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Alibi
Alibi

Alibi

A hair-curling thriller vibrant with the pulse of the underworld, asparkle with the glamour of the New York night clubs.

Genres

CrimeDrama

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Chick 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.

Others

Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

91 mins

Rating

6.05/10

Release Date

20 April 1929

Country

United States of America

Cast

Chester Morris

Chester Morris

Chick Williams

Eleanor Griffith

Eleanor Griffith

Joan Manning Williams

Purnell Pratt

Purnell Pratt

Sgt. Pete Manning

Pat O'Malley

Pat O'Malley

Detective Sgt. Tommy Glennon

Regis Toomey

Regis Toomey

Danny McGann

Harry Stubbs

Harry Stubbs

Buck Bachman

Mae Busch

Mae Busch

Daisy Thomas

Irma Harrison

Irma Harrison

Toots

Elmer Ballard

Elmer Ballard

Soft Malone - Cab Driver

Al Hill

Al Hill

Brown - a Crook

James Bradbury Jr.

James Bradbury Jr.

Blake - a Crook

Kernan Cripps

Kernan Cripps

Trask - Plainclothesman

Ed Brady

Ed Brady

George Stanislaus David

DeWitt Jennings

DeWitt Jennings

Officer O'Brien

Virginia Flohri

Virginia Flohri

Singer in Theatre

Edward Jardon

Edward Jardon

Singer in Theatre

Diana Beaumont

Diana Beaumont

Edgar Caldwell

Edgar Caldwell

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