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Alibi

1931-01-0175 minUnited Kingdom

AlibiisaBritishmysterydetectivefilmdirectedbyLeslieS.HiscottandstarringAustinTrevor,FranklinDyall,andElizabethAllen.Thefilmwasadaptedfromthe1928playAlibibyMichaelMortonwhichwasinturnbasedontheAgathaChristienovelTheMurderofRogerAckroydfeaturingherfamousBelgiandetectiveHerculePoirot.AustinTrevoronceclaimedhewascastasPoirotbecausehecouldspeakwithaFrenchaccent.ItwasthefirstofthreePoirotadaptationsmadebyTwickenhamFilmStudiosinthe1930s,followedbyBlackCoffeethesameyear,andLordEdgwareDiesin1934,allstarringTrevorasPoirot.HelaterstarredinTheAlphabetMurders,a1965Christiefilm,playingaminorrole.

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