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The Third Alibi (Original title)
Dates: 1961 (Copyright), 06 November 1961 (Release)

Country: United Kingdom

Directed by: Montgomery Tully

Synopsis: Crime/story about a composer who wants to commit the perfect murder.

Genre:
Crime
Releases
Date: 1961Country: United KingdomRelease type: unknownFormat: 35mm Film - Black and White - SoundRuntime: 68 mins Length: 6141 FeetDialogue (original): English

Credits (23)
©: Eternal Films Limited, Grand National Pictures presents: Grand National Pictures, Produced by: Maurice J. Wilson, Production Manager: Patrick Marsden, First Assistant Director: David Tringham, Continuity: Estelle Stewart, Screenplay by: Maurice J. Wilson, Montgomery Tully, Based on the play 'A Moment of Blindness' by: Pip Baker, Jane Baker, Lighting Cameraman: James Harvey, Camera Operator: John Shinerock, Editor: Jim Connock, Art Director: William Hutchinson, Wardrobe: Evelyn Gibbs, Make-up: Richard Mills, Hairdressing: Hilda Fox, Music Composed by: Don Banks, Musical Director: Philip Martell, Sound Recordist: Richard Smith, Sound System: RCA Sound Recording, Produced at: Walton Studios
Cast (15)
Laurence Payne (Norman Martell), Patricia Dainton (Helen Martell), Jane Griffiths (Peggy Hill), Edward Underdown (Dr. Murdoch), John Arnatt (superintendent Ross), Humphrey Lestocq (theatre producer), Lucy Griffiths (Miss Potter, telephone operator), Olive Milbourne (Mrs. Booth), Arthur Hewlett (Marshall), Annette Kerr (cinema cashier), Cleo Laine (guest artist), Max Faulkner ([detective sergeant Fred Smith]), Arthur Skinner ([detective sergeant Carter]), Stuart Saunders ([cinema manager]), Sylvia Davis ([cinema sales girl])