Alibi

Alibi

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

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Release Date

4/20/1929

Runtime

91 mins

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.

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Budget

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Revenue

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Homepage

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A lean, propulsive crime thriller where a gangster's carefully constructed alibi unravels under police pressure. The film pulses with the energy of Prohibition-era underworld scheming and the moral compromise of those caught between law and lawlessness.

Mood

TenseDefiantParanoid

Themes

CrimeBetrayalCorruptionPower

Tone

Matter-of-fact

Pacing

Brisk

Look

NaturalisticHigh-contrast

Structure

Linear

Heads up

Graphic violence

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