The Alibi

In the shadowy world of Parisian nightclubs, a stage thought reader's dark intentions are laid bare in "The Alibi". When he kills his enemy on stage, Professor Winckler concocts a web of deceit to cover his tracks, hiring an accomplice and manipulating an innocent hostess. But as the investigation unfolds, a determined detective is hot on his heels, threatening to unravel the alibi that has kept Winckler free so far. A tense, gripping mystery from 1937, "The Alibi" foreshadows the genre of film noir with its dark themes and suspenseful plot twists.