Nightmare Alley
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Nightmare Alley

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

7.2 / 10 1947 1h 51mNR English
DramaThrillerCrime

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

Tyrone Power

Stanton 'Stan' Carlisle

Lead
Helen Walker

Helen Walker

Lilith Ritter

Coleen Gray

Coleen Gray

Molly Carlisle

Joan Blondell

Joan Blondell

Zeena Krumbein

Taylor Holmes

Taylor Holmes

Ezra Grindle

Mike Mazurki

Mike Mazurki

Bruno

Ian Keith

Ian Keith

Pete Krumbein

Roy Roberts

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.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
4.0
Every frame feels alive. Nightmare Alley is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker