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Nightmare Alley (1947) 7.7
Stanton Carlisle is an ambitious carnie who plays scams alongside phony mentalist Zeena and her alcoholic husband Pete, working the crowd as Zeena pretends to read their minds. But Stan has... See full summary » Director:Edmund Goulding |
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Cast
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Stanton 'Stan' Carlisle
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| Joan Blondell | ... |
Zeena Krumbein
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Molly
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Helen Walker | ... |
Lilith Ritter
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Taylor Holmes | ... |
Ezra Grindle
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Bruno
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Ian Keith | ... |
Pete Krumbein
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Plot Synopsis
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Stanton Carlisle is an ambitious carnie who plays scams alongside phony mentalist Zeena and her alcoholic husband Pete, working the crowd as Zeena pretends to read their minds. But Stan has no intention of staying with the carnival; he has his heart set on an upscale night club act. Written by ASCPL
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He was all things to all men ... but only one thing to all women!Parents Guide:
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Country:
USALanguage:
EnglishRelease Date:
28 October 1947 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Der Scharlatan See more »Filming Locations:
Stage 5, 20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USACompany Credits
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Mono (Western Electric Recording)Color:
Black and WhiteAspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1
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(uncredited)
Music by Juventino Rosas
Played during the opening carnival scene
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Trivia
At one point, 'Stan' offers 'Bruno' a cigar. The name on the box is La Unica, a well-known Cuban-made brand at the time. The brand still exists, but the cigars are now made in the Dominican Republic with Dominican and Connecticut-grown tobacco leaves. See more »Goofs
During Powers's cab ride away from Walker's apartment, the Chicago Theater is visible in the rear-projection behind the car. After several more minutes of driving, the cab turns around in front of the same theater. See more »Soundtracks
"Sobre las olas (Over the Waves)"(uncredited)
Music by Juventino Rosas
Played during the opening carnival scene
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Nightmare Alley is a remarkable film- it hardly blinks in showing a cynical, scheming "preacher" doing his thing.Given the norms of Hollywood at the time, or almost at any time,it does give you a lot to consider.Tyrone Power is brilliant, and the movie is actually quite close to the powerful (hard to find!) novel.In the best tradition of a movie that examines the dark side of society in an effectively muckraking way, it is a rare gem. I found the movie all the more effective for the fact that while Tyrone Power is in a quite uncharacteristic role. It is obvious he is strongly committed to the film and delivers a chilling, scary, thought provoking performance. The glimpses of the brutality of contemporary circus/side show life are in themselves interesting and disquieting. It is a rare film and even rarer book, but really worth the time.