A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Release Date:
November 18, 1930
Original Title:
Birds of Prey
Alternate Titles:
The Perfect Alibi
Genres:
Crime | Drama
Production Companies:
Associated Radio Pictures (ARP)
Production Countries:
United Kingdom
Ratings / Certifications:
US: NR
Runtime: 98
At a reception given by Arthur Hilton at his Sussex home the conversation turns to the subject of danger, with Hilton recalling a case in which he was involved as a Natal police commissioner. In it there were three guilty persons, but only one of them was hanged; the other two were sentenced to long terms, vowing vengeance on Hilton. Unknown to him, the same two men are now among his guests, and are determined to have their revenge.
Adaptation:
A.A. Milne
Art Direction:
Clifford Pember
Assistant Director:
John Burch
Assistant Script:
Rupert Downing
Director:
Basil Dean
Director of Photography:
Robert Martin
Jack MacKenzie
Editor:
H. Milner Kitchin
Music Director:
Ernest Irving
Producer:
Basil Dean
Production Manager:
James B. Sloan
Screenplay:
Basil Dean
Sound Recordist:
Richard Willman
Theatre Play:
A.A. Milne
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