Nightmare alley [videorecording] / [presented by] Twentieth Century Fox ; produced by George Jessel ; directed by Edmund Goulding ; screenplay by Jules Furthman

Published: Beverly Hills, Calif. : 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment [distributor], [2005]
Physical Description: 1 videodisc (111 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Additional Creators: Goulding, Edmund, 1891-1959, Furthman, Jules, Jessel, George, 1898-1981, Power, Tyrone, 1914-1958, Blondell, Joan, Gray, Coleen, 1922-2015, Walker, Helen, 1920-1968, Holmes, Taylor, 1878-1959, Mazurki, Mike, 1907-1990, Keith, Ian, 1899-1960, Mockridge, Cyril J. (Cyril John), 1896-1979, Garmes, Lee, 1898-1978, Gresham, William Lindsay, 1909-1962, Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation, and Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc

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Series

Fox film noir ; 6.

Language Note

Closed-captioned.
In English, with optional Spanish subtitles.

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.

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Audience Notes

MPAA rating: Not rated.

Note

Based on the novel by William Lindsay Gresham.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1947.
Special features include: Commentary by film historians James Ursini & Alain Silver; theatrical trailer.

Creation/Production Credits Note

Director of photography, Lee Garmes ; editor, Barbara McLean ; music, Cyril J. Mockridge.

Participant/Performer Note

Cast: Tyrone Power, Joan Blondell, Coleen Gray, Helen Walker Taylor Holmes, Mike Mazurki, Ian Keith.

Technical Details

DVD, region 1, NTSC, full screen (1.33:1) presentation; Dolby Digital.

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