# Ten Minute Alibi
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{{Short description|1935 film directed by Bernard Vorhaus}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2016}}
{{Use British English|date=April 2016}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Ten Minute Alibi
| image = Ten_Minute_Alibi_film_Opening_titles_(1935).jpg
| caption = Film titles
| director = [Bernard Vorhaus](/source/Bernard_Vorhaus)
| producer = [Paul Soskin](/source/Paul_Soskin)
| based_on = ''[Ten Minute Alibi](/source/Ten_Minute_Alibi_(play))'' by [Anthony Armstrong](/source/Anthony_Armstrong_(writer))
| writer = {{ubl|[Vera Allinson](/source/Vera_Allinson)|[Michael Hankinson](/source/Michael_Hankinson)}}
| narrator =
| starring = {{ubl|[Phillips Holmes](/source/Phillips_Holmes)|[Aileen Marson](/source/Aileen_Marson)|[Theo Shall](/source/Theo_Shall)}}
| music = [John Foulds](/source/John_Foulds)
| cinematography = {{ubl|[Alex Bryce](/source/Alex_Bryce)|Harry Rose}}
| editing = [Arthur Tavares](/source/Arthur_Tavares)
| studio = [British Lion](/source/British_Lion_Film_Corporation)
| distributor = British Lion
| released = {{Film date|1935|01|22|df=yes}}
| runtime = 75 minutes
| country = United Kingdom
| language = English
| budget =
| gross =
}}
'''''Ten Minute Alibi''''' is a 1935 British [crime film](/source/crime_film) directed by [Bernard Vorhaus](/source/Bernard_Vorhaus) and starring [Phillips Holmes](/source/Phillips_Holmes), [Aileen Marson](/source/Aileen_Marson) and [Theo Shall](/source/Theo_Shall).[{{Cite web|title=Ten Minute Alibi|url=https://collections-search.bfi.org.uk/web/Details/ChoiceFilmWorks/150053144|access-date=31 January 2026|website=British Film Institute Collections Search}}] It was written by [Vera Allinson](/source/Vera_Allinson) and [Michael Hankinson](/source/Michael_Hankinson), adapted from the 1933 play ''[Ten Minute Alibi](/source/Ten_Minute_Alibi_(play))'' by [Anthony Armstrong](/source/Anthony_Armstrong_(writer)).
==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](/source/Phillips_Holmes) as Colin Derwent
* [Aileen Marson](/source/Aileen_Marson) as Betty Findon
* [Theo Shall](/source/Theo_Shall) as Philip Sevilla
* [Morton Selten](/source/Morton_Selten) as Sir Miles Standish
* [George Merritt](/source/George_Merritt_(actor)) as Inspector Pember
* [Charles Hickman](/source/Charles_Hickman_(actor)) as Sgt. Brace
* [Philip Hatfield](/source/Philip_Hatfield) as Hunter
* [Dora Gregory](/source/Dora_Gregory) as charwoman
* [Grace Poggi](/source/Grace_Poggi) as dancer
* [Francis De Wolff](/source/Francis_De_Wolff)
==Production==
The film was made at [Beaconsfield Studios](/source/Beaconsfield_Studios).[{{Cite book |last=Wood |first=Linda |url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/sites/bfi.org.uk/files/downloads/bfi-british-films-1927-1939.pdf |title=British Films, 1927–1939 |publisher=[British Film Institute](/source/British_Film_Institute) |year=1986 |pages=84 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221016015016/https://www2.bfi.org.uk/sites/bfi.org.uk/files/downloads/bfi-british-films-1927-1939.pdf |archive-date=16 October 2022}}] The film's sets were designed by the [art director](/source/art_director) [Andrew Mazzei](/source/Andrew_Mazzei).
== Reception ==
''[Kine Weekly](/source/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."[{{Cite journal|date=24 January 1935|title=Ten Minute Alibi|id={{ProQuest|}}|magazine=[Kine Weekly](/source/Kine_Weekly)|volume=215|issue=1449|pages=36}}]
''[Film Weekly](/source/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."[{{Cite journal|date=8 February 1935|title=Ten Minute Alibi|id={{ProQuest|1771153972}}|magazine=[Film Weekly](/source/Film_Weekly)|volume=13|issue=330|pages=33-34. }}]
==References==
==External links==
*{{IMDb title|0128731}}
{{Bernard Vorhaus}}
Category:1935 films
Category:1935 crime films
Category:British crime films
Category:Films shot at Beaconsfield Studios
Category:Films directed by Bernard Vorhaus
Category:Films produced by Paul Soskin
Category:British black-and-white films
Category:1935 English-language films
Category:1935 British films
Category:English-language crime films
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