L'Alibi · 1937

Alibi

Pierre Chenal · 84 min · France

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.

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Production companies

Tellus Films, Nash Buchovzer Films

Locations

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Setting

París

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Cast

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  Erich von Stroheim

  Professor Winckler

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  Louis Jouvet

  Commissioner Calas

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  Jany Holt

  Hélène Ardouin

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  Albert Préjean

  André Laurent

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  Véra Flory

  Barmaid

• Foun-Sen

  Winckler's assistant

• Génia Vaury

  Barmaid

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  Made Siamé

  Calas's secretary