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Nightmare Alley

Nightmare Alley
★ 7.2/10•1947•1h 52m•NR•Drama•Thriller

He was all things to all men… But only one thing to all women!

A roustabout joins a traveling carny and schemes to figure out the mind-reading act of Mademoiselle Zeena and her alcoholic husband.

Jules Furthman · Screenplay

Edmund Goulding · Director

StatusReleased
Runtime1h 52m
LanguageEN
Release DateOct 9, 1947

Actors

Tyrone Power

Tyrone Power

Stanton 'Stan' Carlisle

Helen Walker

Helen Walker

Lilith Ritter

Coleen Gray

Coleen Gray

Molly Carlisle

Joan Blondell

Joan Blondell

Zeena Krumbein

Taylor Holmes

Taylor Holmes

Ezra Grindle

Mike Mazurki

Mike Mazurki

Bruno

Ian Keith

Ian Keith

Pete Krumbein

Roy Roberts

Roy Roberts

McGraw / Final Carnival Owner (uncredited)

Florence Auer

Florence Auer

Jane (uncredited)

Bonnie Bannon

Bonnie Bannon

Knife Thrower's Assistant (uncredited)

George Beranger

George Beranger

The Geek (uncredited)

Oliver Blake

Oliver Blake

Hobo (uncredited)

June Bolyn

Maid in Grindle House (uncredited)

Chet Brandenburg

Chet Brandenburg

Carnival Patron (uncredited)

James Burke

James Burke

Rural Marshal (uncredited)

George Chandler

George Chandler

Hobo at Stan's Left Hand (uncredited)

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