# Dual Alibi

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{{Short description|1947 British film by Alfred Travers}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2016}}
{{Use British English|date=June 2016}}
{{Infobox film
| name           = Dual Alibi
| image          = Dual_Alibi_(1947_film).jpg
 
| caption        = 
| director       = [Alfred Travers](/source/Alfred_Travers)
| producer       = [Louis H. Jackson](/source/Louis_H._Jackson)
| writer         = {{ubl|Vivienne Adès|Stephen Clarkson|Alfred Travers}}
| based_on       = an original story by Renalt Capes
| narrator       = 
| starring       = {{ubl|[Herbert Lom](/source/Herbert_Lom)|[Phyllis Dixey](/source/Phyllis_Dixey)|[Terence De Marney](/source/Terence_De_Marney)|[Ronald Frankau](/source/Ronald_Frankau)}}
| music          = [Stanley Black](/source/Stanley_Black)
| cinematography = [James Wilson](/source/James_Wilson_(cinematographer))
| editing        = [Monica Kimick](/source/Monica_Kimick)
| studio         = [British National Films](/source/British_National_Films)
| distributor    = [Pathé Pictures International](/source/Path%C3%A9_Pictures_International) (UK)
| released       = {{Film date|df=yes|1947|06|03|London, England}}
| runtime        = 81 minutes
| country        = United Kingdom
| language       = [English](/source/English_language)
| budget         = 
| gross          = 
}}
'''''Dual Alibi''''' is a 1947 British [drama film](/source/drama_film) directed by [Alfred Travers](/source/Alfred_Travers) and starring [Herbert Lom](/source/Herbert_Lom), [Phyllis Dixey](/source/Phyllis_Dixey) and [Terence De Marney](/source/Terence_De_Marney).<ref name="BFIsearch">{{Cite web |title=Dual Alibi |url=https://collections-search.bfi.org.uk/web/Details/ChoiceFilmWorks/150033904 |access-date=1 March 2025 |website=British Film Institute Collections Search}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Dual Alibi (1947) |url=http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6a9421fd |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170425122413/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6a9421fd |archive-date=25 April 2017 |website=BFI |publisher=}}</ref> It is a [film noir](/source/film_noir).<ref>{{Cite book |last=Spicer |first=Andrew |title=Historical Dictionary of Film Noir |publisher=Scarecrow Press |year=2010 |isbn=978-0810859609 |pages=442}}</ref> It was written by Vivienne Adès, Stephen Clarkson and Travers, and made by [British National Films](/source/British_National_Films) at [Elstree Studios](/source/BBC_Elstree_Centre).<ref name="yule">{{cite magazine|magazine=Filmink|first=Stephen|last=Vagg|url=https://www.filmink.com.au/forgotten-british-film-moguls-lady-yule/|date=14 September 2025|access-date=14 September 2025|title=Forgotten British Film Moguls: Lady Yule}}</ref>

==Synopsis==
A top French [acrobatic](/source/acrobatic) act, the de Lisle twins, are hired by a British promoter to perform in his [Blackpool](/source/Blackpool) show. While they are working there one of the twins falls in love with a [cigarette girl](/source/cigarette_girl_(person)) and aspiring singer named Penny. After the twins win the French [lottery](/source/lottery) she steals their ticket, with the help of a [spiv](/source/spiv)ish publicity agent, and goes to [Paris](/source/Paris) to claim the prize. The twins follow them to seek revenge.

==Cast==
* [Herbert Lom](/source/Herbert_Lom) as Jules de Lisle / Georges de Lisle 
* [Phyllis Dixey](/source/Phyllis_Dixey) as Penny aka Gloria Gregg 
* [Terence De Marney](/source/Terence_De_Marney) as Mike Bergen 
* [Ronald Frankau](/source/Ronald_Frankau) as Vincent Barney 
* [Abraham Sofaer](/source/Abraham_Sofaer) as French Judge 
* [Eugene Deckers](/source/Eugene_Deckers) as French ringmaster
* The Cromwell Brothers as trapeze act
* [Ben Williams](/source/Ben_Williams_(actor)) as Charlie 
* Clarence Wright as M. Mangan 
* [Beryl Measor](/source/Beryl_Measor) as Gwen 
* [Harold Berens](/source/Harold_Berens) as Ali 
* [Sebastian Cabot](/source/Sebastian_Cabot_(actor)) as Loterie Nationale official
* [Andreas Malandrinos](/source/Andreas_Malandrinos) as French Judge 
* Marcel Poncin as French lawyer
* [Wallas Eaton](/source/Wallas_Eaton) as court official
* Gerald Rex as call boy
* [Margaret Withers](/source/Margaret_Withers) as Blackpool landlady
* H.G. Guinle
* [Leonard Sharp](/source/Leonard_Sharp_(actor))
* Ernst Ulman   
* [Eric Mason](/source/Eric_Mason)   
* [Griffiths Moss](/source/Griffiths_Moss)   
* Gerald Conway

==Reception==
''[The Monthly Film Bulletin](/source/The_Monthly_Film_Bulletin)'' wrote: "The basic idea of the film is not original, but Herbert Lom makes the dual role impressive and convincing. Terence de Marney as the 'spiv-type' Bergen is admirable, but Phyllis Dixey gives him poor support and her acting lacks polish. The scenes at Blackpool and in the circus are realistic, but it is a pity that early shots of people applauding and of the trapeze act should have been repeated in later sequences of the film."<ref>{{Cite journal |date=1 January 1947 |title=Dual Alibi |volume=14 |issue=157 |pages=77 |id={{ProQuest|1305803888}} |magazine=[The Monthly Film Bulletin](/source/The_Monthly_Film_Bulletin)}}</ref>

''[Kine Weekly](/source/Kine_Weekly)'' wrote: "The film is not exactly a classic but it is, nevertheless, a sound job of work. The story&nbsp;... has plenty of action and colour, while sex cunningly illuminates its hectic design. Its circus atmosphere can't be faulted and the doubling of the Cromwell Brothers for Herbert Lom is as clever as the double-exposure photography, Technically, it is first rate."<ref>{{Cite journal |date=5 June 1947 |title=Dual Alibi |volume=364 |issue=2092 |pages=31 |id={{ProQuest|2826317293}} |magazine=[Kine Weekly](/source/Kine_Weekly)}}</ref>

''[Variety](/source/Variety_(magazine))'' wrote: "With a little more expenditure on production and wiser casting, picture would have rated better playing time than it probably will receive. However, Herbert Lom's acting makes it acceptable drama. Greatest defect is the casting of Phyllis Dixey as femme lead."<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Dual Alibi|magazine=Variety|url=https://archive.org/details/sim_variety_1947-06-18_167_2/page/8/mode/1up?|date=18 June 1947|page=8}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|0038498}}

Category:1947 films
Category:1947 drama films
Category:British drama films
Category:Films directed by Alfred Travers
Category:British black-and-white films
Category:Films shot at British National Studios
Category:Films set in Paris
Category:Films set in Blackpool
Category:Films about twin brothers
Category:1947 English-language films
Category:1947 British films
Category:Films scored by Stanley Black
Category:English-language drama films

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