Alibi (1929): Cast
Alibi is a 1929 crime drama directed by Roland West, starring Chester Morris as Chick Williams, Eleanor Griffith and Purnell Pratt. It runs 1 hour 31 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 1h 31m (91 min)
- Director
- Roland West
- Original language
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English - Studio
- Feature Productions
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Alibi About?
The premise of Alibi without spoilers.
Thrilling noir set in New York’s underworld and night‑club glamour. Gangster Chick Williams rejoins his mob and becomes a suspect after a policeman is killed in a robbery. He lures Joan, a policeman’s daughter, to a theater, slips out at intermission to commit the murder and uses her as an alibi. Detectives embed an undercover agent in the gang to bring him to justice.
Alibi Themes & Keywords
· 50 tags- theater
- 1920s
- pre code film
- song
- singer
- singing
- gang member
- gang leader
- henchman
- cigarette smoking
- prohibition era
- speakeasy
+38 more Show fewer
- reprisal
- retribution
- remorse
- grief
- greed
- jazz age
- anguish
- anxiety
- slang
- damsel in distress
- deception
- double cross
- desperation
- new york city
- treachery
- despair
- undercover policeman
- gang infiltration
- crisis
- havoc
- retaliation
- anger
- billy club
- reformation
- roaring 20s
- bootlegger
- frustration
- mobster
- turmoil
- brutality
- gangster
- robbery
- prison
- detective
- unrequited love
- undercover operation
- third degree
- taxi driver
Alibi Cast & Characters
Chester Morris leads the cast as Chick Williams, with Eleanor Griffith as Joan Manning Williams and Purnell Pratt as Sgt. Pete Manning. Directed by Roland West; 18 actors are credited in all.
- Director Roland West
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Chester Morris as Chick Williams - Eleanor Griffith as Joan Manning Williams
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Purnell Pratt as Sgt. Pete Manning -
DeWitt Jennings as Officer O'Brien
Also Starring in Alibi
· 14 more- Al Hill Brown - a Crook
- Regis Toomey Danny McGann
- Pat O’Malley Detective Sgt. Tommy Glennon
- Ed Brady George Stanislaus David
- Kernan Cripps Trask - Plainclothesman
- Mae Busch Daisy Thomas
- Harry Stubbs Buck Bachman
- James Bradbury Jr. Blake - a Crook
- Elmer Ballard Soft Malone - Cab Driver
- Diana Beaumont
- Irma Harrison Toots
- Edgar Caldwell
- Edward Jardon Singer in Theatre
- Virginia Flohri Singer in Theatre
More from Roland West
More films directed by Roland West: Corsair, The Bat Whispers, The Dove and The Bat.
Alibi Also Known As
3 alternative titles, including “O Peso da Lei” and “Алібі”.
- Also known as
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- O Peso da Lei
- Алібі
- 不在场证明
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Alibi FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast and post-credit scenes of Alibi, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Alibi?
Alibi runs 1 hour 31 minutes (91 minutes).
When was Alibi released?
Alibi was released on April 20, 1929.
Who directed Alibi?
Alibi was directed by Roland West.
More films by Roland West Who is in the cast of Alibi?
Alibi stars Chester Morris as Chick Williams, Eleanor Griffith as Joan Manning Williams and Purnell Pratt as Sgt. Pete Manning, among 18 credited actors.
Does Alibi have a post-credit scene?
No. Alibi has no extra scene during or after the credits.
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