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Nightmare Alley

Label
Nightmare Alley
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Intended audience
MWT rating: NR
Main title
Nightmare Alley
Medium
videorecording DVD
Runtime
112
Series statement
Cinema Archives
Summary
Stanton Carlisle (Tyrone Power) is a lowlife working in a carnival. Knowing a good con when he sees one, he learns the tricks of a mind-reading act from Zeena (Joan Blondell), then tosses her aside. In time, he becomes "The Great Stanton," star attraction of swanky nightclubs and the darling of society. But with all his notoriety built on lies, it's only a matter of time before exposure brings Stanton's world crashing down around him
Target audience
adult
Technique
live action
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