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Alibi( 1929)

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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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Chester Morris

      Chick Williams

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      Eleanor Griffith

      Joan Manning Williams

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      Purnell Pratt

      Sgt. Pete Manning

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      Pat O'Malley

      Detective Sgt. Tommy Glennon

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      Regis Toomey

      Danny McGann

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      Harry Stubbs

      Buck Bachman

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      Mae Busch

      Daisy Thomas

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      Irma Harrison

      Toots

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      Elmer Ballard

      Soft Malone - Cab Driver

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      Al Hill

      Brown - a Crook

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      James Bradbury Jr.

      Blake - a Crook

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      Kernan Cripps

      Trask - Plainclothesman

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      Ed Brady

      George Stanislaus David

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      DeWitt Jennings

      Officer O'Brien

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      Virginia Flohri

      Singer in Theatre

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      Edward Jardon

      Singer in Theatre

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      Diana Beaumont

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      Edgar Caldwell

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    A review by CinemaSerf

    5
    Written by CinemaSerf on Mon Jun 06 2022
    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 ga...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

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    Revenue

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    Keywords

    • gangster