Alibi (1937)
L'Alibi
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 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.
- Date of release
- 1937-12-22
- TMDB
- 6.6 / 10 (15)
- Runtime
- 1h 24m
- Genres
- Mystery, Crime
- Director
- Pierre Chenal
Casting
- Erich von Stroheim — Professor Winckler
- Louis Jouvet — Commissioner Calas
- Jany Holt — Hélène Ardouin
- Albert Préjean — André Laurent
- Véra Flory — Barmaid
- Foun-Sen — Winckler's assistant
- Génia Vaury — Barmaid
- Made Siamé — Calas's secretary
- Roger Blin — Kretz, Winckler's henchman
- Philippe Richard — John Gordon
- Jean Témerson — Jojo, Dany's friend
- Maurice Baquet — Gérard
Interesting facts
The Alibi is a 1937 French mystery film directed by Pierre Chenal and starring Erich von Stroheim, Albert Préjean and Jany Holt. It has been described as a precursor to film noir. The film was shot at the Billancourt Studios and Epinay Studios in Paris. Location shooting took place at Trilport on the River Seine. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Eugène Lourié and Serge Piménoff.
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