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The Smart Aleck
The Smart Aleck is a 1951 British crime film directed by John Guillermin and starring Peter Reynolds.
Plot.
Young Alec Albion plans successfully to kill his rich uncle with an ice bullet which will melt away, leaving no evidence. He gets an alibi by having the chief commissioner of police living in the same building as his chief witness.
He sets himself up in an apartment overlooking his uncle's. He invites over the new commissioner of police and tells him he has had a premonition about
Smart-Aleck Kill
Smart-Aleck Kill is a short story by writer Raymond Chandler. It was first published in July 1934 in the magazine "Black Mask".
Plot.
Private detective Mallory has been hired by a film studio to handle a blackmail threat against director Derek Whalen, but Whalen is uncooperative. Two armed men barge into the apartment and demand payment from Walden. They take Mallory and leave for the bank, but Mallory’s driver helps him escape. Later, Mallory receives a call from Walden