Alibi (1929 film)

For the 1931 UK film, see Alibi (1931 film).
Alibi

Theatrical release poster
Directed by Roland West
Produced by Roland West
Written by Elaine Sterne Carrington
Starring
Cinematography Ray June
Distributed by United Artists
Release dates
 April 20, 1929 (1929-04-20)
Running time
 90 minutes
Country United States
Language English

Alibi is a 1929 American crime film directed by Roland West. The screenplay was written by West and C. Gardner Sullivan, who adapted the 1927 Broadway stage play, Nightstick, written by Elaine Sterne Carrington, J.C. Nugent, Elliott Nugent and John Wray.[1]

Alternate titles for the film include The Perfect Alibi and Nightstick.

The movie is a crime melodrama starring Chester Morris, Harry Stubbs, Mae Busch and Eleanore Griffith. Director West experimented a great deal with sound, music, and camera angles.


Plot

Joan Manning, the daughter of a police sergeant, secretly marries Chick Williams, a gangleader who convinces her that he is leading an honest life. Chick attends the theater with Joan and, at the intermission, sneaks away, committing a robbery during which a policeman is killed. Chick is suspected of the crime but is able to use Joan to substantiate his alibi. The police plant Danny McGann, an undercover agent, in Chick's gang; but he is discovered, and Chick murders him. Chick is later cornered by the police in his own home.


Cast

Reception

The film was nominated for three Academy Awards, including one for Best Actor in a Leading Role (Chester Morris), Best Art Direction (William Cameron Menzies) and Best Picture.

References

  1. ↑ Nightstick at the Internet Broadway Database

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