Double Alibi (1937 film)
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1937 British film by David MacDonald
For the 1940 murder mystery film, see Double Alibi (1940 film).
| Double Alibi | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | David MacDonald |
| Written by | Edward Dryhurst Harold Weston |
| Starring | Ernest Sefton John Warwick Paul Neville Linden Travers |
| Cinematography | Stanley Grant |
| Edited by | Peter Tanner |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Fox Film Company |
Release date |
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Running time | 40 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Double Alibi is a 1937 British crime film directed by David MacDonald and starring Ernest Sefton, John Warwick and Linden Travers. It was made at Wembley Studios as a quota quickie by the British subsidiary of the Hollywood studio Fox.[1]
Plot
[edit ]The seemingly watertight alibi of a criminal is wrecked by the testimony of a woman connected with a rival gang.
Cast
[edit ]- Ernest Sefton as Crayshaw
- John Warwick as Charlie
- Paul Neville as Dawkin
- Linden Travers as Rita
- Mavis Villiers as Miss Grant
- Margaret Scudamore as Mrs. Havilland
- Charles Eaton as Davidson
- Eric Hales as Chauffeur
References
[edit ]- ^ Chibnall p.288
Bibliography
[edit ]- Chibnall, Steve. Quota Quickies: The British of the British 'B' Film. British Film Institute, 2007.
- Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
- Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.
External links
[edit ]- Double Alibi at IMDb
Categories:
- 1937 films
- British crime drama films
- 1937 crime drama films
- Films directed by David MacDonald (director)
- Films shot at Wembley Studios
- 20th Century Fox films
- Films with screenplays by Edward Dryhurst
- British black-and-white films
- 1930s English-language films
- 1930s British films
- English-language crime drama films
- 1930s British film stubs