Tyrone Power give the performance of his life as handsome scumbag, carnival baker, conman - Stanton Carlisle. He seduces fellow side show artiste Mademoiselle Zeena to learn the secret of once-lucrative mind reading act she performed with her alcoholic husband. Carlisle, a "born mentalist" secures the secret method and sets .. Read more
| Starring | Tyrone Power, Joan Blondell, Coleen Gray, Ian Keith |
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| Director | Edmund Goulding |
| Genres | Drama |
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Tyrone Power give the performance of his life as handsome scumbag, carnival baker, conman - Stanton Carlisle. He seduces fellow side show artiste Mademoiselle Zeena to learn the secret of once-lucrative mind reading act she performed with her alcoholic husband. Carlisle, a "born mentalist" secures the secret method and sets off with his new carnie wife, Molly to milk the bigtime as a spiritualist in Chicago. As Carlisle succeeds its only a matter of time before his greed - and twisted involvement with femme fatale psychoanalyst Lilith Ritter - bring his wold crashing down around him.
| Starring | Tyrone Power, Joan Blondell, Coleen Gray, Ian Keith, Helen Walker, Taylor Holmes |
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| Director | Edmund Goulding |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 51 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Drama |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | Production year: 1947 To Rent: DVD: To be confirmed To Buy: DVD: 14 Nov 2005 |
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Crackling pulp noir
This is a great little dark gem that has been 'lost' for years. It was Power's pet project and by far his finest role. It all revolves around how ... read more »
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intriguing mish-mash
A con-man wants to make money through the gullibility of those who believe in psychic and medium powers.
He is prepared to push other people aside on... read more »
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Intriguing Melodrama
A very interesting film, in that it sounded like it was lucky to have been made at all at a time when the bosses at Hollywood ruled with a highly censorious ... read more »
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Strange film
This is a strange film but quite compelling. Such a film wouldn't be made these days. The acting is good but quite often when films are set in a ... read more »
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