Ten Minute Alibi
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| Directed by | Bernard Vorhaus |
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| Based on | Ten Minute Alibi by Anthony Armstrong |
| Produced by | Paul Soskin |
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| Edited by | Arthur Tavares |
| Music by | John Foulds |
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| Distributed by | British Lion |
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Running time | 75 minutes |
| Template:Pluralize from text | United Kingdom |
| Template:Pluralize from text | English |
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Ten Minute Alibi is a 1935 British crime film directed by Bernard Vorhaus and starring Phillips Holmes, Aileen Marson and Theo Shall.[1] It was written by Vera Allinson and Michael Hankinson, adapted from the 1933 play Ten Minute Alibi by Anthony Armstrong.
Plot
When Colin Derwent's fiancée Betty is lured to Paris by the evil Philip Sevilla, Derwent dreams the plot of a perfect murder, which he then puts into practice.
Cast
- Phillips Holmes as Colin Derwent
- Aileen Marson as Betty Findon
- Theo Shall as Philip Sevilla
- Morton Selten as Sir Miles Standish
- George Merritt as Inspector Pember
- Charles Hickman as Sgt. Brace
- Philip Hatfield as Hunter
- Dora Gregory as charwoman
- Grace Poggi as dancer
- Francis De Wolff
Production
The film was made at Beaconsfield Studios.[2] The film's sets were designed by the art director Andrew Mazzei.
Reception
Kine Weekly wrote: "Bernard Vorhaus has accorded the play straightforward treatment and relied on the dialogue to gain his big dramatic moments ... Continuity is rather ragged in the opening, and it takes a little time for the picture to grip the inerest, but once the idea of the crime is mooted the holding power is good and is not released tll the final shot."[3]
Film Weekly wrote: "Fairly good murder drama, adapted from the successful play. Opens weakly, but works up to a really tense climax which is well worth seeing. ... The long-winded opening reminds one of Briish pictures two or three years ago. There is even a restaurant scene, complete with the inevitable nothing-to-do-with-the-story cabaret. ... Handicapped as he is by miscasting, Phillips Holmes succeeds in giving a pretty good perormance ... Aileen Marson is just the girl in the case, and nothing more. Theo Shall overplays the villain by adopting a heavily melodramatic and theatrical style which went out of fashion some time ago."[4]
References
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Ten Minute Alibi". British Film Institute Collections Search. Retrieved 31 January 2026.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Wood, Linda (1986). British Films, 1927–1939 (PDF). British Film Institute. p. 84. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 October 2022.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Ten Minute Alibi". Kine Weekly. 215 (1449): 36. 24 January 1935. Template:ProQuest.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Ten Minute Alibi". Film Weekly. 13 (330): 33-34. 8 February 1935. Template:ProQuest.
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