Midnight Alibi

Midnight Alibi

YOUR HEART WILL POUND TO THE MAD HOT RHYTHM OF MANHATTAN NIGHTS

NR 1934 · 58 min · ★ 6.7 · Comedy, Crime, Romance

An elderly woman provides an alibi to a man she scarcely knows who is on trial for murder of his girlfriend's racketeer father.

Directed by Alan Crosland · Written by Damon Runyon

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