Schwaches Alibi (1954)
Polizeichef Joe Conroy versucht alles, um den verdächtigen Mörder Al Willis des Mordes zu überführen. Er ist wie besessen von dem Fall und verliert darüber sogar seinen Job. Bei dem Versuch, Willis zu provozieren, führt ihn sein Weg in eine mexikanische Grenzstadt, in der Willis ein Doppelleben als Gauner führt. Hier begegnet er der Sängerin Marianna, die eine sagenhafte Anziehungskraft auf Männer ausübt. Sie verliebt sich in Conroy - doch kann er ihr wirklich vertrauen?
Der Regisseur:
Jerry Hopper
Der Autor:
Lawrence Roman
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Sterling Hayden as Joe E. Conroy |
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Gloria Grahame as Marianna |
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Gene Barry as Al Willis |
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Marcia Henderson as Helen Willis |
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Max Showalter as Det. Lt. Parks |
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Billy Chapin as Petey |
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Chuck Connors as Capt. Owen Kincaide |
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Don Haggerty as Matt Matthews |
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Stuart Randall as Chief A. S. Babcock |
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Don Garrett as Tony |
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Richard Beach as Felix |
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Tol Avery as Irish |
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Paul Levitt as Gerald Frazier |
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Fay Roope as F.J. O'Day |
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Joseph Mell as Otto Stoltz |
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Dee Carroll as Lois (uncredited) |
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Robert Stevenson as Highway Patrol Officer (uncredited) |
| Production | Ross Hunter | Producer |
| Directing | Jerry Hopper | Director |
| Writing | J. Robert Bren | Story |
| Writing | Lawrence Roman | Screenplay |
| Camera | Russell Metty | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Gladys Atwater | Story |
| Editing | Al Clark | Editor |
| Art | Alexander Golitzen | Art Direction |
| Art | Russell A. Gausman | Set Decoration |
| Sound | Robert Pritchard | Sound |
| Art | Ray Jeffers | Set Decoration |
| Art | Emrich Nicholson | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Rosemary Odell | Costume Design |
| Sound | Leslie I. Carey | Sound |
| Costume & Make-Up | Bud Westmore | Makeup Artist |
| Directing | Tom Shaw | Assistant Director |
| Costume & Make-Up | Joan St. Oegger | Hairstylist |
| Sound | Joseph Gershenson | Music Supervisor |