Alibi (film)

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Alibi
Image:Alibi-Movie.jpg
Directed by	Roland West
Produced by	Roland West
Written by	Elaine S. Carrington
Starring	Chester Morris Mae Busch
Distributed by	United Artists
Release date(s)	April 20, 1929
Running time	90 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
IMDb profile

Alibi is a 1929 film written by Elaine S. Carrington, J.C. Nugent, C. Gardner Sullivan, Roland West and John Griffith Wray from the stage play, Nightstick, by Carrington, Nugent and Wray. The film was directed by Roland 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 and Eleanore Griffith. Director West experimented a great deal with sound, music, and camera angles.

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 by Kino International on November 11, 1998.

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