Nightmare Alley (1947)

Nightmare Alley (1947)

All the adventure a man can live, he lives. 1947-10-09 United States of America 111 Min. PG-13
7.1 217 votes
Drama, Thriller, Crime

Overview

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.

Cast

Tyrone Power is Stanton 'Stan' Carlisle
Stanton 'Stan' Carlisle
Helen Walker is Lilith Ritter
Lilith Ritter
Coleen Gray is Molly Carlisle
Molly Carlisle
Joan Blondell is Zeena Krumbein
Zeena Krumbein
Taylor Holmes is Ezra Grindle
Ezra Grindle
Mike Mazurki is Bruno
Bruno
Ian Keith is Pete Krumbein
Pete Krumbein
Roy Roberts is McGraw - Final Carnival Owner (uncredited)
McGraw - Final Carnival Owner (uncredited)
Florence Auer is Jane (uncredited)
Jane (uncredited)
Bonnie Bannon is Knife Thrower's Assistant (uncredited)
Knife Thrower's Assistant (uncredited)
George Beranger is The Geek (uncredited)
The Geek (uncredited)
Oliver Blake is Hobo (uncredited)
Hobo (uncredited)
June Bolyn is Maid in Grindle House (uncredited)
Maid in Grindle House (uncredited)
Chet Brandenburg is Carnival Patron (uncredited)
Carnival Patron (uncredited)
James Burke is Rural Marshal (uncredited)
Rural Marshal (uncredited)
George Chandler is Hobo at Stan's Left Hand (uncredited)
Hobo at Stan's Left Hand (uncredited)
Harry Cheshire is Mr. Prescott (uncredited)
Mr. Prescott (uncredited)
Edward Clark is J.E. Giles - Farmer (uncredited)
J.E. Giles - Farmer (uncredited)
Clancy Cooper is Stage Manager (uncredited)
Stage Manager (uncredited)
George Davis is Waiter (uncredited)
Waiter (uncredited)
Julia Dean is Addie Peabody (uncredited)
Addie Peabody (uncredited)
Sayre Dearing is Night Club Patron (uncredited)
Night Club Patron (uncredited)
James Flavin is Hoatley - First Carnival Owner (uncredited)
Hoatley - First Carnival Owner (uncredited)
Nina Gilbert is Worried Mother in Spode Room (uncredited)
Worried Mother in Spode Room (uncredited)
Henry Hall is Lilith's Friend in Spode Room (uncredited)
Lilith's Friend in Spode Room (uncredited)
Robert Karnes is Joe - Bellhop (uncredited)
Joe - Bellhop (uncredited)
Kenner G. Kemp is Night Club Patron (uncredited)
Night Club Patron (uncredited)
Max Linder is Man in Spode Room (uncredited)
Man in Spode Room (uncredited)
George Lloyd is Hobo (uncredited)
Hobo (uncredited)
Laurette Luez is Knife Thrower's Assistant (uncredited)
Knife Thrower's Assistant (uncredited)
Emmett Lynn is Hobo by Stan's Right Hand (uncredited)
Hobo by Stan's Right Hand (uncredited)
Wilbur Mack is Husband in Spode Room (uncredited)
Husband in Spode Room (uncredited)
George Magrill is Sideshow Spectator Wearing Straw Hat (uncredited)
Sideshow Spectator Wearing Straw Hat (uncredited)
Jerry Miley is Friend in Spode Room (uncredited)
Friend in Spode Room (uncredited)
Frank O'Connor is Carnival Customer (uncredited)
Carnival Customer (uncredited)
Jack Perry is Roustabout (uncredited)
Roustabout (uncredited)
Cyril Ring is Roustabout at Final Carnival (uncredited)
Roustabout at Final Carnival (uncredited)
Gene Roth is Masseur (uncredited)
Masseur (uncredited)
Frank J. Scannell is Roustabout at Final Carnival (uncredited)
Roustabout at Final Carnival (uncredited)
Cy Schindell is Roustabout (uncredited)
Roustabout (uncredited)
Norman Stevens is Man in Spode Room (uncredited)
Man in Spode Room (uncredited)
Bert Stevens is Night Club Patron (uncredited)
Night Club Patron (uncredited)
Eddy Waller is Farmer Friend of J.E. Giles (uncredited)
Farmer Friend of J.E. Giles (uncredited)
Marjorie Wood is Mrs. Prescott / Mrs. S.P. at Spode Room (uncredited)
Mrs. Prescott / Mrs. S.P. at Spode Room (uncredited)
Rudy Germane is Man in Spode Room (uncredited)
Man in Spode Room (uncredited)