Alibi (1937)
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.
- Released
- 1937-12-22
- Genres
- Mystery, Crime
- Runtime
- 84 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Pierre Chenal
- TMDB rating
- 6.6/10 from 15 votes
Cast
- Erich von Stroheim as Professor Winckler
- Louis Jouvet as Commissioner Calas
- Jany Holt as Hélène Ardouin
- Albert Préjean as André Laurent
- Véra Flory as Barmaid
- Foun-Sen as Winckler's assistant
- Génia Vaury as Barmaid
- Made Siamé as Calas's secretary
- Roger Blin as Kretz, Winckler's henchman
- Philippe Richard as John Gordon
- Jean Témerson as Jojo, Dany's friend
- Maurice Baquet as Gérard
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