Naked Alibi
| Naked Alibi | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Jerry Hopper |
| Produced by | Ross Hunter |
| Screenplay by | Lawrence Roman |
| Based on |
the story "Cry Copper" by Gladys Atwater J. Robert Bren |
| Starring |
Sterling Hayden Gloria Grahame |
| Music by |
Hans J. Salter Frank Skinner |
| Cinematography | Russell Metty |
| Editing by | Al Clark |
| Distributed by | Universal Studios |
| Release dates |
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| Running time | 86 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Naked Alibi is a 1954 black-and-white film noir crime drama starring Sterling Hayden, Gloria Grahame and Gene Barry. Portions of the film were shot in Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico.[1]
Plot
Police chief Joe Conroy (Hayden) is relieved of his police duties after he accuses a "respected community man" Al Willis (Barry) of murdering a group of police officers. Despite his lack of authority, Conroy puts so much heat on Willis that the latter, making the excuse to his wife Helen (Marcia Henderson) that he needs time to clear his head, skips town for Border City, where he's living a double life as a hoodlum with bar-singer mistress Marianna (Grahame), whom he treats abusively.
Conroy tails Willis to Border City in Mexico, where he recruits Marianna to his scheme to bring Willis to justice. A climactic cat-and-mouse game ends in a rooftop shootout.
Cast
- Sterling Hayden as Chief Joe Conroy
- Gloria Grahame as Marianna
- Gene Barry as Al Willis
- Marcia Henderson as Helen Willis
- Max Showalter (as Casey Adams) as Lt. Parks
- Billy Chapin as Petey
- Chuck Connors as Capt. Owen Kincaide
- Don Haggerty as Matt Matthews
References
- ↑ Naked Alibi at the Internet Movie Database.
External links
- Naked Alibi at the Internet Movie Database
- Naked Alibi at allmovie
- Naked Alibi at the TCM Movie Database
- Naked Alibi film clip at YouTube
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