Nightmare Alley Movie Review 1947

Dark and disturbing noir has Power, in one of his best roles, as con man/carny who learns the secrets of a mentalist act and turns it into fame and fortune. When a femme fatale shrink persuades him to join a scheme to bilk the rich, it leads to a fascinating and precipitous downfall. Power fought to get the film made, and for the chance to play against his matinee idol type.

Distribution

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Available on DVD
Running time 111 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Film Noir, Carnivals & Circuses, Scams, Stings & Cons, Shrinks, On the Rocks, Widows & Widowers

Screenplay

Jules Furthman

Cast

Tyrone Power, Joan Blondell, Coleen Gray, Helen Walker, Taylor Holmes, Ian Keith, Mike Mazurki

Cinematography

Lee Garmes

Director

Edmund Goulding

Music

Cyril Mockridge