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A district attorney rises to political success and the governorship but loses his sense of morality once he starts associating with the shadowy and perhaps diabolical Nick Beal.
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Nick Beal
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Donna Allen
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Joseph Foster
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Rev. Thomas Garfield
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Frankie Faulkner
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Martha Foster
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Judge Hobson
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Larry Price
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Karl
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Peter Wolfe
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Paul Norton
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Mr. Cox - Tailor (as Erno Verebes)
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Henry T. Finch
Arlene Jenkins ...
Aileen - the Fosters' Maid
Pepito Pérez ...
Poster Man (as Pepito Perez)
Joey Ray ...
Tommy Ray
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
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Supporter (uncredited)
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Party Guest (uncredited)
Danny Borzage ...
Accordionist (uncredited)
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Bum (uncredited)
James Carlisle ...
Man at Press Conference (uncredited)
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Stenographer (uncredited)
Michael Clifton ...
Mathew (uncredited)
Bob Coleman ...
Bellhop (uncredited)
James Conaty ...
Man at Press Conference (uncredited)
James Cornell ...
Pedestrian (uncredited)
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Assistant Tailor (uncredited)
James Davies ...
Gym Instructor (uncredited)
Donya Dean ...
Information Girl (uncredited)
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Barfly (uncredited)
Ray Dolciame ...
Tony (uncredited)
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Commercial Fisherman (uncredited)
Allan Douglas ...
Phone Worker (uncredited)
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Man (uncredited)
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Tough Politician (uncredited)
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Supporter (uncredited)
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Reformer (uncredited)
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Pedestrian (uncredited)
Charles Flickinger ...
Page Boy (uncredited)
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Woman at Press Conference (uncredited)
Howard Gardiner ...
Minor Role (uncredited)
Jack Gargan ...
Minor Role (uncredited)
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Josie - Fat Floozie in Bar (uncredited)
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Party Guest (uncredited)
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Man at Press Conference (uncredited)
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Campaign Worker (uncredited)
Bret Hamilton ...
Minor Role (uncredited)
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Supporter at Campaign HQ (uncredited)
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Opal - Donna's Maid (uncredited)
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Lawyer (uncredited)
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Minor Role (uncredited)
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Minister (uncredited)
Jerry James ...
Phone Worker (uncredited)
Gil Johnston ...
Party Guest (uncredited)
Geraldine Jordan ...
Switchboard Operator / Salvation Army Worker (uncredited)
Richard Kipling ...
Reformer (uncredited)
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Commercial Fisherman (uncredited)
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Boy Who Brings Note (uncredited)
Alyn Lockwood ...
Woman in China Coast Cafe (uncredited)
Ben Mantz ...
Minor Role (uncredited)
Jean Marshall ...
Secretary (uncredited)
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Committee Man (uncredited)
Russell Meeker ...
Supporter (uncredited)
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Man at Press Conference (uncredited)
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Committee Man (uncredited)
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Pedestrian (uncredited)
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Reformer (uncredited)
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Minor Role (uncredited)
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Supporter (uncredited)
Anton Northpole ...
Fisherman (uncredited)
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Campaign Worker (uncredited)
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Committee Man (uncredited)
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Det. Sgt. Hill (uncredited)
Pat Phelan ...
Photographer (uncredited)
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Telephone Woman at Mitchell's Election HQ (uncredited)
Jean Ruth ...
Adding Machine Worker (uncredited)
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Detective Dodds (uncredited)
Louise Saraydar ...
Pedestrian (uncredited)
John Shay ...
Assistant District Attorney (uncredited)
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Porter (uncredited)
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Reformer (uncredited)
Don Shelton ...
Banker (uncredited)
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Campaign Worker (uncredited)
Billy Snyder ...
Politician (uncredited)
Cap Somers ...
Campaign Worker (uncredited)
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Truck Driver (uncredited)
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Supporter at Campaign HQ (uncredited)
Diane Stewart ...
Pedestrian (uncredited)
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Bartender (uncredited)
Kippee Valez ...
Minor Role (uncredited)
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Watchman (uncredited)
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Chief Justice (uncredited)
Joe Whitehead ...
Minister (uncredited)
Virginia Whitmire ...
Salvation Army Worker (uncredited)

Directed by

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John Farrow

Written by

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Jonathan Latimer ... (screenplay)
 
Mindret Lord ... (original story)

Produced by

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Endre Bohem ... producer

Music by

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Franz Waxman

Cinematography by

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Lionel Lindon ... director of photography

Editorial Department

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Eda Warren ... editorial supervisor

Art Direction by

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Franz Bachelin
Hans Dreier

Set Decoration by

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Sam Comer
Ross Dowd

Costume Design by

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Mary Kay Dodson

Makeup Department

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Wally Westmore ... makeup supervisor
Delven Armstrong ... makeup artist (uncredited)
Ted Larsen ... makeup artist (uncredited)
Gale McGarry ... hair stylist (uncredited)
Merle Reeves ... hair stylist (uncredited)

Production Management

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Stanley Goldsmith ... production manager (uncredited)
John L. Murphy ... production manager (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Francisco Day ... assistant director

Sound Department

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Gene Garvin ... sound
Philip Wisdom ... sound

Camera and Electrical Department

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Ed Henderson ... still photographer (uncredited)
William Rand ... camera operator (uncredited)
Charles Sickler ... grip (uncredited)
Stanley Williams ... gaffer (uncredited)

Music Department

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Sidney Cutner ... orchestrator (uncredited)
George Parrish ... orchestrator (uncredited)
Leonid Raab ... orchestrator (uncredited)
Van Cleave ... orchestrator (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Charles Morton ... script supervisor (uncredited)

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Storyline

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Plot Summary

The incorruptible District Attorney Joseph Foster is cleaning his city from bad elements and helping the youths to recover with his juvenile center. He is supported by a conservative group of friends, including his beloved wife Martha Foster, Rev. Thomas Garfield and Judge Hobson. Foster wishes to put a powerful crime boss in the prison and promises to do anything to have his accountant bookkeeping, but the rumors tell that they have been burned out. Out of the blue, the mysterious Nick Beal gives him the books and Foster succeeds to imprison the gangster. Now, he is selected to be the next governor of the state and Nick Beal helps him again, donating money, associating with the gangster Frankie Faulkner and bringing the gorgeous and smart prostitute Donna Allen to work in his committee and seduce Foster to destroy his marriage. Who is Nick Beal? Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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Taglines No man ever held more terrible power over women than this tall dark handsome stranger from nowhere! See more »
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Also Known As
  • El enviado del diablo (United States, Spanish title)
  • Alias Nicky Beal (United States)
  • Dark Circle (United States)
  • The Strange Temptation (United States)
  • The Contact Man (United Kingdom)
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  • 93 min
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Trivia Ray Milland wore the same hat and suit throughout the film, while Audrey Totter had 21 changes of wardrobe. See more »
Goofs (at around 53 mins) The mic and boom shadow can be seen to left of the door as Donna rushes Foster out the door of her apartment. See more »
Movie Connections Spoofed in Mister Beal Meets His Match (1958). See more »
Soundtracks A Mighty Fortress See more »
Quotes Bum: Yes brethren, every word is true. I've walked in the darkness, glory be. I've wrestled the Devil and thrown him. I've pinned his shoulders to the mat. Yes, I've pinned his shoulders to the mat.
Nick Beal: I wonder if he knows it's two falls out of three?
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