Nightmare Alley (1947)

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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.

• Released: 1947-10-09
• Genres: Drama, Thriller
• Runtime: 1h 52m
• Status: Released
• TMDB rating: 7.2/10 from 243 votes

Directed by Edmund Goulding.

Top 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
• Ian Keith as Pete Krumbein
• Roy Roberts as McGraw / Final Carnival Owner (uncredited)
• Florence Auer as Jane (uncredited)
• Bonnie Bannon as Knife Thrower's Assistant (uncredited)

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Nightmare Alley

• United States: stream on YouTube TV
• Australia: buy on Apple TV Store, Amazon Video, Google Play Movies, YouTube

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