Show Crook k Picture Lauded by Salt SaltI I Lake Policemen Alibi which h hus mis s broken all records records records rec rec- as a's risa a box office attraction at atthe atthe atthe the Granada theatre for the past seven days will m open its second week Sunda Sunday Manager Dave Dav er announced Saturday Saturday- that the popularity of ot this crook drama a. a screen version of ot the Broadway stage success Nightstick determIned determined determined deter deter- mined his policy polley o of at holding the pIcture picture pic plc- ture over for tor five days more It will wll close on Thursday night and will wm give way to the UnIversals UnIversal's production production pro pro- Undo Toms Tom's Cabin Members embers of the Salt Lake police department nt who have studied studied- Alibi have accorded It untold praise and many of them have credIted credited credited cred cred- it with being one OM of the foremost foremost foremost fore fore- most underworld gangster pictures they Q lave have ve s seen en n or heard on the cliver sliver sli cli- ver er sheet The Th film is surpassing my e ex expectations as a a. box office attraction attraction tion was Manager cornnie com corn nie ment t. t It has struck the public fancy and with its per per cent talking feature Is satisfying the moving picture patrons' patrons de desire deiro Ire for punch punch- and action in s sound und pic pie tures lures The story does not revolve around the overworked themes of ofa ofa ofa a frial scene for tor serI serious us drama dram or orth orthe th the Broadway back stage for musical musical mu mu- deal corned comedy Today in talking pictures pic pie tur lures tures s its it's the story that counts and that is where Alibi hits home Its It's an underworld picture that's different dif dIf- ferent combining both night club musical enchantment and fast melodrama Its It's about a a. handsome gangster who knows he can beat the law and nearly does Next to getting a good story the casting of a talkie is most essential essential essen essen- and that and that is where Roland West director of The Bat made a sure- sure lire tIre selection In Chester Morris he hech ch chose se one of the most adept actors on cn on the legitimate and transported him to the screen He has been amply amply am am- ply repaid for fot Chet has caused more moreS t favorable comment for fot his enactment of or the tile role of ot Chick Williams Wil Wil- hams liams the gang leader than any newcomer in dialog films He lie is isabl abl ably S supported by Eleanor Griffith who plays the role of or Joan Man Ian daughter ning-daughter of at a policeman Pat Ol alle as Tommy Glennon the detective and Mae Busch A comedy Ask Dad supplements the feature and is followed by a musical review |