Red Haired Alibi (1932) PRE-CODE HOLLYWOOD

Stars: Merna Kennedy, Grant Withers, Shirley Temple
Director: Christy Cabanne
A young girl new to the big city gets a job as a man's companion. What she doesn't know is that the man is a notorious gangster.

[@chelseabaker1994]

I can see why this was considered the golden age of Hollywood. I wish they would go back to making movies like this. Simple but a good story.

[@missybaker1608]

Very good picture. Merna Kennedy was great as Lynn Monarch. Shirley Temple was so adorable in her very first picture. Didn't know this one existed.

[@mikeletaurus4728]

Thank you for making this available to view.

[@rhondae8222]

Merna Kennedy was absolutely marvelous in this movie. Thanks for the upload.

[@corazoncubano5372]

I'm a huge Shirley Temple fan and had never seen this film. She was adorable. Thank you for sharing. Unbelievable that she was only three. A pure bundle of cuteness.

[@paisley293]

Actually she was 4 or 5 years old here. This is a 1933 movie and Shirley was born in 1928.

[@gailfisher1350]

Great movie. I loved the ending. Shirley Temple was so beautiful and tremendously talented.

[@missybaker1608]

Just seeing Merna Kennedy silent era heads hot. Look at how young she is.

[@michellefalleur960]

She was absolutely amazing and gorgeous, what an actress , x

[@eoinwhiteside9832]

You can always count on Christy Cabanne for an interesting movie. 1932 was a good year for him.

[@randolphtorres4172]

Awesome movie, great acting, great plot, fantastic interaction between the street wise cops and a good girl in a two very bad situation twice given the chance of a lifetime.

[@franceskasper8716]

A GREAT MOVIE. NEVER SAW THIS ONE BEFORE AND THANKS FOR POSTING.

[@Deepbluecat]

Wow, great dialogue! Charming.

[@p1dru2art]

The dialogue is horrible❤❤ but did you notice,,,,You don't drink you don't smoke what do you do

[@kizpaws]

What a great story. I loved this movie and thank you for this upload!♥

[@stephanyg.8717]

“A woman who is loyal and can keep her mouth shut is worth a lot of money to any man.” That had me laughing, thinking and perked my interest so I’ll keep watching.

[@rhondae8222]

I like these pre-code hollywood movies.

[@michellefalleur960]

- So do I, I Love them !! X - So much Class, and it was like a slightly different world somehow .

[@paulinemarvin894]

Always wonderful to see Shirley Temple in any movie. Good movie 🎥 Thanks for sharing ❤

[@triumphmanful]

Shirley Temple was such a talented, beautiful child ! She is one of a kind . I especially loved the movie "HEIDI" ! We watch it every Christmas !

[@Sky-hz1cc]

Sweet movie...thanks for finding & posting

[@dariowiter3078]

Awwww...what a sweetheart Shirley Temple was in this picture. 😁 💜

[@lizlocher3612]

That was a REALLY good movie, n one of the only bit part performances I have ever seen Shirley Temple do!!! She, as usual, is a gem 💎!!!

[@aoistone]

Thanks, very captivating film!

[@Prof.Tarfeather]

Great ending! I liked this folm. Shirley Temple is really young in this small part.

[@allanstark4219]

Amazing to see the well scripted movies of the 1930s, when film makers were still figuring out how to do it, learning as they went. They depended more on quality scripts then, because good special effects were still in their future. Tip of the hat to those studios which literally wrote the book on film making.

[@sheilamcclane6452]

This was amazing. Thank you.

[@PizzaFLIX]

Thanks for watching PizzaFLIX. May the Sauce be with you.

[@PizzaFLIX]

Thanks for watching PizzaFLIX. May the Sauce be with you.

[@shelleymcafee8197]

Such a good-one; Thank-You!! I thought that was Shirley Temple, but wasn’t positive until I checked the credits. …She looks like she must have been 3-4 yrs old here, so I’m guessing that this must have been one of her first Roles - if not THE first. She was such a dear little Kidlette!

[@mallenjm252]

I sure didn't see that ending coming! Guess she wasn't such a small town innocent girl after all. It's sad to know Shirley Temple was forced to work many long hours in countless films all because she had extraordinary talent very young in life. Great film pizzafix!

[@389383]

I thought when she went to get the gun there would be an off screen shot. But when Shirley came down I hoped that wouldn't be the end!

[@barbaravick5634]

That was another goody, Pizza! I really liked it. Must have been one of Temple's very first forays. She was only about three. Thank you.

[@superorangeish]

The decor and styles are fascinating... and the women's hairstyles

[@mylittledogshoppesouthpark1350]

Alot of great hats in this movie. Beautiful clothes.

[@bj7057]

Shirley was always so adorable. I was saddened to learn that she was abused as a child. There's got to be a special place in hades for people who hurt children and the elderly.

[@kennithumperovitch1312]

If there is a special place in Hades for such people then those who messed with my lady and I have a place for all eternity. My lady is almost 65 and I am almost 64. We have been tormented since 2015 by younger people. I lost my cats and other things. She has been threatened and evicted because we feed stray cats.

[@terrymoore5000]

Yes I agree with you on that. Children or the elderly cannot take care of themselves against abuser's. 👍

[@mawi1172]

She'd be sorry to know that's what you got out of her life. 🙄🙄🙄 You know, she was a very accomplished person.

[@atlasshrugged7475]

I read a reply to a comment like yours. The person replied that quite the opposite was the truth. She claimed to have known the family and gave specific details. She expressed ire of what she said had been a false portrayal by some media, ( I do not recall which media she referenced). She sounded like she knew what she was talking about.

[@Diane-py5bc]

Yes both so vulnerable n needy at the hands of crazies! But after hearing g so many stores,n fixed they themselves must have been raised by psychos who.were prob abused n it goes back a long way .......where it started,what yr.Most likely at the way beginning of thee planet. Pedophiles,.... on other hand NEVER GET BETTER...it's a fact n it's so heartbreaking.,esp for the poor innocent babies even ...

[@stevenfromer3816]

Merna Kennedy is gorgeous and very charming

[@lissettesbloom8223]

Shirley temple before she was famous. So adorable.

[@jimblue39]

Good movie, thank you for uploading it. I love that greeting/expression "How do you do?" I'd be tempted to answer "How do I do what?!"

[@gavinreid8351]

English use it. Americans ask "How's it going.?"

[@Barrouse]

One thing I like about these old movies is how they get the title and credits over in a couple of minutes and then get on with the film. Credit where credit is due but recently I saw a new movie where the credits were interspersed in the beginning of the movie for a full 15 MINUTES. Couldn't enjoy the film after those 15 minutes of torture.

[@INDYOSKARS]

LOL !

[@denisejohnson2960]

I agree w/ you and the credits. You could make a short movie w/ the length of today's credits.

[@niceclaup1]

RIGHT!!!

[@maxb4074]

Many times in Hollywood things are done just to be different from the usual way they are done. But in some cases "if it ain't broke don't fix it" should apply.

[@factsoverfiction7826]

As kids, my mother always made sure we sat through the credits at the end of the movie. She said, "These are the people who made the movie you just enjoyed."

[@luizamorim1626]

Merna Kennedy is superb in it...Trent Travers was pretty good too...until he goes "rogue"...

[@UncleDavesKitchen]

What a treat to see Shirley Temple. She got last billing on the credits, but that didn't last long.

[@sanctuaryrain2010]

Watched this first time about 7 or 8 years ago, was nice to watch it again. A nice young lady but I"m not so sure how smart she was, he was obviously a shady character. Always glad when there is a happy ending.

[@brucewalker2027]

Good one. Loved the cars, some of the very finest automobiles available in 1932.

[@tedbaxter5234]

Really enjoyed this! Thank you!

[@amgrumm]

New Yorker magazine seen in first few minutes caused me to learn The New Yorker was founded in New York, in 1925, as a humor publication that cost 15 cents.

[@fractal1133]

3:22 one of the most adorable movie scenes, in my humble opinion

[@DavidLEzell]

This was Shirley Temple's first feature film. According to the American Film Institute, it was also called Red-Haired Alibi.

[@mohansagar6601]

A charming little film. Thanks for sharing!

[@browncow4092]

thank you. another gem

[@KelleyStrzelczyk]

" Will you marry me?" But you dont know anything about me." I dont want to " Well aint that classy. I'm trying that line one day.

[@luismantaras6460]

Thank you for a good movie!

[@raysmith1630]

Oldies are the best!!

[@YooTuba]

The opening part of this where a young girl meets a totally strange man who won't give her his name and yet she not only goes out to dinner with him, but tells him she has no family and then actually goes to New York and looks him up for a job without even knowing what the job is...dangerous as heck.

[@MrUhwoody]

+yootuba - Different times, junior.

[@YooTuba]

MrUhwoody And just how old are you? 85? Because I stopped being a "junior" in the 80s

[@jamesricker3997]

yootuba it was 1930 the great depression was on, desperate times, with no safety net.

[@NondescriptMammal]

Adventure always contains danger.

[@cherryred8705]

My life for the past year...🙄🤣

[@Ninja-kh4vn]

This is one of the hottest movies that I have ever seen. Thank you for your time and effort.

[@PizzaFLIX]

Thanks for watching PizzaFLIX 🍕

[@garytanger965]

2023 Oct... This movie is better than most, even in these times. Reminded me of Dirty Harry, Sudden Impact ~

[@steplumpkin5432]

EVEN BETTER THE SECOND, TIME AROUND!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THANKS 4MILL. UPLOADER!!!!!!!!

[@user-wc7mo9uo9o]

Really good movie with Shirley Temple debut on top as a cherry.

[@mawi1172]

An accomplished actress at 3! Wow, Ms Temple-Black, just WOW!!! Her life in government wasn't bad either.

[@Merseysiderful]

I never heard of the actress Merna Kennedy until seeing this film. 16:52 naturally beautiful and died so young.

[@billkarmetsky4003]

Fascinating story. Married to Busby Berkeley in 1934 and divorced a year later, died of a heart attack at age 36 four days after her marriage to Master Sgt. Forrest Brayton in 1944. Berkeley loved women and maybe too much during their brief marriage. God only knows what kind of a marriage to Brayton that was. Four days after the wedding and bada bing. Call me sentimental but reading of her life and death makes me sad at her end. Way too young IMHO to suffer a fatal heart attack, unheard of in these days and times I think.

[@ladywisewolf3942]

@@billkarmetsky4003 Berkeley was a notorious alcoholic and ended up killing someone while driving drunk. The studio covered it up of course ( they had the power to do that in those days ). I don't know for sure but that might have been part of what broke their marriage up.

[@PizzaFLIX]

This is Shirley's first part in a feature film. She appeared in 2 shorts the same year. PF

[@swebb5142]

It's history regardless of the mike shadows & other gaffs thought this timeless classic!

[@teresas8173]

PizzaFlix ...there was another movie, made about this same time with Shirley Temple getting mixed up with racehorse gamblers. I saw it once and can’t for the life of me remember the name of it, nor have I seen it again. Shirley was ADORABLE and I’d love to see it again. Would you know the movie?

[@deeb2021]

@@teresas8173 google turner classic movies. They sell old movies maybe you can find it there.

[@lottaandgus]

@@teresas8173 By now you've probably figured it out, but you're talking about Little Miss Marker (1934).

[@melinaz3385]

There is a very young star in this movie playing a very cute part in the last third. You'll recognize her! such a cute little baby!

[@AnnaJuist]

@40:44 So young.

[@theresaholguin699]

Good movie Merna was beautiful

[@steplumpkin5432]

SECOND, TIME AROUND AND EVEN BETTER, GOOD STUFF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@liannapfister8255]

Me at 0:35: I don’t recognize a single one of these names…OH WAIT SHIRLEY TEMPLE?!

[@ritasjourney]

That was great! Thanks!

[@annaweathers4614]

Hi Janet : ) I wouldn't use the word "amnal" concerning your comment. You have just as much right to express your opinion about a movie as anyone else. You are right, the make-up crew should have fixed the actress's fingernail polish. That's what I like about these old movies, they are real to life. I have made observations on movies and gotten some really nasty feed back. SO WHAT! That's the other person's problem ..not mine. I am still going to comment on the movie. Have A Blessed Day!

[@davidbrown-xk8zl]

I was born in 1947.I should have been born in1912.I would have been 20,single,wearing a pinstripe double breasted suit,two-tone wingtip shoes,and tipping my fedora hat whenever I met a girl,while hoping she liked my pencil thin mustache.I have always been infatuated with this that era,especially early Hollywood, and the entire west coast.It may sound silly,but there are times when I think I'm living my second life.Stay safe everyone,and God bless.There are better days ahead.

[@michellefalleur960]

... It sounds like you're a real romantic at heart, lovely to be like that , x

[@lainieslaght6061]

another good movie and I was surprised to see Shirley Temple in it wow she was young, would love to see it in color and actually know just how red her hair is. Thanks for the download keep them coming.

[@garytbradbury4799]

Shirley's hair was blonde.

[@mec4lifesmiley700]

Funny seeing shirley at the bottom of the credits. 12/28/21

[@MaritzaAgosto-e1g]

Yes , Shirley Temple was a definite cutie 💓 😍 ❤️ 😘 💕 💖 💓 pie at that time . She will always ❤️ 💕 💖 💓 be the adorable 💕 darling to the hearts 💕 💞 ♥️ ❤️ 💖 💗 💕 💞 ♥️ ❤️ of many fans 💖 ❤️ ... may she RIP 💐🌸🪷🌹🌺🌻🌼🌷🪻⚘️ .

[@simonemueller7693]

Early Shirley Temple was in this movie

[@bluemoose2497]

BTW "pineapple" slang for grenade. As gat is for gun... and moll marries well.

[@chelseabaker1994]

Oh so that’s what that meant. I was wondering what they were talking about.

[@passionfruitfruit]

Thank you.

[@fionamacdonald8794]

where do you find all these excellent films? love seeing what you are going to upload next!! thank you so much!

[@PizzaFLIX]

Fiona Macdonald keep your eyes open... more interesting films going live soon. Thanks for watching! PF

[@terrymoore5000]

Shirley looked about two on this 🎥🍿 movie 😊

[@james_t_kirk]

*At**18:00** the lead actress is handed $600. In 2024 dollars that was almost $14,000 dollars.*

[@ileniatagliavini9202]

Bella merna compie gli anni il sette settembre come me mi dispiace che non c'è più povero angelo e deceduta troppo giovane.ciao stella del cielo veglia su di me e sul mondo per dare pace a tutti noi.

[@glenndab123]

This has to be one of Shirley Temple first movie's.

[@MrSilkySweat]

Her VERY first! I just checked.

[@SuperMikecarp]

First feature. She had made a number of short subjects before this.

[@NondescriptMammal]

"You don't drink, you don't smoke... what do you do?" lol Dialog less contrived than most movies of this era, pleasantly surprised.

[@suzieqwonder3089]

Nondescript ....or go with girls who do!

[@bobwallace9814]

That's where Adam Ant got that verse to his huge 80's hit Goody Goody Two Shoes. I always thought it was a great line and now I see where it came from. Thanks!

[@davidbrown-xk8zl]

@7:05 He says,"From What I Know About Women,They Never Know What They Are Doing". Oh yeah, that'll win over a lady every time.What a jerk.

[@fractal1133]

I love when men stand up for women. Thank you so much.

[@Jethrovsky]

Merna Kennedy, the leading lady here, her first husband was Busby Berkeley. She died of a heart attack at just 36.

[@babygretz5]

Jeff Clarke .... so young .. thanks for the history ...

[@DrMoorehen]

Jeff Clarke gosh, what a lovely actress

[@davecydell7185]

Merna was adorable, what a mouth....and those eyes, small wonder she married out of the business, but a heart attack seems strange.

[@dariowiter3078]

Jeff Clarke She began her film career in the silent era and was popular with audiences. 😃

[@ria1636]

How sad.

[@ilprofessore10012]

This 1932 stagey film directed by Christy Cabanne in the very early days of sound is of interest primarily because it features an unusually appealing performance by the very likable and vulnerable 5 foot 2 inch actress Merna Kennedy---one of Charlie Chaplin's ingenues [The Circus] as well as one of Busby Berkeley's wives. Shirley Temple, then only four years old, is amazing believable and natural in a small role; it's no wonder she was destined for stardom only a few years later. Grant Withers is suitably sleazy as the bad guy. Lots of New York City atmosphere here for fans of the pre-code period. An interesting curiosity, very evocative of the times..

[@reverendsaltine6852]

N B Schwartz shirley was very good and believable

[@keithharvey7230]

A few weeks later!

[@gayleschreiber2270]

In 1932 it was not as dangerous to go out with someone you didn't know, go out of town for a job (it was the depression), and be able to trust people as it is in 2015. were the nuts? Of course. Just not as many as today.

[@dorx8able]

+Gayle Schreiber Especially after he tells her that a woman who is loyal to a man and keeps her mouth shut is worthless so to say...........ft

[@anonagain]

In 1932 the intentional homicide rate in the US was 9.0 per 100000. In 2015 it was 4.9. Maybe things weren't as safe back then as people think they were.

[@-oiiio-3993]

@C. L. Nonsense.

[@-oiiio-3993]

@C. L. You are an idiot. When was this fictional time of yours "when the population was almost all White [sic]", and what would that have to do with anything anyhow? 'Whites' don't commit crimes in your fictional world?

[@-oiiio-3993]

@C. L. You're beating an old, tired, drum. You're also an idiot.

[@miasalazar1980]

This was a feel good movie in the odd sense of the meaning. The ending was unexpected and a good surprise. I rate this movie an 8, but because of Shirley Temple revise it to 9.

[@sockmonkey22]

August 27, 1932- is the date of that New Yorker cover of the sailboat in the perfume scene background.

[@user-wc7mo9uo9o]

You are wrong about thinking that she handed a wrong gun. Don't you think that after being married for a while and having a new lease on life she was dumb to keep a killer's gun? Didn't you notice the man who was hiding in the bushes when she stepped out onto the balcony!!! Like the cops said, he was trailed by rival gangster, who killed him. In 1932 pretty face wouldn't get away with murder.

[@Nevichka1]

The style was no nail polish on the tip or cuticle. I saw an older woman with her nails like that many years ago. What an era. 52:07 52:08

[@ValerieWallace-nb4xd]

Shirley Temple‼️😳

[@XNTN808]

41;44 Shirley looks straight at the camera

[@eveyholmes]

A lot of young children often looked at the camera, overhead lights and microphones, but the filming take was not taken out in those days.

[@chericarpenter-lundstrom6897]

Anybody notice that the cop pocketed her husband's gun? I mean how does she explain the missing gun?

[@389383]

Tell her husband she couldn't bear there being a gun in the house and that she got rid of it. He might be mad but would get over it.

[@quester09]

"now that we're acquainted, what's your name?"

[@msmltvcktl]

You don't drink, don't smoke What do you do You don't drink, don't smoke What do you do Certain innuendoes follow There must be something inside 😅

[@hobarthughes]

Would have love it if the movie ended with her going to a draw and picking up a 45 and saying "now I just gotta rid of this"

[@fredneecher1746]

That was a .45. The cops made up about it being a .32 to let her off the hook.

[@amgrumm]

You don’t drink, don’t smoke, what do you do. 14:30

[@sicidamara7061]

Is this the whole movie? Seems like parts are missing or I'm just confused lol

[@respecthewoman]

that made my heart melt when he gave her back that package...Awwww..... so sweet

[@randymitchell7051]

good flix

[@IAMTHEBIGCHUCQUITA]

If that wasn't the gun that killed Travers then why did the coppers keep it?

[@MrMarkar1959]

the cop stole her husbands.32 pistol in the end.

[@victoriamrose9645]

THIS IS GOOD

[@jmkupihea7630]

The song they're singing in German is used (modified) in Animaniacs. Holy cow.

[@AnnaJuist]

This is how I remember it...LOL "Ist das nicht ein Schnitzelbank" kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZpLNnJ2snZ1ljM0

[@carolleenkelmann4751]

one thing about THIS old movie ... it's a terrible script! But because it is an old B&W, with old hats and fashion and baby Shirley Temple, it's forgiven.

[@georgeb8701]

Real movies, when women were women and men were men..... 🤣

[@jwanali1005]

Yes . I agree with you .

[@georgeb8701]

@@jwanali1005 you realize of course that I'm being a bit facetious..... 😄 ✌🏻🇺🇸

[@georgeb8701]

where in the middle east are you from? ✌🏻🇺🇸

[@sashatv382]

Great movie👍🏽But, how does she explain to her husband that the police now has his gun?🤷🏽‍♀️(Last Scene: Cause the cop put the gun in his back pocket and left.)

[@eoinwhiteside9832]

Don't worry. He won't need it until 2021.

[@gnirolnamlerf593]

A pretty predictable twist at the end. It's a good thing the .32-caliber gun isn't the murder weapon. The DA would prosecute those policemen whose fingerprints are all over it. Fred Kelsey had almost 500 (500!!!) film and TV credits to his name, usually, as here, playing a cop or detective. He's very funny in the serial _The Green Archer_ , playing an inept police detective.

[@spherevision360]

Lo editthank you agzin

Merna Kennedy is surprisingly quite good...a shame she didnt move on to Bigger Pictures. She is just a footnote as one Chaplin's lesser leading ladies (The Circus, 1928). Funny how this has become Temple's movie 9 decades later.

[@Diane-py5bc]

No comments utto no one watched this? Ok I'm going ....ha

[@hellomr_mith]

I got the ending. Wow she was smart.

[@user-wc7mo9uo9o]

jimmy one Everyone here think that she gave a different gun. But what about that man who was hiding in a bushes when she stepped out on a terrace? It looks like cops were right, a nd that man was trailing Travis. I think they intentionally made people guess