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L'alibi

  • 1937
  • 1h 24m
IMDb RATING
6.7/10
269
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Erich von Stroheim and Jany Holt in L'alibi (1937)
Crime

Paris, 1937. Winckler kills his enemy Gordon, a Chicago mobster, from the stage of a Parisian music hall, where he performs telepathy. He pays another artist, Helene, so that she tells the p... Read allParis, 1937. Winckler kills his enemy Gordon, a Chicago mobster, from the stage of a Parisian music hall, where he performs telepathy. He pays another artist, Helene, so that she tells the police they've spent the night together, which doesn't fool Callas, the police officer who ... Read allParis, 1937. Winckler kills his enemy Gordon, a Chicago mobster, from the stage of a Parisian music hall, where he performs telepathy. He pays another artist, Helene, so that she tells the police they've spent the night together, which doesn't fool Callas, the police officer who investigates the murder. He hires one of his fellow officers in order to seduce Helene.

  • Director
    • Pierre Chenal
  • Writer
    • Marcel Achard
  • Stars
    • Erich von Stroheim
    • Albert Préjean
    • Jany Holt
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.7/10
    269
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    • Director
      • Pierre Chenal
    • Writer
      • Marcel Achard
    • Stars
      • Erich von Stroheim
      • Albert Préjean
      • Jany Holt
    • 2User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
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    Erich von Stroheim
    Erich von Stroheim
    • Le professeur Winckler
    Albert Préjean
    Albert Préjean
    • André Laurent
    Jany Holt
    Jany Holt
    • Hélène Ardouin
    Louis Jouvet
    Louis Jouvet
    • Le commissaire Calas
    Véra Flory
    • Une entraîneuse
    • (as Vera Flory)
    Foun-Sen
    • L'assistante de Winckler
    • (as Foun Sen)
    Génia Vaury
    • Une entraîneuse
    • (as Genia Vaury)
    Made Siamé
    • La secrétaire de Calas
    • (as Madeleine Siame)
    Roger Blin
    • Kretz, l'homme de main de Winckler
    Philippe Richard
    Philippe Richard
    • John Gordon
    Jean Témerson
    • Jojo, l'ami de Dany
    • (as Temerson)
    Maurice Baquet
    Maurice Baquet
    • Gérard
    Pierre Labry
    Pierre Labry
    • Le premier inspecteur
    Max Dalban
    • Le second inspecteur
    Florence Marly
    Florence Marly
    • La maitresse de Gordon
    Margo Lion
    Margo Lion
    • Dany
    Bobby Martin
    • Le chef d'orchestre de jazz
    Thelma Minor
    • La chanteuse de l'orchestre
    • Director
      • Pierre Chenal
    • Writer
      • Marcel Achard
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    dbdumonteil

    This movie has no more alibi.

    Pierre Chenal who made the first version of "postman always rings twice' (le grand tournant) two years later was a minor film noir director.

    "L'alibi" has not worn well and has little to grab an audience today.A phony magician (Von Stroheim)commits murder and pays a girl to be his "alibi".A cop (Jouvet) investigates in a very dubious way:one of his colleagues (Préjean) will seduce the girl in order to make her tell the truth.What follows is easy to guess for sure.

    Bad screenplay and two great actors are wasted.Best scene shows Von Stroheim talking about French and English vocabulary with Jouvet and wondering at the similarities (discret and discreet).

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    • Trivia
      Film debut of Florence Marly.
    • Goofs
      The police keep trying to break von Stroheim's alibi, as if that was all that was needed to convict him. But they are not shown to have any evidence against him, only the existence of motive. Breaking his alibi would prove opportunity but it would hardly be sufficient to convict.
    • Connections
      Edited into Histoire(s) du cinéma: La monnaie de l'absolu (1999)

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    • Release date
      • February 21, 1938 (Sweden)
    • Country of origin
      • France
    • Languages
      • French
      • German
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Alibi for a Night
    • Filming locations
      • Billancourt, Hauts-de-Seine, France(Studio)
    • Production company
      • B.N. Films
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 24 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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