Alibi
“A hair-curling thriller vibrant with the pulse of the underworld, asparkle with the glamour of the New York night clubs.”
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.
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Chester Morris
Chick Williams
Known for
The Big House
The Divorcee
Eleanor Griffith
Joan Manning Williams
Purnell Pratt
Sgt. Pete Manning
Known for
Scarface
Grand Hotel
Pat O'Malley
Detective Sgt. Tommy Glennon
Also in
The Fighting American
Riot Squad
Regis Toomey
Danny McGann
Known for
The Big Sleep
His Girl Friday
Harry Stubbs
Buck Bachman
Known for
The Invisible Man
Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man
Mae Busch
Daisy Thomas
Known for
Sons of the Desert
The Unholy Three
Irma Harrison
Toots
Also in
The Fighting Kentuckians
The Yellowback
Elmer Ballard
Soft Malone - Cab Driver
Also in
Her Private Affair
Les Misérables
Al Hill
Brown - a Crook
Known for
The Bank Dick
James Bradbury Jr.
Blake - a Crook
Also in
Mark of the Vampire
The Drop Kick
Kernan Cripps
Trask - Plainclothesman
Also in
Black Friday
The House of the Seven Gables
Roland West Director · C. Gardner Sullivan Writer Ray June Cinematographer
United States release April 20, 1929 · Produced in United States · Production United Artists, United Artists Pictures
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United Artists
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United Artists Pictures
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United States
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English
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English
Release dates
United States · April 20, 1929
Theatrical
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