Naked Alibi

Naked Alibi
Naked Alibi movie poster
Directed by	Jerry Hopper
Produced by	Ross Hunter
Written by	Gladys Atwater (story) J. Robert Bren (story) Lawrence Roman
Starring	Sterling Hayden Gloria Grahame
Cinematography	Russell Metty
Distributed by	Universal International Pictures
Release date(s)	October 1, 1954 (U.S. release)
Running time	86 min
Country	United States
Language	English

Naked Alibi is a 1954 black-and-white film starring Sterling Hayden. Portions of the film, considered film noir, were shot in Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico.

Plot

Police chief Joe Conroy (Hayden) is relieved of his police duties after he accuses a "respected community man" Al Willis (Barry) of murdering a group of police officers. Despite his lack of authority, Conroy puts so much heat on Willis that the latter, making the excuse to his wife Helen (Marcia Henderson) that he needs time to clear his head, skips town for Border City, where he's living a double life as a hoodlum with bar-singer mistress Marianna (Grahame), whom he treats abusively. Conroy tails Willis to Border City, and soon recruits Marianna into his scheme to bring Willis to justice. A climactic cat-and-mouse game ends in a rooftop shootout.

Featured cast

• Sterling Hayden as Chief Joe Conroy
• Gloria Grahame as Marianna
• Gene Barry as Al Willis
• Marcia Henderson as Helen Willis
• Max Showalter (as Casey Adams) as Lt. Parks
• Billy Chapin as Petey
• Chuck Connors as Capt. Owen Kincaide
• Don Haggerty as Matt Matthews
• Grahame's song Ace in the Hole sung by Jo Ann Greer.

External links

• Naked Alibi at the Internet Movie Database