Nightmare Alley
Summary: The rise and fall of Stanton Carlisle, a mentalist whose lies and deceit prove to be his downfall.
Release Date: October 28, 1947
Director:
Edmund Goulding
Runtime: 1 h 50 min
MPAA: Passed
Production: Twentieth Century Fox
Country: United States
Language: English
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