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Nightmare Alley
Nightmare Alley
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Nightmare Alley

1947
1h 51m
Drama
Thriller
Crime

Status

Released

Release

1947

Runtime

1h 51m

Where to Watch

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Provider type

Streaming

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Storyline

"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.

Score Distribution

Details

Status
Released
Runtime
1h 51m
Oct 9, 1947
Languages
English
Director
Edmund Goulding
Edmund Goulding
Production
20th Century Fox
20th Century Fox
Production Countries
United States of America

Top Cast

45 Cast Members

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)

Harry Cheshire

Harry Cheshire

Mr. Prescott (uncredited)

Edward Clark

J.E. Giles / Farmer (uncredited)

Clancy Cooper

Clancy Cooper

Stage Manager (uncredited)

George Davis

George Davis

Waiter (uncredited)

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