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Alibi (1929)

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

Genre : Action, Crime, Thriller

Runtime : 1H 31M

Director : Roland West

Synopsis

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.

Actors

Chester Morris
Chester Morris
Chick Williams
Harry Stubbs
Harry Stubbs
Buck Bachman
Mae Busch
Mae Busch
Daisy Thomas
Eleanor Griffith
Eleanor Griffith
Joan Manning Williams
Regis Toomey
Regis Toomey
Danny McGann
Purnell Pratt
Purnell Pratt
Sgt. Pete Manning
Irma Harrison
Irma Harrison
Toots
Al Hill
Al Hill
Brown - a Crook
James Bradbury Jr.
James Bradbury Jr.
Blake - a Crook
Elmer Ballard
Elmer Ballard
Soft Malone - Cab Driver
Kernan Cripps
Kernan Cripps
Trask - Plainclothesman
Pat O'Malley
Pat O'Malley
Detective Sgt. Tommy Glennon
DeWitt Jennings
DeWitt Jennings
Officer O'Brien
Ed Brady
Ed Brady
George Stanislaus David
Virginia Flohri
Virginia Flohri
Singer in Theatre
Edward Jardon
Edward Jardon
Singer in Theatre
Diana Beaumont
Diana Beaumont
Edgar Caldwell
Edgar Caldwell

Crews

Roland West
Roland West
Director
Roland West
Roland West
Writer
C. Gardner Sullivan
C. Gardner Sullivan
Writer
Joseph M. Schenck
Joseph M. Schenck
Presenter
Ray June
Ray June
Director of Photography
William Cameron Menzies
William Cameron Menzies
Art Direction
Hal C. Kern
Hal C. Kern
Editor
Hugo Riesenfeld
Hugo Riesenfeld
Music Arranger
Roland West
Roland West
Producer
Howard Campbell
Howard Campbell
Sound

Posters and backgrounds

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