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Show All-Dialogue Production "Alibi" U'as "Nightstick" as Stage PUy Why do mouon picture makers sometimes take a famous stage play :r novel and change 'he title on the screen? Take, for instance "Alibi" the United Artists mystery picture sen sation now showing at the Elite The atre. This underworld thriller v.as adapted from "Nightstick." a New York stage success. In bringing it to the screen, Roland Ro-land West, the famous p:-oduc;r-di-rrctor. whose string of filrr hits, int-ludes "The Bat," "The Mniistor ' "The Unknown Purple," and "The Dove," decided that "Alibi" more than "Nightstick" carries the idea ?f the smashing drama and action in the story of crooks, cops, love, laughter, mystery and murders. So it's "Alibi," and the management of the Elite Theatre would appreciate any of his patrons letting him know whether they do or do not think "Alibi" is the very best titte that could have been selected for the picture. "Alibi" is released by United Artists, Art-ists, the organization whose illustrious illustri-ous roster carries the names ot Mary Pickford. Douglas Fairbanks, Norma Talmadge, D. W. Griffith, Gloria Swanson, Charles Chaplin and many others of the film elite. "Alibi" is described as the perfect film and the most thrilling screen entertainment in the history of the theatre. Several members of the "Alibi" cast New York stage favorites who never before have done screen work, and every player in the pic-fure pic-fure has had a stage career. The important roles are enacted by Chester Morris. Eleanor Griffith, Pat O'Malley, Mae Busch, Harry Stubbs, Purnell B. Pratt, Rejis Tomev, James Bradbury, Jr., Al Hill, De Witt Jennings, Irma Harrison, Har-rison, Elmer Ballard and Kernan Cripps. Roland West and C. Gardner Gard-ner Sullivan wrote the screen adaptation adap-tation of "Alibi." Ray June was chief of the carmera battery. At the Elite, May 3rd, 4th and 5th. |