Dual Alibi

Jun 3, 1947

1h 21m

★ 5.7

The perfect murder?

Overview

A French PR man and his girlfriend steal a lottery ticket from twin trapeze artists, prompting murder.

Genres

Crime

Drama

Production Companies

British National Films

Dual Alibi Trailers

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Cast

Jules de Lisle / Georges de Lisle

Herbert Lom

Penny aka Gloria Gregg

Phyllis Dixey

Mike Bergen

Terence de Marney

Vincent Barney

Ronald Frankau

French Judge

Abraham Sofaer

French Ringmaster

Eugene Deckers

Trapeze Act (as The Cromwell Brothers)

Cromwell Brothers

Ernst Ulman

Ben Williams

Clarence Wright

Beryl Measor

Harold Berens

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