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Naked Alibi is a 1954 American film noir crime film directed by Jerry Hopper and starring Sterling Hayden, Gloria Grahame and Gene Barry. It was released on October 1, 1954 by Universal-International. Portions of the film were shot in Tijuana.
Naked Alibi: Directed by Jerry Hopper. With Sterling Hayden, Gloria Grahame, Gene Barry, Marcia Henderson. A chief of police detectives fired for brutality, tries to get evidence on a man suspected of killing 3 of his officers.
May 22, 2020 · Naked Alibi is a 1954 American Film Noir directed by Jerry Hopper and starring Sterling Hayden and Gloria Grahame. Gloria Grahame was at the peak of her Hollywood career in 1954 with a string of recent noir films to her credit - Sudden Fear (1952), The Big Heat (1953), The Good Die Young (1954) and Human Desire (1954) - when she made Naked Alibi.
Naked Alibi Introduction. The reason why Gloria Graham, a noir icon, is not mentioned below is because the focus of my analysis of Naked Alibi is about film noir and Cold War politics during the McCarthy era. Main Credits. Director: Jerry Hopper. Screenplay: Lawrence Roman based on a story, “Cry Copper,” by J. Robert Bren and Gladys Atwater.
Jan 3, 2020 · The original trailer in high definition of Naked Alibi directed by Jerry Hopper and starring Sterling Hayden, Gloria Grahame, Gene Barry and Marcia Henderson.
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.
In Jerry Hopper’s Naked Alibi, Gene Barry may not bring the star power but he brings most of the excitement as Al Willis, a man not only leading a double life but practically possessing two identities. A devoted husband, father, and churchgoer, Willis is relentlessly badgered by police chief Joe Conroy (Sterling Hayden), who suspects Willis ...
