Alibi (1929)
Directed by Roland West · 91 min · Crime, Drama
23.1 TOPICAL score · #4,206 of 6,776 films
Vote for it on the board →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.
Alibi (1929, directed by Roland West) has a TOPICAL score of 23.1 - ranked 4,206 of the 6,776 films TOPICAL scores. It scores highest on awards and critics, and lowest on lasting engagement. It won 0 awards from 3 nominations. Critics: 56% on Rotten Tomatoes · 5.8/10 critics' average. Audiences: TMDB 5.9/10 (24 ratings). Wikipedia covers it in 25 languages.
Why this score
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- Critics56% on Rotten Tomatoes · 5.8/10 critics' average
- AudienceTMDB 5.9/10 (24 ratings)
- Awards0 wins, 3 nominations
- ImpactWikipedia articles in 25 languages
- Still read1,283 Wikipedia readers in the last 60 days
Starring: Chester Morris (actor #1,641), Eleanor Griffith, Purnell Pratt, Pat O'Malley