Naked Alibi( 1954)

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The story of a love with the law at its heels!

Overview

Questioned as a murder suspect, solid (but drunk) citizen Al Willis attacks his police questioners, is beaten, and swears vengeance against them. Next night, Lieut. Parks is murdered; Willis is the only suspect in the eyes of tough Chief Conroy, who pursues him doggedly despite lack of evidence. The obsessed Conroy is dismissed from the force, but continues to harass Willis, who flees to a sleazy town on the Mexican border. Of course, Conroy follows. But which is crazy, Conroy or Willis?

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Sterling Hayden
Joe E. Conroy
Gloria Grahame
Marianna
Gene Barry
Al Willis
Marcia Henderson
Helen Willis
Max Showalter
Det. Lt. Parks (as Casey Adams)
Billy Chapin
Petey
Chuck Connors
Capt. Owen Kincaide
Don Haggerty
Matt Matthews
Stuart Randall
Chief A. S. Babcock
Don Garrett
Tony
Richard Beach
Felix
Tol Avery
Irish
Paul Levitt
Gerald Frazier
Fay Roope
F.J. O'Day
Joseph Mell
Otto Stoltz
Dee Carroll
Lois (uncredited)
Robert Stevenson
Highway Patrol Officer (uncredited)

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A review by John Chard

Written by John Chard on Sat Aug 09 2014

Killer of Family Man. Naked Alibi is directed by Jerry Hopper and adapted to screenplay by Lawrence Roman from the story “Cry Copper” by Gladys Atwater and J. Robert Bren. It stars Sterling Hayden, Gloria Grahame, Gene Barry and Marcia Henderson. Music is by Joseph Gershenson and cinematography by Russell Metty. Urgh! It’s one of those lesser grade film noir movies from the classic cycle that should have been super, but isn’t. It’s also a Sterling Hayden film that gives his knockers ammunition to call him wooden, yet the tedious direction of Hooper and all round over staging of the produc...