

Alibi
1929-04-20 · 91 min · ★ 5.9
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.
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- Directors
- Roland West
- Production companies
- Feature Productions, United Artists
- Countries
- United States of America
- Status
- Released
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Chester MorrisChick Williams
Purnell PrattSgt. Pete Manning
Pat O'MalleyDetective Sgt. Tommy Glennon
Regis ToomeyDanny McGann
Harry StubbsBuck Bachman
Mae BuschDaisy Thomas
Irma HarrisonToots
Al HillBrown - a Crook
James Bradbury Jr.Blake - a Crook
Kernan CrippsTrask - Plainclothesman
Ed BradyGeorge Stanislaus David
DeWitt JenningsOfficer O'Brien
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