

Nightmare Alley
He was all things to all men … but only one thing to all women!
Genres
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.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
111 min
Release Date
1947-10-09
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
216
Vote Average
7.1
Tyrone Power
Stanton 'Stan' Carlisle
Helen Walker
Lilith Ritter
Coleen Gray
Molly Carlisle
Joan Blondell
Zeena Krumbein
Taylor Holmes
Ezra Grindle
Mike Mazurki
Bruno
Ian Keith
Pete Krumbein
Roy Roberts
McGraw - Final Carnival Owner (uncredited)
Florence Auer
Jane (uncredited)
Bonnie Bannon
Knife Thrower's Assistant (uncredited)
George Beranger
The Geek (uncredited)
Oliver Blake
Hobo (uncredited)
June Bolyn
Maid in Grindle House (uncredited)
Chet Brandenburg
Carnival Patron (uncredited)
James Burke
Rural Marshal (uncredited)
George Chandler
Hobo at Stan's Left Hand (uncredited)
Harry Cheshire
Mr. Prescott (uncredited)
Edward Clark
J.E. Giles - Farmer (uncredited)
Clancy Cooper
Stage Manager (uncredited)
George Davis
Waiter (uncredited)
Julia Dean
Addie Peabody (uncredited)
Sayre Dearing
Night Club Patron (uncredited)
James Flavin
Hoatley - First Carnival Owner (uncredited)
Nina Gilbert
Worried Mother in Spode Room (uncredited)
Henry Hall
Lilith's Friend in Spode Room (uncredited)
Robert Karnes
Joe - Bellhop (uncredited)
Kenner G. Kemp
Night Club Patron (uncredited)
Max Linder
Man in Spode Room (uncredited)
George Lloyd
Hobo (uncredited)
Laurette Luez
Knife Thrower's Assistant (uncredited)
Emmett Lynn
Hobo by Stan's Right Hand (uncredited)
Wilbur Mack
Husband in Spode Room (uncredited)
George Magrill
Sideshow Spectator Wearing Straw Hat (uncredited)
Jerry Miley
Friend in Spode Room (uncredited)
Frank O'Connor
Carnival Customer (uncredited)
Jack Perry
Roustabout (uncredited)
Cyril Ring
Roustabout at Final Carnival (uncredited)
Gene Roth
Masseur (uncredited)
Frank J. Scannell
Roustabout at Final Carnival (uncredited)
Cy Schindell
Roustabout (uncredited)
Norman Stevens
Man in Spode Room (uncredited)
Bert Stevens
Night Club Patron (uncredited)
Eddy Waller
Farmer Friend of J.E. Giles (uncredited)
Marjorie Wood
Mrs. Prescott / Mrs. S.P. at Spode Room (uncredited)
Rudy Germane
Man in Spode Room (uncredited)
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