Alibi
1929 · 91 min
Crime · Drama
★ 5.9Chick 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.
Crew
- Director Roland West
- Writer Roland West
- Writer C. Gardner Sullivan
- Director of Photography Ray June
Cast
Chester Morris
Chick Williams
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Eleanor Griffith
Joan Manning Williams
Purnell Pratt
Sgt. Pete Manning
Pat O'Malley
Detective Sgt. Tommy Glennon
Regis Toomey
Danny McGann
Harry Stubbs
Buck Bachman
Mae Busch
Daisy Thomas
Irma Harrison
Toots
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Elmer Ballard
Soft Malone - Cab Driver
Al Hill
Brown - a Crook
James Bradbury Jr.
Blake - a Crook
Kernan Cripps
Trask - Plainclothesman
Crew
- Director — Roland West
- Writer — Roland West
- Writer — C. Gardner Sullivan
- Director of Photography — Ray June
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