The Falcon's Alibi

The Falcon's Alibi
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Ray McCarey James Anderson (assistant)
Written by	Paul Yawitz Dane Lussier Manuel Seff Michael Arlen Edward Dein Charles O'Neal
Produced by	William Berke
Starring	Tom Conway Rita Corday Vince Barnett Jane Greer
Cinematography	Frank Redman
Edited by	Philip Martin
Music by	Ernest Gold
Production company	RKO Pictures
Distributed by	RKO Pictures
Release date	April 22, 1946 (1946-04-22)
Running time	61 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

The Falcon's Alibi is a 1946 American mystery film directed by Ray McCarey and starring Tom Conway, Rita Corday and Vince Barnett. It was the ninth film featuring Conway as The Falcon. After the following film, The Falcon's Adventure , the series was ended due to declining popularity. ^[1]

Plot

After attending a birthday party for the wealthy Gloria Peabody, The Falcon is employed by her secretary to find some missing jewels which she fears she will be blamed for. Before long, a man is murdered, bringing unwelcome police involvement in the case.

Cast

• Tom Conway as Tom Lawrence
• Rita Corday as Joan Meredith
• Vince Barnett as Goldie Locke
• Jane Greer as Lola Carpenter
• Elisha Cook Jr. as Nick
• Emory Parnell as Metcalf
• Al Bridge as Police Inspector Blake
• Esther Howard as Gloria Peabody
• Jean Brooks as Baroness Lena
• Paul Brooks as Alex Olmsted
• Jason Robards Sr. as Harvey Beaumont
• Morgan Wallace as Bender
• Lucien Prival as Baron

References

1. Mayer p.140

Bibliography

• Mayer, Geoff. Historical Dictionary of Crime Films. Scarecrow Press, 2012.

External links

• The Falcon's Alibi at IMDb
• The Falcon's Alibi at the TCM Movie Database
• The Falcon's Alibi at the AFI Catalog of Feature Films