Alibi

Alibi

1929-04-20 • 1h 31m • NR •
Crime Drama
6.0
User Score
20 votes

"A hair-curling thriller vibrant with the pulse of the underworld, asparkle with the glamour of the New York night clubs."

Overview

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.

Roland West

Director

C. Gardner Sullivan

Writer

Top Billed Cast

Movie Details

Status

Released

Original Language

en

Budget

$N/A

Revenue

$N/A

Runtime

1h 31m

Release Date

1929-04-20

Recommendations

East Lynne

East Lynne

1931-03-01
Box

Box
Return

Return

2015-11-28
Naruto the Movie: Guardians of the Crescent Moon Kingdom

Naruto the Movie: Guardians of the Crescent Moon Kingdom

2006-08-05
The Water Man

The Water Man

2020-09-13
Spider-Man

Spider-Man

1977-09-14
Re-Births

Re-Births

2017-12-01
(NULL)

(NULL)

2013-01-01
RETURN

RETURN

1985-01-01
Diary of a Wimpy Kid

Diary of a Wimpy Kid

2021-12-02
Return

Return

2015-07-04
Box

Box

1975-01-01

Reviews

CinemaSerf

CinemaSerf

2022-06-06T19:08:11.584Z

Regis Toomey ("McGann") steals this otherwise rather humdrum gangster flick - and that's largely because he is drunk for most of it. Otherwise, "Chick Williams" - the not very menacing moniker attributed to Chester Morris is released from jail and picks up where he left off - with his prohibitionist mob. When a cop is shot dead during a robbery, he falls under suspicion - but he has an alibi in the form of "Joan" (Eleanor Griffith) and some theatre tickets! What let's this down rather, is that we know who did what to whom, we know the identity of the fifth columnist the police install in his gang, and thus almost all of the jeopardy is compromised right from the start. The presentation and most of the acting is very static and stage-bound, somewhat woodenly theatrical in it's style. It might have been better had it been made a few years earlier as a silent film as the dialogue adds very little to this average crime caper.