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	Directed by Jerry Hopper 
	
	USA 1954
Indicator have released Naked Alibi on Blu-ray in their Universal Noir #1 Boxset in 2022, compared HERE
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 Murder suspect Al Willis (Gene Barry, The War of the Worlds), released for lack of evidence, vows vengeance on the cops who brutalized him. When one of those cops turns up dead, his partner Chief Joe Conroy (Sterling Hayden, The Asphalt Jungle) hunts down Al who has skipped town for a border city. Both men end up in thrall to bad girl Marianna (Gloria Grahame, In a Lonely Place), whose unique sexiness is on full display in this film noir potboiler. Written by Lawrence Roman (A Kiss Before Dying) and directed by Jerry Hopper (Secret of the Incas). The strong supporting cast includes Marcia Henderson (Thunder Bay), Max Showalter (Niagara), Billy Chapin (The Night of the Hunter) and Chuck Connors (The Big Country). *** Ross Hunter hadn't yet completely graduated to glossy, star-studded soap operas when he produced the taut crime meller Naked Alibi. Chief of detectives Joseph E. Conroy (Sterling Hayden) is busted after failing to prove that "solid citizen" Al Willis (Gene Barry) is a maniacal cop-killer. Despite his lack of authority, Conroy puts so much heat on Willis that the latter skips town with his floozy lady friend Marianna (Gloria Grahame). Conroy follows the two fugitives to a wide-open border town, then slowly and methodically maps out the villain's doom. Essentially a cat-and-mouse game for most of its running time, Naked Alibi slowly but surely builds up to a nailbiting rooftop-chase climax. Excerpt from B+N located HERE  | 
			
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Theatrical Release: October 1st, 1954
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Review: Kino - Region 'A' - Blu-ray
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| Distribution | Kino - Region 'A' - Blu-ray | |
| Runtime | 1:26:04.659 | |
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		 1.85 :1 1080P Single-layered Blu-rayDisc Size: 23,246,497,523 bytesFeature: 20,585,490,432 bytes Video Bitrate: 28.43 MbpsCodec: MPEG-4 AVC Video  | 
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	Audio English 1554 kbps 2.0 / 48 kHz / 1554 kbps / 16-bit (DTS Core: 2.0 / 
	48 kHz / 1509 kbps / 16-bit) Dolby Digital Audio English 192 kbps 2.0 / 48 kHz / 192 kbps  | 
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| Subtitles | English, None | |
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      Release Information: Studio: Kino 
 1.85 :1 1080P Single-layered Blu-rayDisc Size: 23,246,497,523 bytesFeature: 20,585,490,432 bytes Video Bitrate: 28.43 MbpsCodec: MPEG-4 AVC Video 
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		• NEW Audio Commentary by Film Historian Kat Ellinger 
  		
		 Standard Blu-ray Case Chapters 9  | 
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       Indicator have released Naked Alibi on Blu-ray in their Universal Noir #1 Boxset in 2022, compared HERE 
      
						
						
						
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					Blu-ray 
					disc. 
	 
		On their 
		Blu-ray, 
		Kino use a DTS-HD Master 2.0 channel mono track (16-bit) in the original 
		English language. It sounds consistent with audible dialogue and a score 
		credited to Hans J. Salter (Pittsburgh, Man 
	Without a Star, 
		
	
	The 
		Killer that Stalked New York, The 
	Strange Door, 
	
	Cover 
						Up, Man 
		Without a Star, 
		
		Scarlet Street, 
		
		The Land Unknown, 
		
		The War Lord, 
		
		The Mole People,
		The Strange Case of Doctor Rx) 
		and 
	
				
						Frank Skinner (The 
	Appaloosa, Madame 
		X, 
						
		Magnificent 
		Obsession, 
		
		Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein,
			
			All That Heaven Allows,
		
		Thunder Bay, and 
		
		The Naked City) adding 
		some noir-ish atmosphere - especially in Tijuana. The DUB'ed song by 
		Grahame is worth the price of the disc alone! Kino offer optional English 
		subtitles on their Region 'A' 
		Blu-ray.
		
		 
		The Kino 
		Blu-ray has 
		another excellent commentary from Kat Ellinger. She discusses the 
		director Jerry Hopper, the stars - notable with 
		Gloria Grahame's 
		obsession with her own lip(s), plastic surgery and mentioned that in the 
		recent film, Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool, as they used this 
		film's bar scene in that film. 
		Grahame's flirting with Hayden on-set - 
		his fear of her etc. She talks about the studio system, auteur-directors, 
		domestic violence in the story, 
		and much more - it is at her usual high level - interesting and 
		educational. There is also a trailer for Naked Alibi and other 
		Noir trailers. There is a reversible cover (see below).  
		Like many fans - this is a title we have 
		waited for and I am so happy with the final Blu-ray 
		product. A fabulous Noir - 
		Grahame is at her most hypnotic, and 
		the wonderful a/v HD presentation and the Kat commentary. It has our 
		highest recommendation!  | 
  
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