Ceticultsot
Beautiful, moving film.
RipDelight
This is a tender, generous movie that likes its characters and presents them as real people, full of flaws and strengths.
HottWwjdIam
There is just so much movie here. For some it may be too much. But in the same secretly sarcastic way most telemarketers say the phrase, the title of this one is particularly apt.
GManfred
"Dual Alibi" is a good crime story with a twist; the protagonist(s) are identical twins. It appears to be a British attempt at the noir genre and the mood is dark and humorless, reminiscent of the 'Twilight Zone' TV show.As I said, the story is good and is somewhat predictable throughout. Herbert Lom stars in the dual role, a high-wire circus act from the continent. One of the twins gets snookered by a con-man agent and his girlfriend and there is a falling-out, with predictable results. I was not as enthralled with the picture as most other reviewers but I appreciated the irony of the plot and the acting of Lom, who carries the picture.Nice work turned in by the two chiselers, Terence De Marney and Phyllis Dixey, who has only 2 films to her credit. This movie is so old I was unable to readily spot Sebastian Cabot, who in hindsight looked very young and slimmer than I remembered. He had a speaking part which lasted a few minutes, plenty of time to recognize him. If you are interested in "Dual Alibi" you should know that it is hard to come by nowadays - and it's good, but not great, in my estimation.
warony
I remember seeing this film some forty years ago. I was still at school and found it curiously absorbing. In fact I could'not stop telling everybody about it for days afterwards. I recall the film creating an atmosphere at once dark and foreboding. There was an understated menace in the air much as in the opening pages of a story by H.P. Lovecraft. The plot was relatively straight forward but with a delicious twist at the end that has been likened to a tale by O. Henry. What carries the film is the sublime performance of Herbert Lom. Now there was an actor who played the archetypal smooth villain of his day. In fact I cannot think of any other actor who so consummately conveyed villainy with such effective "European" sophistication and grace. A role portrayed to perfection in "The Ringer" with Donald Wolfit, "the Golden Salamander" and later, "Northwest Passage" with Kenny More and Lauren Bacall. Shades of Conrad Veidt of an earlier generation. Herbert Lom was a busy actor who appeared in numerous film and theatre productions during the fifties and sixties. Few will remember that he took the lead role when "The King and I" first came to London at Drury Lane (I think) and that he was the natural choice for the Harry Lime role in the radio version of "The Third Man" (circa, 1951). His brooding "European" looks and deep and accented speech were instantly recognised by the audiences of his day and although never a major top-of-the-bill star, was a respected member of any cast (e.g. "and with Herbert Lom as Napoleon") and by todays standards would be considered an A-list celebrity.
wm-idpr
A story of a twin trapeze act who fall out over a winning lottery ticket and a girl. A wonderful story and cast with an unusual and unpredictable end. This is my favourite film of all time and the brilliant Herbert Lom gives his best performance to date as Jules and Georges. I definitely recommend it.10/10
BruceE-2
I saw this movie in England when it first came out and it has stayed with me ever since. It is an unusual mystery about which twin actually committed murder. The ending is a surprise and the acting of two parts by Herbert Lom made him one of my favourite actors long before he became well known in the Pink Panther series.
