Nightmare Alley
1947·Movie·
·1h 51min
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About
He was all things to all men … but only one thing to all women!
Roustabout Stanton Carlisle joins a traveling carny and unsuccessfully schemes to figure out the mind-reading act of Mademoiselle Zeena and her alcoholic husband, Pete.
DNA
- Themes
- Click below to reveal spoilersThe Human ConditionBetrayalGreedDeceptionAmbition
- Plot
- Click below to reveal spoilersAlcoholismDouble-CrossingMind-Reading ActFailed AmbitionsUnscrupulous SchemesCarnival Setting
- Narrative
- Character Types
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- Costume and Set
Sequels and Prequels
No sequels or prequels available
Crew
Directed by:
Edmund Goulding, Lee Garmes
Produced by:
Darryl F. Zanuck, George Jessel
