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Alibi is a 1929 American pre-Code 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.[1] Alternative titles include The Perfect Alibi and Nightstick.

Alibi
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Roland West
Written by	Elaine Sterne Carrington
Based on	Nightstick by Elaine Sterne Carrington, J.C. Nugent, Elliott Nugent, and John Wray
Produced by	Roland West
Starring	Chester Morris Mae Busch
Cinematography	Ray June
Distributed by	United Artists
Release date	April 20, 1929 (1929-04-20)
Running time	90 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

The movie is a crime melodrama starring Chester Morris, Harry Stubbs, Mae Busch, and Regis Toomey. Director West experimented a great deal with sound, music, and camera angles.

Plot

Joan Manning, the daughter of a police sergeant, secretly marries Chick Williams, a gangleader who convinces her that he is leading an honest life. Chick attends the theater with Joan and, at the intermission, sneaks away, committing a robbery during which a policeman is killed. Chick is suspected of the crime but is able to use Joan to substantiate his alibi. The police plant Danny McGann, an undercover agent, in Chick's gang; but he is discovered, and Chick murders him. Chick is later cornered by the police in his own home. Before they can arrest him, he flips the light switch, plunging the room into darkness. In the midst of the chaos, Chick escapes to the roof. He attempts to jump off to a nearby building, but stumbles on the landing, thus falling to his death.

Cast

• Chester Morris as Chick Williams
• Harry Stubbs as Buck Bachman
• Mae Busch as Daisy Thomas
• Eleanor Griffith as Joan Manning Williams
• Regis Toomey as Danny McGann
• Purnell Pratt as Police Sgt. Pete Manning
• Irma Harrison as Toots
• Elmer Ballard as Soft Malone, cab driver (uncredited)
• James Bradbury Jr. as Blake, a crook (uncredited)
• Ed Brady as George Stanislaus David (uncredited)
• Kernan Cripps as Trask, the plainclothesman (uncredited)
• Virginia Flohri as the singer in the theater (uncredited)
• Al Hill as Brown, a crook (uncredited)
• DeWitt Jennings as Officer O'Brien (uncredited)

Reception

The film was nominated for three Academy Awards, including for Best Picture (Roland West), Best Actor in a Leading Role (Chester Morris) and Best Art Direction (William Cameron Menzies).[2]

References

External links

• Alibi at IMDb
• Synopsis at AllMovie
• Alibi at Rotten Tomatoes

На других языках

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- [en] Alibi (1929 film)

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[ru] Алиби (фильм, 1929)

«Алиби» (англ. Alibi) — черно-белый художественный фильм, криминальный триллер режиссёра Роланда Уэста, вышедший в 1929 году. В главных ролях задействованы Честер Моррис и Мэй Буш. Экранизация бродвейской пьесы «Дубинка полицейского» (1927).[1]

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