Alibi (1929)

Directed by

Roland West

Genre

drama film, crime film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 30m

Rated

NR

Rating

6.0 of 10 from 23 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A criminal tries to build a false story to avoid suspicion after a crime. The police work to find holes in his account.

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What happens

Alibi (also known as The Perfect Alibi, Nightstick) 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. The movie is a crime drama starring Chester Morris, Harry Stubbs, Mae Busch, and Regis Toomey. Director West experimented a great deal with sound, music, and camera angles. As a film published in 1929, it entered the public domain on January 1, 2025. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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