Naked Alibi
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| Directed by | Jerry Hopper |
| Produced by | Ross Hunter |
| Screenplay by | Lawrence Roman |
| Based on | the story "Cry Copper" by Gladys Atwater J. Robert Bren |
| Starring |
Sterling Hayden Gloria Grahame Gene Barry Marcia Henderson |
| Music by | Joseph Gershenson |
| Cinematography | Russell Metty |
| Edited by | Al Clark |
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Universal Pictures
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| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
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Running time
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86 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Naked Alibi is a 1954 American crime film noir directed by Jerry Hopper starring Sterling Hayden, Gloria Grahame, Gene Barry and Marcia Henderson. Portions of the film were shot in Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico.
Police chief Joe Conroy (Hayden) is relieved of his police duties after he accuses a "respected community man" Al Willis (Barry) of murdering a group of police officers. Despite his lack of authority, Conroy puts so much heat on Willis that the latter, making the excuse to his wife Helen (Marcia Henderson) that he needs time to clear his head, skips town for Border City, where he's living a double life as a hoodlum with bar-singer mistress Marianna (Grahame), whom he treats abusively.
Conroy tails Willis to Border City in Mexico, where he recruits Marianna to his scheme to bring Willis to justice. A climactic cat-and-mouse game ends in a rooftop shootout.
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