Alibi (1929)

7	Listal rating
6.1	IMDB rating

Directed by

Roland West

Starring (View all)

Chester Morris

Chick Williams

Harry Stubbs

Buck Bachman

Mae Busch

Daisy Thomas

Eleanor Griffith

Joan Manning Williams

Regis Toomey

Danny McGann

Purnell Pratt

Police Sgt. Pete Manning

Irma Harrison

Toots

Elmer Ballard

Soft Malone - Cab Driver

Written by (View all)

Roland West

(screenplay) and

C. Gardner Sullivan

(screenplay)

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Description: Roland West directs this classic black-and-white drama that's been dubbed America's "first expressionist crime film," an important piece of Hollywood history that garnered Oscar nods for Best Picture, Best Art Direction and Best Actor. Soon after being released from prison, a Prohibition-era mobster (Chester Morris) finds hi ... (more)

Release date : 20 April 1929