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Alibi is a 1929 American black-and-white crime film produced by United Artists. Roland West directed, wrote, and produced the movie, collaborating with screenwriters Elaine Sterne Carrington and C. Gardner Sullivan. The cast features Mae Busch, Chester Morris, and Regis Toomey. Ray June served as director of photography, while Hal C. Kern edited the film. William Cameron Menzies handled production design.
The narrative focuses on organized crime and gangster themes. It is described as a thriller involving the underworld and New York night clubs. The film has a runtime of 91 minutes and was released in the United States. Distribution includes United Artists and Netflix via video on demand.
Critical reception includes a review score of 5.8 out of 10 and 56 percent approval. It holds a vote average of 6 on TMDb and a rating of 5.6 on IMDb. The film was nominated for Academy Awards for Best Actor, Best Picture, and Best Production Design.
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Film · TMDB
6.0Chick Williams, a prohibition gangster, rejoins his mob soon after being released from prison. When a policeman is murdered during a robbery, he falls under suspicion. The gangster took Joan, a policeman's daughter, to the theater, sneaked out during the intermission to commit the crime, then used her to support his alibi. The detective squad employs its most sophisticated and barbaric techniques, including planting an undercover agent in the gang, to bring him to justice.
Cast
- Chester Morris as Chick Williams
- Eleanor Griffith as Joan Manning Williams
- Purnell Pratt as Sgt. Pete Manning
- Pat O'Malley as Detective Sgt. Tommy Glennon
- Regis Toomey as Danny McGann
- Harry Stubbs as Buck Bachman
Themes
- gangster
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- United States
- Original language
- English language
- Main subject
- organized crime
- Director
- Roland West
- Screenwriter
- C. Gardner Sullivan
- Cast member
- Regis Toomey
- Producer
- Roland West
- Production company
- United Artists
- Cinematographer
- Ray June
- Duration
- 90
- FilmAffinity ID
- 116013
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Image
- "Alabi" ad in The Film Daily, Jan-Jun 1929 (page 619 crop).jpg
Show 10 more facts
- publication date
- 1929-01-01
- film editor
- Hal C. Kern
- title
- Alibi
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Production Design
- color
- black-and-white
- production designer
- William Cameron Menzies
- Commons category
- Alibi (1929 film)
- distributed by
- Netflix
- different from
- Alibi
- review score
- 56%
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