Alibi (1929 film)

Alibi
Alibi
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Roland West
Written by	Elaine Sterne Carrington
Based on	Nightstick; by Elaine Sterne Carrington, J.C. Nugent, Elliott Nugent, and John Wray
Produced by	Roland West
Starring	Chester Morris; Mae Busch;
Cinematography	Ray June
Distributed by	United Artists
Release date	April 20, 1929;
Running time	90 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Alibi (also known as The Perfect Alibi, Nightstick and The Bat Whispers)^[1] is a 1929 American pre-Code crime film directed by Roland West. The screenplay was written by West and C. Gardner Sullivan, who adapted the 1927 Broadway stage play, Nightstick, written by Elaine Sterne Carrington, J.C. Nugent, Elliott Nugent, and John Wray.^[2]

The movie is a crime drama starring Chester Morris, Harry Stubbs, Mae Busch, and Regis Toomey. Director West experimented a great deal with sound, music, and camera angles.

^ Hallenbeck, Bruce G. (2008). Comedy-Horror Films: A Chronological History, 1914-2008. Jefferson: McFarland. p. 15.
^ Nightstick at the Internet Broadway Database