The Alibi

the Alibi is a French film carried out by Pierre Chenal in 1937.

Synopsis

Telepathic, professor Winckler, who has just assassinated a man, creates for itself an alibi with the assistance of entraîneuse to which it offers much money. The police chief Fixed, chief of the police force, is persuaded that the young woman lies and to make it acknowledge, it sends André Laurent, a young inspector, to play the comedy of the love to him. The inspector lets himself take with the play, the young woman forgives him and the assassin commits suicide.

Data sheet

Realization: Pierre Channel
Scenario: On an idea of Marcel Achard
Adaptation: Jacques Companeez, Hans Juttke, Marcel Achard, Pierre Channel
Dialog: Marcel Achard
Assistant realizer: Pierre Blondy
Images: Theodore J. Pahle
Operator: Jacques Mercenaton
Music: Georges Auric, Jacques Dallin. Orchestrates directed by Roger Désormières
Décors: Serge Pimenoff, Eugene Lourie
Sound: Igor B. Kalinowski
Assembly: Gustaf Heidenheim
Lasted: 84mn
Make-up: Pierromax
Film 35mm, black and white
Production: Nash Buchovzer Films, Tellus Films (France)
Directing of production: Joseph Nash, Raymond Blondy
Kind: Police officer
First presentation the 11/10/1937

Distribution

Louis Jouvet: The police chief Fixed
Jany Holt: Helene, entraîneuse with the " Fémina"
Margo Lion: Dany
Insane SEN: The assistant of Winckler
Véra Flory: Entraîneuse a
Génia Vaury: Entraîneuse a
Tehlma Minor: Entraîneuse a
Monique Roland: Entraîneuse a
Florence Marly: The mistress of Gordon
Eric Von Stroheim: Professor Winckler, telepathic
Albert Préjean: Andre Laurent, the young inspector
Roger Blin: Kretz, the man with the pay of Winckler
Philippe Richard: Mr. Gordon, American
Maurice Bucket: Gerard, the hunter
Jean Temerson: Jojo
Pierre Labry: An inspector
max Dalban: An inspector
Henry Houry: American
Paul Marthès: The large dancer
Rene Worms: The orderly of the police chief
Marcel Melrac: An agent
Paul Delauzac: The lawyer
Albert Brouett: The usher
Jacques Beauvais: The Master of hotel
Bobby Waisberg: The small florist
Made Siame: The secretary of Fixed
Odette Talazac: The landlady
Laura Marvel: The dancer
Fernand Flament: An inspector
Rolande Dantan

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