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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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 »
[Highly rated reviewer]
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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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A real classic
The rather predictable zany fairground scenario in the early stages did not bode well - then, wham, a mesmerizing experience.
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Superb!
I absolutely loved this movie. Tyrone Power is mesmerizing in this performance.
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Historical value
This is interesting as a historical curio or for fans of Tyrone Power or the circus or over elaborate film noir rather than a gripping film in itself. very ... read more »
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Go watch the geek
A noirish look at the seedy world of second-rate carnivals with its charlatans and losers. Tyrone Power is cast against his usual swashbuckling roles as '... read more »
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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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