Nightmare Alley
He was all things to all men … but only one thing to all women!
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10/9/1947Runtime
111 minsOverview
Roustabout Stanton Carlisle joins a traveling carny and unsuccessfully schemes to figure out the mind-reading act of Mademoiselle Zeena and her alcoholic husband, Pete.
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A fatalistic descent into moral corruption set against the gaudy underbelly of a traveling carnival, where charm and manipulation are the only currencies that matter. It's a masterclass in noir cynicism, beautifully shot but deeply claustrophobic, trapping you in the perspective of a man incapable of redemption.
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Tyrone Power
Stanton 'Stan' Carlisle
Helen Walker
Lilith Ritter
Coleen Gray
Molly Carlisle
Joan Blondell
Zeena Krumbein
Taylor Holmes
Ezra Grindle
Mike Mazurki
Bruno
Ian Keith
Pete Krumbein
Roy Roberts
McGraw - Final Carnival Owner (uncredited)
Florence Auer
Jane (uncredited)
Bonnie Bannon
Knife Thrower's Assistant (uncredited)
George Beranger
The Geek (uncredited)
Oliver Blake
Hobo (uncredited)
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