L'Alibi
6.5
84 minutes
12/22/1937
Overview
Paris, 1937. Winckler kills his enemy Gordon, a Chicago mobster, from the stage of a Parisian music hall, where he performs telepathy. He pays another artist, Helene, so that she tells the police they've spent the night together, which doesn't fool Callas, the police officer who investigates the murder. He hires one of his fellow officers in order to seduce Helene.
Cast List
Erich von Stroheim
as Professor Winckler
Louis Jouvet
as Commissioner Calas
Jany Holt
as Hélène Ardouin
Albert Préjean
as André Laurent
Véra Flory
as Barmaid
Foun-Sen
as Winckler's assistant
Génia Vaury
as Barmaid
Made Siamé
as Calas's secretary
Roger Blin
as Kretz, Winckler's henchman
Philippe Richard
as John Gordon
Jean Témerson
as Jojo, Dany's friend
Maurice Baquet
as Gérard
Pierre Labry
as First inspector
Max Dalban
as Second inspector
Florence Marly
as Gordon's Mistress
Margo Lion
as Dany
Bobby Martin
as Jazz conductor
Thelma Minor
as Singer of the orchestra