" srcset=\"https:\/\/derangedlacrimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/he-walked-by-night-movie-poster-1948_french.jpg 520w, https:\/\/derangedlacrimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/he-walked-by-night-movie-poster-1948_french-223x300.jpg 223w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Welcome! The lobby of the Deranged L.A. Crimes theater is open! Grab a bucket of popcorn, some Milk Duds and a Coke and find a seat. Tonight\u2019s feature is HE WALKED BY NIGHT starring Richard Basehart, Scott Brady, and Jack Webb. It was during the making of this film that Jack Webb got the idea for DRAGNET.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The film is based on a true story, the<a href=\"https:\/\/derangedlacrimes.com\/?p=515\">\u00a0Erwin \u201cMachine Gun\u201d Walker\u00a0<\/a>case, which I wrote about several years ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/derangedlacrimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/38gun.jpg\" alt=\"38gun\" class=\"wp-image-8087\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>As of several years ago I have a personal connection to this movie. I was given the blue steel revolver that belonged to the screenwriter, John C. Higgins \u2014 it was a gift from his nephew, Eric, and I\u2019m honored to own it. Higgins wrote the screenplays for T-MEN and RAW DEAL, two terrific films.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"He Walked by Night Film Noir 1948 Richard Basehart\" width=\"584\" height=\"438\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DOfFqD-vLnY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome! The lobby of the Deranged L.A. Crimes theater is open! Grab a bucket of popcorn, some Milk Duds and a Coke and find a seat. 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