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72% Critic Match
Nightmare Alley
“He was all things to all men… But only one thing to all women!”
7.2 / 10• 1947• 1h 52m•NR• English
DramaThriller
Storyline
A roustabout joins a traveling carny and schemes to figure out the mind-reading act of Mademoiselle Zeena and her alcoholic husband.
Cast & Crew
Tyrone Power
Stanton 'Stan' Carlisle
Lead
Helen Walker
Lilith Ritter
Coleen Gray
Molly Carlisle
Joan Blondell
Zeena Krumbein
Taylor Holmes
Ezra Grindle
Mike Mazurki
Bruno
Ian Keith
Pete Krumbein
Roy Roberts
McGraw / Final Carnival Owner (uncredited)
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Edmund Goulding's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Nightmare Alley is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
