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Naked Alibi (1954)

NR 10/01/1954 Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller 1h 26m
60%
User
Score
6.5/10

The story of a love with the law at its heels!

Overview

Questioned as a murder suspect, solid (but drunk) citizen Al Willis attacks his police questioners, is beaten, and swears vengeance against them. Next night, Lieut. Parks is murdered; Willis is the only suspect in the eyes of tough Chief Conroy, who pursues him doggedly despite lack of evidence. The obsessed Conroy is dismissed from the force, but continues to harass Willis, who flees to a sleazy town on the Mexican border. Of course, Conroy follows. But which is crazy, Conroy or Willis?

Jerry Hopper

Director

Lawrence Roman

Screenplay

J. Robert Bren

Story

Gladys Atwater

Story

Top Billed Cast

Sterling Hayden

Sterling Hayden

Joe E. Conroy

Gloria Grahame

Gloria Grahame

Marianna

Gene Barry

Gene Barry

Al Willis

Marcia Henderson

Marcia Henderson

Helen Willis

Max Showalter

Max Showalter

Det. Lt. Parks (as Casey Adams)

Billy Chapin

Billy Chapin

Petey

Chuck Connors

Chuck Connors

Capt. Owen Kincaide

Don Haggerty

Don Haggerty

Matt Matthews

Stuart Randall

Stuart Randall

Chief A. S. Babcock

Media

Naked Alibi (1954) ORIGINAL TRAILER [HD 1080p]

Naked Alibi (1954) ORIGINAL TRAILER [HD 1080p]

The Czar of Film Noir, Eddie Muller introduces "Naked Alibi" in Seattle 3/1/2012

The Czar of Film Noir, Eddie Muller introduces "Naked Alibi" in Seattle 3/1/2012

Gloria Grahame in The Naked Alibi

Gloria Grahame in The Naked Alibi

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Reviews

A review by John Chard

Written on August 9, 2014

Killer of Family Man.

Naked Alibi is directed by Jerry Hopper and adapted to screenplay by Lawrence Roman from the story “Cry Copper” by Gladys Atwater and J. Robert Bren. It stars Sterling Hayden, Gloria Grahame, Gene Barry and Marcia Henderson. Music is by Joseph Gershenson and cinematography by Russell Metty.

Urgh! It’s one of those lesser grade film noir movies from the classic cycle that should have been super, but isn’t. It’s also a Sterling Hayden film that gives his knockers ammunition to call him wooden, yet the tedious direction of Hooper and all round over staging of the production is what’s at fault here.

Plot has Barry (over acting) as a suspected cop killer who walks free to apparently wreak more misery on the police force. Hayden’s stoic and robust det...

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A review by CinemaSerf

Written on November 21, 2022

This is a pretty mediocre film noir that is really only notable for a superior level of pouting from Gloria Grahame. Gene Barry ("Willis") is the victim of a false arrest and some police brutality so when he is eventually released from custody he declares his intention on having his revenge. When, next evening, a police officer is murdered Detective Chief Sterling Hayden ("Conway") becomes obsessed with bringing Barry to justice - an obsession that costs him his job and leads him to a confrontation with his foe in a rundown village on the Mexican border. The plot is all pretty much ABC, Hayden is pretty dry and and, to be honest, Graham isn't so hot either as "Marianna" but she does have something about her that holds the attention (certainly not her rather curious dance/shimmy routine whi...

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