| Description |
1 videodisc (DVD) (approximately 110 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in |
| Summary |
Stanton Carlisle is an ambitious carnie who plays scams alongside phony mentalist Zeena and her alcoholic husband Pete, working the crowd as Zeena pretends to read their minds. But Stan has no intention of staying with the carnival; he has his heart set on an upscale night club act |
| Notes |
"AZTEC5190" |
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Based on the novel by William Lindsay Gresham |
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DVD release of the 1947 motion picture |
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Special features: Newly restored high-definition progressive transfer ; Woody Haut introduces Nightmare Alley - a 10 minute video introduction by the celebrated noir historian and author Woody Haut ; Full-length commentary by specialists Alain Silver and James Ursini ; Background of key players - Woody goes into more detail (25 mins) ; Original theatrical trailer 2 |
| Credits |
Screenplay by Jules Furthman ; produced by George Jessel ; directed by Edmund Goulding. Director of photography, Lee Garmes ; editor, Barbara McLean ; music, Cyril J. Mockridge |
| Cast |
Tyrone Power, Joan Blondell, Coleen Gray, Helen Walker Taylor Holmes, Mike Mazurki, Ian Keith |
| Notes |
Rated: M |
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DVD region 4 ; PAL ; Dolby Digital stereo |
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In English |
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Available for Deakin University Staff and students only |
| Subject |
Gresham, William Lindsay, 1909-1962 -- Film and video adaptations
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Telepathy -- Drama.
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Man-woman relationships -- Drama.
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Carnivals -- Drama.
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Swindlers and swindling -- Drama.
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| Genre/Form |
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Drama.
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| Author |
Goulding, Edmund, 1891-1959.
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Jessel, George, 1898-1981.
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Furthman, Jules.
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Power, Tyrone, 1914-1958.
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Blondell, Joan.
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Gray, Coleen, 1922-2015.
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Gresham, William Lindsay, 1909-1962.
Nightmare alley
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Mockridge, Cyril J. (Cyril John), 1896-1979.
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Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation.
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