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Alibi for Murder
1936Movie1 h 1 min
63
DecentGoodWatch score63
DecentGoodWatch scoreSummary
A radio commentator named Perry Travis fancies himself a brilliant amateur detective. The cops wish he’d stick to his microphone and let them do the detecting.
Good for
- Date night
- Friends night
- Teens
Where to watch
Not streaming in any country yet.
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 61GoodWatch 63
IMDb6.1
Running time
1 h 1 min
Shorter than 9 in 10 action movies, −47 min on the typical 108
typical 10861Half of all action movies run 96–127 min.
Released
1936
September 23, 1936
90 years ago
Genres
ActionAdventureCrimeDramaThrillerLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
United States
and 19 more28 people
- William GarganPerry Travis
- Marguerite ChurchillLois Allen
- Gene MorganBrainy
- John GallaudetBilly Howard (Uncredited)
- Romaine CallenderE.J. Easton
- Egon BrecherSir Conrad Stava
- Drue LeytonMrs. Foster
- Wade BotelerConroy
Dwight FryeMcBride- RLRaymond LawrenceHarkness
Stanley AndrewsEarl Quillan (Uncredited)
Don BrodieTaxi Driver (Uncredited)- FBFrank BullRadio Announcer (Uncredited)
Ralph ByrdCop (Uncredited)
Harry DeppJulius Scott (Uncredited)
Robert FiskeAviator (Uncredited)
Harry HarveyBennett (Uncredited)- JHJack HatfieldReporter (Uncredited)
Eddie KaneVenuti (Uncredited)
Edward McWadeWalter Emerson (Uncredited)- TOTed OliverCop (Uncredited)
Edward Peil Sr.Peters (Uncredited)- LPLee PratherCustoms Officer (Uncredited)
- FSFrancis SaylesWaiter (Uncredited)
Directing · 2
- D. Ross Lederman Director
- Morey Lightfoot Assistant Director
Writing · 1
- Tom Van Dycke Writer
Production · 2
- Irving Briskin Executive Producer
- Ralph Cohn Associate Producer
Camera · 1
- George Meehan Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- William A. Lyon Editor
Sound · 1
- Lambert E. Day Sound Engineer
Costume & Make-Up · 1
- Hedy Mjorud Hairstylist
Other crew · 2
- Eddie Parker Stunts
- Chuck Hamilton Stunts
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