Naked Alibi
| Naked Alibi | |
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 Naked Alibi movie poster |
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| Directed by | Jerry Hopper |
| Produced by | Ross Hunter |
| Written by | Gladys Atwater (story) J. Robert Bren (story) Lawrence Roman |
| Starring | Sterling Hayden Gloria Grahame |
| Cinematography | Russell Metty |
| Distributed by | Universal International Pictures |
| Release date(s) | October 1, 1954 (U.S. release) |
| Running time | 86 min |
| Country |  United States |
| Language | English |
Naked Alibi is a 1954 black-and-white film starring Sterling Hayden. Portions of the film, considered film noir, were shot in Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico.
[edit] 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, and soon recruits Marianna into his scheme to bring Willis to justice. A climactic cat-and-mouse game ends in a rooftop shootout.
[edit] Featured 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
- Grahame's song Ace in the Hole (Cole Porter) sung by Jo Ann Greer.
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