Gewagtes Alibi (1949)
Geldtransporter-Fahrer Steve Thompson möchte seine Exfrau Anna zurückerobern, die mittlerweile mit dem Gangsterboss Slim Dundee verheiratet ist. Thompson lässt sich auf ein doppeltes Spiel ein. Bei dem Raubüberfall, den er gemeinsam mit Dundee plant, soll er seine Kollegen hintergehen und den Geldtransporter überfallen lassen. Die Männer wollen sich die Beute anschließend teilen. Anna, so hofft Thompson, soll Dundee nach dem Überfall verlassen und mit ihm in Palos Verdes, Kalifornien, untertauchen. Doch der Plan hat seine Tücken, denn das Vertrauen ist eine zarte Pflanze.
Der Regisseur:
Robert Siodmak
Der Autor:
Daniel Fuchs
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Burt Lancaster as Steve Thompson |
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Yvonne De Carlo as Anna |
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Dan Duryea as Slim Dundee |
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Stephen McNally as Det. Lt. Peter 'Pete' Ramirez |
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Esy Morales as Orchestra Leader |
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Tom Pedi as Vincent |
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Percy Helton as Frank |
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Alan Napier as Finchley |
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Griff Barnett as Pop |
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Meg Randall as Helen |
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Richard Long as Slade Thompson |
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Joan Miller as The Lush |
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Edna Holland as Mrs. Thompson |
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John Doucette as Walt |
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Marc Krah as Mort |
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James O'Rear as Waxie |
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John 'Skins' Miller as Midget |
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Tony Curtis as Gigolo (uncredited) |
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Gene Evans as Donlan (uncredited) |
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Beatrice Roberts as Nurse (uncredited) |
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Jean Bane as Girl (uncredited) |
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Ralph Brooks as Newsstand Proprietor (uncredited) |
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Dolores Castle as Girl (uncredited) |
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Michael Cisney as Chester (uncredited) |
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Corky as Corky the Dog (uncredited) |
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Sam Finn as Bar Patron (uncredited) |
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Lee Tung Foo as Chinese Cook (uncredited) |
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Timmy Hawkins as Boy (uncredited) |
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Geraldine Jordan as Girl (uncredited) |
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George Lynn as Andy (uncredited) |
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Robert Osterloh as Mr. Nelson (uncredited) |
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Garry Owen as Johnny (uncredited) |
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Kenneth Patterson as Pepe Bailey (uncredited) |
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José Portugal as Bar Patron (uncredited) |
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Isabel Randolph as Nurse (uncredited) |
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Vincent Renno as Roundup Headwaiter (uncredited) |
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Suzanne Ridgway as Girl in Nightclub (uncredited) |
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Stephen Roberts as Doctor (uncredited) |
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John Roy as Roundup Bartender (uncredited) |
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Vito Scotti as Track Usher (uncredited) |
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Ann Staunton as Girl (uncredited) |
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Diane Stewart as Girl (uncredited) |
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Charles Wagenheim as Waiter (uncredited) |
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Robert Winkler as Clark (uncredited) |
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Bud Wolfe as Holdup Man at Manhole (uncredited) |
| Directing | Robert Siodmak | Director |
| Writing | Don Tracy | Novel |
| Camera | Franz Planer | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Ted J. Kent | Editor |
| Production | Michael Kraike | Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Yvonne Wood | Costume Design |
| Art | Bernard Herzbrun | Art Direction |
| Art | Boris Leven | Art Direction |
| Art | Oliver Emert | Set Decoration |
| Art | Russell A. Gausman | Set Decoration |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ernie Young | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Eugene Zador | Orchestrator |
| Lighting | Norton Kurland | Gaffer |
| Sound | Richard DeWeese | Sound |
| Camera | Paul Ivano | Second Unit Director of Photography |
| Directing | Connie Earl | Script Supervisor |
| Camera | David S. Horsley | Additional Photography |
| Costume & Make-Up | Carmen Dirigo | Hairstylist |
| Sound | Ethmer Roten | Musician |
| Directing | Seward Webb | Assistant Director |
| Camera | Bert Anderson | Still Photographer |
| Crew | Dave Webb | Dialogue Coach |
| Costume & Make-Up | Gale McGarry | Hairstylist |
| Camera | Stanley Guliver | Grip |
| Directing | Jack Hively | Second Unit Director |
| Sound | Leslie I. Carey | Sound |
| Costume & Make-Up | Bud Westmore | Makeup Artist |
| Directing | Fred Frank | Assistant Director |
| Production | Keith Weeks | Production Manager |
| Camera | Dave Ragin | Camera Operator |
| Writing | William Bowers | Writer |
| Writing | Daniel Fuchs | Screenplay |
| Sound | Miklós Rózsa | Original Music Composer |