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Nightmare Alley

The rise and fall of Stanton Carlisle, a mentalist whose lies and deceit prove to be his downfall.

Director

Edmund Goulding

Year

Genre

drama, film-noir

Box Office

N/A

Production

20th Century Fox

Awards

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Stanton 'Stan' Carlisle

Zeena Krumbein

Molly

Lilith Ritter

Ezra Grindle

Bruno

Pete Krumbein

Jane

Knife Thrower's Assistant

The Geek

George Beranger

Hobo

Maid in Grindle House

Man in Spode Room

Carnival Patron

Chet Brandenburg

Rural Marshal

Hobo at Stan's Left Hand

George Chandler

Mr. Prescott

J.E. Giles - Farmer

Stage Manager

Waiter

Addie Peabody

Night Club Patron

Hoatley - First Carnival Owner

Bellboy

Charles Flickinger

Man in Spode Room

Man in Spode Room

Worried Mother in Spode Room

Detective

Lilith's Friend in Spode Room

Cab Driver

Delivery Boy with Records

Joe - Bellhop

Night Club Patron

Charlie

Fat Woman

Man in Spode Room

Hobo

Man in Spode Room

Knife Thrower's Assistant

Hobo by Stan's Right Hand

Husband in Spode Room

Sideshow Spectator Wearing Straw Hat

Knife Thrower

George Matthews

Roustabout

Friend in Spode Room

Headwaiter

Harry Hays Morgan

Fire Eater

Maurice Navarro

Carnival Customer

Roustabout

Hobo

Roustabout at Final Carnival

Captain

McGraw - Final Carnival Owner

Masseur

Roustabout at Final Carnival

Frank J. Scannell

Roustabout

Man in Spode Room

Night Club Patron

Radio Announcer

Farmer Friend of J.E. Giles

Man in Spode Room

Mrs. Prescott

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Stanton Carlisle Mcgraw - Final Carnival Owner Molly Pete Krumbein Zeena Krumbein Rural Marshal Bruno Lilith Ritter Hobo At Stan's Left Hand Hobo By Stan's Right Hand Charlie Ezra Grindle

...500 pounds above his head
with one arm! - Nightmare Alley

...500 pounds above his head with one arm!

Hey, lookee, lookee, lookee!
This way for the most... - Nightmare Alley

Hey, lookee, lookee, lookee! This way for the most...

Step right this way, folks!
The show is about to begin! - Nightmare Alley

Step right this way, folks! The show is about to begin!

Now then people have asked me if I have spirit aid in doing what I do - Nightmare Alley

Now then people have asked me if I have spirit aid in doing...

Zeena's going good That's what I wrote - Nightmare Alley

Zeena's going good That's what I wrote

No stage trap no gypsy switch - Nightmare Alley

No stage trap no gypsy switch

I'm about as reliable as a two dollar cornet - Nightmare Alley

I'm about as reliable as a two dollar cornet

You're crazy You've got a heart as big - Nightmare Alley

You're crazy You've got a heart as big

I did everything I could to make it up to him but you see how it is - Nightmare Alley

I did everything I could to make it up to him but you see...

Look at him - Nightmare Alley

What good'll that do I'm gettin' top carny dough right now - Nightmare Alley

What good'll that do I'm gettin' top carny...

You and I Where else would we do it - Nightmare Alley

You and I Where else would we do it

Oh Stan - Nightmare Alley

What kind of deck is this This is a tarot - Nightmare Alley

What kind of deck is this This is a tarot

Give me a chance - Nightmare Alley

Give me a chance

Honest Zeena to see a smart girl like you fall for one of your own boob catchers - Nightmare Alley

Honest Zeena to see a smart girl like you fall for one of...

Listen honey I don't want to make you unhappy You know that - Nightmare Alley

Listen honey I don't want to make you unhappy You know...

You're terrible. - Nightmare Alley

You're terrible.

- Hello, Bruno. Come on in.
- Hello, Zeena. How's everything? - Nightmare Alley

- Hello, Bruno. Come on in. - Hello, Zeena. How's every...

Where's Molly She's in there pounding her pretty little ear - Nightmare Alley

Where's Molly She's in there pounding her pretty...

Hey. Whose cap is that? - Nightmare Alley

Hey. Whose cap is that?

- Hey. Charlie?
- What? - Nightmare Alley

- Hey. Charlie? - What?

Got a quart you can spare - Nightmare Alley

Got a quart you can spare

Charlie. - Nightmare Alley

Well you're a fine one - Nightmare Alley

Well you're a fine one

You seem to be doing all right No - Nightmare Alley

You seem to be doing all right No

It's the geek. He's got
the heebie-jeebies again. - Nightmare Alley

It's the geek. He's got the heebie-jeebies again.

It's the geek He's got the heebie jeebies again - Nightmare Alley

It's the geek He's got the heebie jeebies again

Why Says he's been laying down on the job - Nightmare Alley

Why Says he's been laying down on the job

Come on. Steady. - Nightmare Alley

Come on. Steady.

You need that worse than I do - Nightmare Alley

You need that worse than I do

Who was he Hmm He used to be plenty big time - Nightmare Alley

Who was he Hmm He used to be plenty big time

There's only one thing this stuff'll make you forget - Nightmare Alley

There's only one thing this stuff'll make you...

Throughout the ages man has sought to look behind the veil - Nightmare Alley

Throughout the ages man has sought to look behind the veil

What's youth Happy one minute heartbroken the next - Nightmare Alley

What's youth Happy one minute heartbroken the next

Every boy has a dog - Nightmare Alley

Every boy has a dog

I'm just an old drunk Just an old lush - Nightmare Alley

I'm just an old drunk Just an old lush

Zeena will be worried Oh Zeena's always worried about little Pete - Nightmare Alley

Zeena will be worried Oh Zeena's always worried about...

What are you gonna do now Take a little snooze - Nightmare Alley

What are you gonna do now Take a little snooze

- Charlie.
- Hi, Molly. - Nightmare Alley

- Charlie. - Hi, Molly.

He's gone. - Nightmare Alley

Hello chief My name is Hoatley I own this attraction - Nightmare Alley

Hello chief My name is Hoatley I own this attraction

Shut up you I've got orders from the mayor to close you down and arrest who I see fit - Nightmare Alley

Shut up you I've got orders from the mayor to close you...

Now you can see the reason for the costume this young lady is forced to wear - Nightmare Alley

Now you can see the reason for the costume this young lady...

Excuse me Marshal I don't want any more of your soft soap - Nightmare Alley

Excuse me Marshal I don't want any more of your soft...

You have the strength within you an everlasting supply - Nightmare Alley

You have the strength within you an everlasting supply

You have the strength within you an everlasting supply - Nightmare Alley

You have the strength within you an everlasting supply

Where is everybody? - Nightmare Alley

Where is everybody?

- It's okay, honey. I stalled him off.
- I heard you, Stan. Gee, you were great. - Nightmare Alley

- It's okay, honey. I stalled him off. - I heard you, S...

Oh, Stan, we shouldn't do this. - Nightmare Alley

Oh, Stan, we shouldn't do this.

Stan you sure done noble I always knew you was a born mentalist - Nightmare Alley

Stan you sure done noble I always knew you was a born...

Look who I had for a teacher Nice work kid You're a real carny - Nightmare Alley

Look who I had for a teacher Nice work kid You're a...

- He can't stand much more.
- I don't care. You gonna do as I say? - Nightmare Alley

- He can't stand much more. - I don't care. You go...

There he is, Molly!
Now we get a person! Hey, boss? - Nightmare Alley

There he is, Molly! Now we get a person! Hey, boss?

Sure Come on folks Let's drink to the bride and groom - Nightmare Alley

Sure Come on folks Let's drink to the bride and groom

- I'm sorry, Stan.
- What for? - Nightmare Alley

- I'm sorry, Stan. - What for?

The gentleman has a question. What is it? - Nightmare Alley

The gentleman has a question. What is it?

Here's a hundred blank records
from the Record-A-Phone Company. - Nightmare Alley

Here's a hundred blank records from the Record-A-Phone ...

Well, I'll be seeing you. - Nightmare Alley

Well, I'll be seeing you.

I wouldn't have bothered you, - Nightmare Alley

I wouldn't have bothered you,

Uh uh uh Takes one to catch one - Nightmare Alley

Uh uh uh Takes one to catch one

Get out I know what I'm doing - Nightmare Alley

Get out I know what I'm doing

Come on. - Nightmare Alley

What got into you acting so crazy? - Nightmare Alley

What got into you acting so crazy?

Oh, there's one on the floor. - Nightmare Alley

Oh, there's one on the floor.

- Feeling better?
- Not a bit. - Nightmare Alley

- Feeling better? - Not a bit.

This always seems to freshen you up. - Nightmare Alley

This always seems to freshen you up.

I think you're a perfectly normal human being - Nightmare Alley

I think you're a perfectly normal human being

Nope I'm going right ahead the way I figured - Nightmare Alley

Nope I'm going right ahead the way I figured

Why do you feel that is incorrect - Nightmare Alley

Why do you feel that is incorrect

I see someone standing
between me and that lady. - Nightmare Alley

I see someone standing between me and that lady.

This young man has brought me the greatest
spiritual comfort I've ever known. - Nightmare Alley

This young man has brought me the greatest spiritual comfort...

If I had my way, - Nightmare Alley

If I had my way,

I'm surprised a smart cookie like you - Nightmare Alley

I'm surprised a smart cookie like you

Good night. I'll give you a buzz tomorrow. - Nightmare Alley

Good night. I'll give you a buzz tomorrow.

Mr. Carlisle? Special delivery, sir. - Nightmare Alley

Mr. Carlisle? Special delivery, sir.

- Here we are.
- Thank you, sir. - Nightmare Alley

- Here we are. - Thank you, sir.

Now stands upon the threshold - Nightmare Alley

Now stands upon the threshold

Oh honey there isn't the slightest bit of danger - Nightmare Alley

Oh honey there isn't the slightest bit of danger

Are you crazy - Nightmare Alley

No I'm not crazy Just plain scared - Nightmare Alley

No I'm not crazy Just plain scared

How do you figure that - Nightmare Alley

How do you figure that

Wait a minute mister You're not talking to one of your chumps - Nightmare Alley

Wait a minute mister You're not talking to one of your...

Listen to me I'm no good - Nightmare Alley

Listen to me I'm no good

You've done a lot of talking about love. - Nightmare Alley

You've done a lot of talking about love.

That's where we must rely solely upon our faith - Nightmare Alley

That's where we must rely solely upon our faith

There are no words for it Words are boundaries too - Nightmare Alley

There are no words for it Words are boundaries too

Dory? - Nightmare Alley

Dory! Dory! - Nightmare Alley

Dory! Dory! - Nightmare Alley

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The rise and fall of Stanton Carlisle, a mentalist whose lies and deceit prove to be his downfall.

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Director: Edmund Goulding

Writer: Jules Furthman, William Lindsay Gresham

Production: 20th Century Fox

Genre: drama, film-noir

Year: 1947

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 7.8

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 28 Oct 1947

Awards: N/A

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