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Alias Nick Beal (1949)

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No man ever held more terrible power over women than this tall dark handsome stranger from nowhere!

After straight-arrow district attorney Joseph Foster says in frustration that he would sell his soul to bring down a local mob boss, a smooth-talking stranger named Nick Beal shows up with enough evidence to seal a conviction. When that success leads Foster to run for governor, Beal's unearthly hold on him turns the previously honest man corrupt, much to the displeasure of his wife and his steadfast minister.

Cast & Crew

Director
John Farrow
  • Profile picture of Ray Milland
    Nick Beal Ray Milland
  • Profile picture of Audrey Totter
    Donna Allen Audrey Totter
  • Profile picture of Thomas Mitchell
    Joseph Foster Thomas Mitchell
  • Profile picture of George Macready
    Thomas Garfield George Macready
  • Profile picture of Fred Clark
    Frankie Faulkner Fred Clark
  • Profile picture of Geraldine Wall
    Martha Foster Geraldine Wall
  • Profile picture of Henry O'Neill
    Judge Ben Hobbs Henry O'Neill
  • Profile picture of Darryl Hickman
    Larry Price Darryl Hickman

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Keywords

  • prostitute
  • fog
  • politician
  • moral conflict
  • pact with the devil
  • faust
  • film noir
  • soul selling
  • devil
  • district attorney
  • temptation
  • rise to power
  • mob boss
  • political corruption
  • false evidence
  • docks
  • faustian pact
  • fixer
  • valiant wife
  • political machine
  • lost souls
  • deal with the devil
  • run for governor