Double Alibi (1937 film) explained

Double Alibi
Director:	David MacDonald
Starring:	Ernest Sefton John Warwick Paul Neville Linden Travers
Cinematography:	Stanley Grant
Editing:	Peter Tanner
Studio:	Fox Film Company
Distributor:	Fox Film Company
Runtime:	40 minutes
Country:	United Kingdom
Language:	English

Double Alibi is a 1937 British crime film directed by David MacDonald and starring Ernest Sefton, John Warwick and Linden Travers. It was made at Wembley Studios as a quota quickie by the British subsidiary of the Hollywood studio Fox.^[1]

Plot

The seemingly watertight alibi of a criminal is wrecked by the testimony of a woman connected with a rival gang.

Cast

• Ernest Sefton as Crayshaw
• John Warwick as Charlie
• Paul Neville as Dawkin
• Linden Travers as Rita
• Mavis Villiers as Miss Grant
• Margaret Scudamore as Mrs. Havilland
• Charles Eaton as Davidson
• Eric Hales as Chauffeur

References

1. Chibnall p.288

Bibliography

• Chibnall, Steve. Quota Quickies: The British of the British 'B' Film. British Film Institute, 2007.
• Low, Rachael. Filmmaking in 1930s Britain. George Allen & Unwin, 1985.
• Wood, Linda. British Films, 1927-1939. British Film Institute, 1986.