Alibi (1929)
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Reviews Counted: 4 Fresh: 1 Rotten:3 Average Rating: N/A
Runtime: 84 mins
Synopsis: America's first expressionistic crime film. Morris plays Chick Williams, a Prohibition era gangster who reteams with his mob after getting out of prison. He becomes the prime suspect when a policeman is killed during a robbery. The detective squad does everything in their power (legal and... [More]
Genre: Action/Adventure
Starring: Chester Morris, Harry Stubbs, Mae Busch
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Alibi is awkwardly suspended between the gliding camera of silent cinema and the stagnant medium-shot of early talkies.
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08/31/07
An alternately arresting and creaky curio for students of the gangster genre.
08/31/07
Sharply uneven, due to the fact that it was reshot for sound after production was completed, this early crime-gangster film was nonetheless nominated for Best Picture Oscar and established former child actor Chester Morris, as a lead man.
08/08/06
With a refreshingly gauzy take on the morality of both cops and crooks, Alibi succeeds in upturning our expectations, while providing some startling expressionistic touches in the film's visuals.
08/18/07
Hampered by almost universally bad acting and the obvious onus of converting from silent to sound in mid-production.
03/20/05
The story pales when viewed in modern times and the acting that was thought so wonderful at the time, is simply atrocious by modern standards.
02/09/07
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03/25/06
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