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Double Alibi (1940)

Double Alibi poster
Directed by
Phil Rosen
Genre
crime film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h
Rated
NR
Rating
5.2 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man is accused of a crime he didn't commit and must prove his innocence. He sets up an alibi with the help of a woman, but the police and a newspaper reporter close in.

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What happens

Double Alibi is a 1940 American crime film directed by Phil Rosen and written by Harold Buchman, Roy Chanslor and Charles Grayson. The film stars Wayne Morris, Margaret Lindsay, William Gargan, Roscoe Karns, Robert Emmett Keane and James Burke. The film was released on March 1, 1940, by Universal Pictures. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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