Nightmare Alley is the sordid tale of a conniving young man who, in the words of one of the film’s supporting characters, ends up low because he aimed so high. Drifter Tyrone Power sweet-talks his way into a job as barker for a rundown carnival. He is fascinated by an illegal side-show attraction called “The Geek,” a near-lunatic who bites the heads off live chickens and then is “paid off” with a cheap bottle of rotgut and a warm place to sleep it off. Otherwise, Power’s attention is focussed on a beautiful if slightly stupid carnival performer (Coleen Gray) who works in an “electricity” act with an equally dense strongman (Mike Mazurki). Power also befriends an alcoholic mentalist (Ian Keith), who demonstrates how easy it is to fool an audience into thinking that his mind reading is genuine. When the mentalist dies after accidentally drinking wood alcohol, Power works his way into the confidence of the performer’s widow (Joan Blondell), who teaches Power all the tricks and code words of the mind-reading racket. Power walks out on Blondell in favor of Cathy Downs, who marries him and becomes his partner in a classy nightclub mentalist act. But Power is dissatisfied with show business, and with the help of a beautiful but shifty psychiatrist (Helen Walker) he convinces several wealthy people that he can communicate with their dead loved ones…for a price. One elderly millionaire (Taylor Holmes) offers Power a fortune if he can conjure up the spirit of the millionaire’s dead daughter. Power enlists his wife to impersonate the deceased girl, but at the crucial moment she has an attack of conscience and exposes the fraud. His career ruined, Power goes to the crooked psychiatrist for help, but she laughs in his face and calls the cops. He escapes the law by going on the bum, and before long is a drunken derelict. When he approaches a carnival for work, he is told that there is only one job open…as a “geek.” When asked if he wants the job, the defeated Power replies “Mister, I was born for it.” Based on a lurid bestseller by William Lindsay Gresham, Nightmare Alley was Tyrone Power’s attempt to break away from romantic leads in favor of roles with more substance. The picture wasn’t a success, but it proved that Power was more than just a pretty face., A drifter becomes part of a carnival where he learns how to pretend to be psychic in order to perform as a mentalist. He becomes so good at performing this act that he develops a genuine career in show business. That leads to an offer from a wealthy woman to help her contact her deceased daughter. However, his plans to fleece this woman come under threat when his wife and partner isn’t sure she can follow through with the ruse., Drama about an ambitious fairground worker (Tyrone Power) who sets out to learn the secrets – and win the heart – of the resident psychic (Joan Blondell). He accidentally kills her partner in the process, but she agrees to stand by him., Riveting horror-drama starring Tyrone Power as an unscrupulous fairground barker who connives his way up to becoming a fake mind-reader, only to end as a circus freak.
Q&A :
Q: Who are the main cast members in “Nightmare Alley ” ?
A: The main cast includes Tyrone Power,Joan Blondell,Coleen Gray,Helen Walker,Taylor Holmes,Mike Mazurki,Ian Keith,Julia Dean,James Flavin,Roy Roberts,James Burke,Maurice Navarro,Leo Z. Gray,Robert Karnes,Harry Hays Morgan,Albin Robeling,Harry V. Cheshire,André de Beranger,Marjorie Wood,Harry Cheshire,Edward Clark,Eddy Waller,Mike Lally,George Davis,Hollis Jewell,Laura Treadwell,Nina Gilbert,Bill Free,Henry Hall,Harry Hays Morgan Jr.,Jerry Miley,Gilbert Wilson,June Bolyn,Gene Roth,Jerry Wald,Charles Flickinger,Florence Auer,Al Herman,George Chandler,Oliver Blake,Emmett Lynn,George Lloyd,Jack Raymond,John Wald,Clancy Cooper,George Mathews,Jules Furthman,Stuart A. Reiss,Lionel Newman,Lyle Wheeler,J. Russell Spencer,Lee Garmes,Barbara McLean,Thomas K. Little,Fred Sersen,Bonnie Cashin.
Q: When Did the “Nightmare Alley” Released?
A: The Movie “Nightmare Alley” originally aired on 1947-10-09 and released in the year of 1947.
Q: What Languages are available to watch “Nightmare Alley” ?
A: Is also available in eng language.
Q: Where to watch “Nightmare Alley” ?
A: “Nightmare Alley” is Avaiable on Netflix. as its Netflix Originals.
