Alibi (1929)

5.9/10 • 91 min • Crime Drama

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.

Cast

Chester Morris

Chick Williams

Purnell Pratt

Sgt. Pete Manning

Pat O'Malley

Detective Sgt. Tommy Glennon

Regis Toomey

Danny McGann

Harry Stubbs

Buck Bachman

Mae Busch

Daisy Thomas

Irma Harrison

Toots

Al Hill

Brown - a Crook

James Bradbury Jr.

Blake - a Crook

Kernan Cripps

Trask - Plainclothesman

Ed Brady

George Stanislaus David

DeWitt Jennings

Officer O'Brien

Diana Beaumont

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