Chester Morris is an ex-con who uses police chief's daughter and love interest Mae Busch to unwittingly provide him with an alibi when he shoots a policeman during a robbery in this fast-paced crime thriller. Doesn't stand up to contemporaries like Public Enemy and Little Caesar, but does boast two death scenes - one toe-curlingly bad, the other terrific - in its closing moments that aren't to be missed. Watch out for a young Regis Toomey in an eye-catching role as an undercover cop.
Review of Alibi
