Drama ·Thriller ·Crime · United States of America · 1947 · 1h 51m

Nightmare Alley

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Director
Edmund Goulding
Cast
Tyrone Power as Stanton 'Stan' Carlisle Helen Walker as Lilith Ritter Coleen Gray as Molly Carlisle Joan Blondell as Zeena Krumbein Taylor Holmes as Ezra Grindle Mike Mazurki as Bruno
Crew
Lee Garmes — Director of Photography Barbara McLean — Editor Jules Furthman — Screenplay William Lindsay Gresham — Novel George Jessel — Producer Bonnie Cashin — Costume Design
Tagline

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

Synopsis

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

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Mood & Themes
based on novel or bookcarnivalcon artistfilm noirblack and whitealcoholiccarnymind reading actcarnies
Key Collaborators
Edmund Goulding Director Lee Garmes Director of Photography Barbara McLean Editor Jules Furthman Screenplay William Lindsay Gresham Novel George Jessel Producer Bonnie Cashin Costume Design
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