Nightmare Alley

1947 · directed by Edmund Goulding

Rating

77/100

Hit

no

A roustabout joins a traveling carny and schemes to figure out the mind-reading act of Mademoiselle Zeena and her alcoholic husband.

Nightmare Alley (1947), directed by Edmund Goulding, rates 77/100. See how its director, cast and crew rate across their careers.

Cast

• Tyrone Power
• Helen Walker
• Coleen Gray
• Joan Blondell
• Taylor Holmes
• Mike Mazurki
• Ian Keith
• Roy Roberts
• Florence Auer
• Bonnie Bannon

Crew

• Lee Garmes — Director of Photography
• Barbara McLean — Editor
• Cyril J. Mockridge — Original Music Composer
• Jules Furthman — Screenplay

More from Edmund Goulding

1. Grand Hotel (1932) — 80/100 · hit
2. Dark Victory (1939) — 76/100
3. The Old Maid (1939) — 73/100
4. The Great Lie (1941) — 66/100
5. The Razor's Edge (1946) — 65/100

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