- Alibi (1929 film)
Infobox_Film
name = Alibi
writer =Elaine S. Carrington
starring =Chester Morris Mae Busch
director =Roland West
producer =Roland West
distributor =United Artists
released =April 20 ,1929
runtime = 90 minutes
language = English
country = USA
budget =
music =
amg_id = 1:83414
imdb_id = 0019630"Alibi" is a 1929 film written by
Elaine S. Carrington ,J.C. Nugent ,C. Gardner Sullivan ,Roland West andJohn Griffith Wray from thestage play , "Nightstick", by Carrington, Nugent and Wray. The film was directed byRoland West . Alternate titles for the film include "The Perfect Alibi" and "Nightstick".The movie is a crime melodrama starring
Chester Morris ,Harry Stubbs ,Mae Busch andEleanore Griffith . Director West experimented a great deal with sound, music, and camera angles.Reception
The film was nominated for three
Academy Awards , including one for Best Actor in a Leading Role (Chester Morris), Best Art Direction (William Cameron Menzies ) and Best Picture."Alibi" was released on
VHS byKino International onNovember 11 ,1998 . Kino issued it on DVD onSeptember 4 ,2007 .References
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