Nightmare Alley (1947)
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- 1h 50min
- Drama, Film-Noir
- 28 Oct 1947 (USA)
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Cast verified as complete
Tyrone Power | ... |
Stanton Carlisle
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Joan Blondell | ... |
Zeena Krumbein
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Coleen Gray | ... |
Molly
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Helen Walker | ... |
Dr. Lilith Ritter
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Taylor Holmes | ... |
Ezra Grindle
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Mike Mazurki | ... |
Bruno
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Ian Keith | ... |
Pete Krumbein
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Florence Auer | ... |
Jane (uncredited)
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Bonnie Bannon | ... |
Knife Thrower's Assistant (uncredited)
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George Beranger | ... |
The Geek (uncredited)
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Oliver Blake | ... |
Hobo (uncredited)
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June Bolyn | ... |
Maid in Grindle House (uncredited)
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Paul Bradley | ... |
Man in Spode Room (uncredited)
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Chet Brandenburg | ... |
Carnival Patron (uncredited)
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James Burke | ... |
Rural Marshal (uncredited)
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George Chandler | ... |
Hobo at Stan's Left Hand (uncredited)
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Harry Cheshire | ... |
Mr. Prescott (uncredited)
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Edward Clark | ... |
J.E. Giles (uncredited)
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Clancy Cooper | ... |
Stage Manager (uncredited)
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George Davis | ... |
Waiter (uncredited)
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Julia Dean | ... |
Addie Peabody (uncredited)
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Sayre Dearing | ... |
Night Club Patron (uncredited)
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James Flavin | ... |
Hoatley (uncredited)
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Charles Flickinger | ... |
Bellboy (uncredited)
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Bill Free | ... |
Man in Spode Room (uncredited)
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Rudy Germane | ... |
Man in Spode Room (uncredited)
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Nina Gilbert | ... |
Worried Mother in Spode Room (uncredited)
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Leo Gray | ... |
Detective (uncredited)
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Henry Hall | ... |
Lilith's Friend in Spode Room (uncredited)
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Al Herman | ... |
Cab Driver (uncredited)
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Hollis Jewell | ... |
Delivery Boy with Records (uncredited)
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Robert Karnes | ... |
Joe (uncredited)
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Kenner G. Kemp | ... |
Night Club Patron (uncredited)
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Mike Lally | ... |
Charlie (uncredited)
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Nellie Lane | ... |
Fat Woman (uncredited)
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Max Linder | ... |
Man in Spode Room (uncredited)
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George Lloyd | ... |
Hobo (uncredited)
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King Lockwood | ... |
Man in Spode Room (uncredited)
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Laurette Luez | ... |
Knife Thrower's Assistant (uncredited)
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Emmett Lynn | ... |
Hobo by Stan's Right Hand (uncredited)
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Wilbur Mack | ... |
Husband in Spode Room (uncredited)
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George Magrill | ... |
Sideshow Spectator Wearing Straw Hat (uncredited)
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George Matthews | ... |
Knife Thrower (uncredited)
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Pat McKee | ... |
Roustabout (uncredited)
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Jerry Miley | ... |
Friend in Spode Room (uncredited)
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Harry Hays Morgan | ... |
Headwaiter (uncredited)
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Maurice Navarro | ... |
Fire Eater (uncredited)
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Frank O'Connor | ... |
Carnival Customer (uncredited)
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Jack Perry | ... |
Roustabout (uncredited)
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Jack Raymond | ... |
Hobo (uncredited)
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Cyril Ring | ... |
Roustabout at Final Carnival (uncredited)
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Albin Robeling | ... |
Captain (uncredited)
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Roy Roberts | ... |
McGraw (uncredited)
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Gene Roth | ... |
Masseur (uncredited)
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Frank J. Scannell | ... |
Roustabout at Final Carnival (uncredited)
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Cy Schindell | ... |
Roustabout (uncredited)
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Norman Stevans | ... |
Man in Spode Room (uncredited)
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Bert Stevens | ... |
Night Club Patron (uncredited)
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John Wald | ... |
Radio Announcer (uncredited)
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Eddy Waller | ... |
Farmer Friend of J.E. Giles (uncredited)
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Gilbert Wilson | ... |
Man in Spode Room (uncredited)
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Marjorie Wood | ... |
Mrs. Peabody (uncredited)
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Directed by
Edmund Goulding |
Written by
Jules Furthman | ... | (screen play) |
William Lindsay Gresham | ... | (novel) |
Produced by
George Jessel | ... | producer |
Darryl F. Zanuck | ... | executive producer (uncredited) |
Music by
Cyril J. Mockridge | ... | (as Cyril Mockridge) |
Cinematography by
Lee Garmes | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
Barbara McLean |
Art Direction by
J. Russell Spencer | ||
Lyle R. Wheeler | ... | (as Lyle Wheeler) |
Set Decoration by
Thomas Little |
Costume Design by
Bonnie Cashin |
Makeup Department
Ben Nye | ... | makeup artist |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Gaston Glass | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
Art Department
Stuart A. Reiss | ... | assistant set decorator (uncredited) |
Sound Department
Roger Heman Sr. | ... | sound (as Roger Heman) |
E. Clayton Ward | ... | sound |
Visual Effects by
Fred Sersen | ... | special photographic effects |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Charles Le Maire | ... | wardrobe director (as Charles LeMaire) |
Sam Benson | ... | wardrobe (uncredited) |
Eugene Joseff | ... | costume jeweller (uncredited) |
Music Department
Maurice De Packh | ... | orchestrator (as Maurice de Packh) |
Lionel Newman | ... | conductor |
Earle Hagen | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
Mink De Ronda | ... | technical advisor (uncredited) |
John C. Eagan | ... | technical advisor (uncredited) |
Louise Germaine | ... | hat maker (uncredited) |
Edward Mundy | ... | technical advisor (uncredited) |
Jimmy Woods | ... | technical advisor (uncredited) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Twentieth Century Fox (1947) (United States) (theatrical)
- Netherlands Fox Film Corporation (1947) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Twentieth Century Fox Film Company (1948) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Twentieth Century Fox (1948) (France) (theatrical) (as Les Productions Fox-Europa)
- Centfox (1954) (West Germany) (theatrical)
- Twentieth Century Fox (1955) (United States) (theatrical) (re-release)
- 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2005) (United States) (DVD)
- Eureka Video (2005) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
- Sidonis Calysta (2010) (France) (DVD)
- Odeon Entertainment (2013) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
- Artaire Films (2020) (Spain) (VOD)
- The Criterion Collection (2021) (United States) (Blu-ray)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Western Electric (sound system)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
Mesmerised by the dark allure of the carnival world, rapaciously ambitious opportunist Stanton clings to supposed prophetess Mademoiselle Zeena to learn the tricks of the trade. And then, a catastrophic accident and pure chance favour Stanton. As a result, the unscrupulous, fake mind-reader starts using and abusing every woman who crosses paths with him, bent on greasing his path to stardom as a spiritual advisor. Now, Chicago's gullible rich swear by the Great Stanton's unsurpassed psychic powers. However, when deceit, lies, and hubris pave the way to success, who can deny that there's no place to go but down? Written by Nick Riganas |
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Taglines | He was all things to all men ... but only one thing to all women! See more » |
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Did You Know?
Trivia | According to Eddie Muller of the Film Noir Foundation, charlatans and grifters in the new age/mystic con would use the phrase "Are you a friend of Stan Carlisle?", or a variation of it, to confirm that the person they were talking to was in the same line of business. See more » |
Goofs | The recording machine that creates a major plot point is a Wilcox-Gay disc cutter that could record at 78 or 33 rpm on a maximum disk size of ten inches. It cut at a fixed 96 lines per inch. Unfortunatly those specs limited recording time to about 3 minutes at 78 rpm and only a bit more at 33. A real professional would have used something like a Presto which cut 12-inch discs or a broadcasting machine like a Scully that could cut 16-inch disks. Even the FBI used disk cutters in pairs so one could begin recording when the others had used up all their blank disk surface. A much more likely device would have been a wire recorder which despite its limited fidelity could record speech for an hour. These units were not cheap but Dr. Ritter was obviously wealthy. Her Wilcox-Gay recorder had a retail price at that time of about $100.00 and was among the lowest-priced recorders sold. See more » |
Movie Connections | Featured in Twentieth Century Fox: The First 50 Years (1997). See more » |
Soundtracks | Sobre las olas (Over the Waves) See more » |
Quotes |
McGraw:
Wait. I just happened to think of something. I might have a job you can take a crack at. Course it isn't much and I'm not begging you to take it, but it's a job. Stanton Carlisle: That's all I want. McGraw: And we'll keep you in coffee and cake. Bottle every day, place to sleep it off in. What do you say? Anyway, it's only temporary, just until we can get a real geek. Stanton Carlisle: Geek? McGraw: You know what a geek is, don't you? Stanton Carlisle: Yeah. Sure, I... I know what a geek is. McGraw: Do you think you can handle it? Stanton Carlisle: Mister, I was made for it. See more » |