Double Alibi (1940 film)

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Double Alibi
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Directed by Phil Rosen
Screenplay byHarold Buchman
Roy Chanslor
Charles Grayson
Story byFrederick C. Davis
Produced byBen Pivar
Starring Wayne Morris
Margaret Lindsay
William Gargan
Roscoe Karns
Robert Emmett Keane
James Burke
Cinematography Elwood Bredell
Edited by Ted J. Kent
Production
company
Distributed byUniversal Pictures
Release date
  • March 1, 1940 (1940-03-01)
Running time
60 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$84,000 [1]

Double Alibi is a 1940 American crime film directed by Phil Rosen and written by Harold Buchman, Roy Chanslor and Charles Grayson. The film stars Wayne Morris, Margaret Lindsay, William Gargan, Roscoe Karns, Robert Emmett Keane and James Burke. The film was released on March 1, 1940, by Universal Pictures. [2] [3] [4]

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Plot

A man's ex-wife is murdered and he is the prime suspect.

Cast

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