My Fifth Movie, "Alibi"

Alibi is a crime/detective movie released in 1929.  It is credited as being the first film of the crime genre.  Roland West directed and was nominated for an Oscar, as was Chester Morris for best actor.  It was also nominated for best art direction.  I enjoyed the movie, although the actors took such long pauses that it seemed like they forgot their lines.  For some reason, I've always loved the era of the twenties.  It seemed like such a fun time.  This movie had a lot of plot twists and suspense.  It involved a criminal who had a perfect alibi for a crime he committed; he was with his girlfriend and eventual wife at the time of the crime (which was the murder of a police officer).  However, there were 5 minutes that he was unaccounted for, so the police were honing in on the possibility that his alibi was faked.  To complicate matters, he was married to the daughter of the policeman who was investing the case.  I believe he married the woman to help complicate matters.  This was a fine movie that contributed to the development of all movies of this genre.