''The Glass Alibi'' is a 1946

crime drama Crime films, in the broadest sense, is a film genre inspired by and analogous to the crime fiction literary genre. Films of this genre generally involve various aspects of crime and its detection. Stylistically, the genre may overlap and combin ...

film noir directed by

W. Lee Wilder William Lee Wilder (August 22, 1904 – February 14, 1982) was an Austrian-American screenwriter, film producer and director. He was the brother of the film director Billy Wilder and father of television comedy writer and producer Myles Wilder ...

starring Paul Kelly, Douglas Fowley,

Anne Gwynne Anne Gwynne (born Marguerite Gwynne Trice; December 10, 1918 – March 31, 2003) was an American actress who was known as one of the first scream queens because of her numerous appearances in horror films. Gwynne was also one of the most popula ...

and Maris Wrixon..

Plot

A reporter marries a dying girl for her money, but she recovers from her illness so he plots her murder.

Cast

* Paul Kelly as Max Anderson * Douglas Fowley as Joe Eykner *

as Belle Martin * Maris Wrixon as Linda Vale * Jack Conrad as Benny Brandini * Selmer Jackson as Dr. John F. Lawson * Cyril Thornton as Riggs *

Cy Kendall Cyrus Willard Kendall (March 10, 1898 – July 22, 1953) was an American film actor. He appeared in more than 140 films between 1935 and 1950. Kendall's heavy-set, square-jawed appearance and deep voice were perfect for wiseguy roles such ...

as Red Hogan * Walter Soderling as Coroner *

Victor Potel Victor Potel (October 12, 1889 – March 8, 1947) was an American film character actor who began in the silent era and appeared in more than 430 films in his 38-year career. Career Victor Potel was born in Lafayette, Indiana in 1889, and hi ...

as Gas Attendant * George Chandler as Bartender * Phyllis Adair as Nurse * Ted Stanhope as Drug Clerk * Dick Scott as Frank * Eula Guy as Connie *

Forrest Taylor Edwin Forrest Taylor (December 29, 1883 – February 19, 1965) was an American character actor whose artistic career spanned six different decades, from silents through talkies to the advent of color films. Early years Taylor was born in B ...

as Charlie

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* * * * * 1946 films 1940s crime thriller films American crime thriller films American black-and-white films Film noir Republic Pictures films Films directed by W. Lee Wilder 1940s English-language films 1940s American films {{crime-thriller-film-stub