Alias Nick Beal (1949)
1h 33m
Running Time
March 4, 1949Release Date
Alias Nick Beal (1949)
1h 33m
Running Time
March 4, 1949Release Date
Network & Production Companies
Plot.
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.
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Cast & Crew.
Ray Milland
Nick Beal
Audrey Totter
Donna Allen
Thomas Mitchell
Joseph Foster
George Macready
Thomas Garfield
Fred Clark
Frankie Faulkner
Geraldine Wall
Martha Foster
Henry O'Neill
Judge Ben Hobbs
Darryl Hickman
Larry Price
Nestor Paiva
Karl
King Donovan
Peter Wolfe
Charles Evans
Paul Norton
Ernö Verebes
Mr. Cox
Douglas Spencer
Henry T. Finch
Arlene Jenkins
Aileen
Pepito Pérez
Poster Man
Joey Ray
Tommy Ray
Leon Alton
Supporter
Edward Biby
Party Guest
Danny Borzage
Accordionist
James Burke
Bum
James Carlisle
Man at Press Conference
Helen Chapman
Stenographer
James Conaty
Man at Press Conference
Frank Darien
Assistant Tailor
James Dime
Barfly
Ray Dolciame
Tony
Lester Dorr
Commercial Fisherman
Jimmie Dundee
Tough Politician
Franklyn Farnum
Supporter
Julia Faye
Reformer
Al Ferguson
Pedestrian
Charles Flickinger
Page Boy
Bess Flowers
Woman at Press Conference
Maxine Gates
Josie
Everett Glass
Party Guest
Dick Gordon
Man at Press Conference (uncredited)
Herschel Graham
Campaign Worker (uncredited)
Theresa Harris
Opal
Percy Helton
Lawyer
Stuart Holmes
Minister
Jerry James
Phone Worker
Richard Kipling
Reformer
Ethan Laidlaw
Commercial Fisherman
Orley Lindgren
Boy Who Brings Note
Alyn Lockwood
Woman in China Coast Cafe
Frank Mayo
Committee Man
Russell Meeker
Supporter
Harold Miller
Man at Press Conference
Howard M. Mitchell
Committee Man
Ralph Montgomery
Pedestrian
Frances Morris
Reformer
Richard Neill
Supporter
Monty O'Grady
Campaign Worker
Pat O'Malley
Committee Man
Steve Pendleton
Det. Sgt. Hill
Pat Phelan
Photographer
Elaine Riley
Telephone Woman at Mitchell's Election HQ
Jean Ruth
Adding Machine Worker
John Shay
Assistant District Attorney
John Sheehan
Reformer
Don Shelton
Banker
Charles Sherlock
Campaign Worker
Billy Snyder
Politician
Cap Somers
Campaign Worker
Robert R. Stephenson
Truck Driver
Bert Stevens
Supporter
Sid Tomack
Bartender
Philip Van Zandt
Watchman
Harold Vermilyea
Chief Justice
Joe Whitehead
Minister
Sam Harris
Supporter at Campaign HQ (uncredited)
Jonathan Latimer
Screenplay
John Farrow
Director
Mindret Lord
Story
Endre Bohem
Producer
Franz Waxman
Original Music Composer
Eda Warren
Editor / Supervising Editor
Lionel Lindon
Director of Photography
Charles Morton
Script Supervisor
Merle Reeves
Hairstylist
Stanley Williams
Gaffer
Mary Kay Dodson
Costume Designer
Gale McGarry
Hairstylist
Ted Larsen
Makeup Artist
Delven Armstrong
Makeup Artist
Van Cleave
Orchestrator
Sam Comer
Set Decoration
Sidney Cutner
Orchestrator
Charles Sickler
Grip
William Rand
Camera Operator
Gene Garvin
Sound
Ross Dowd
Set Decoration
Ed Henderson
Still Photographer
Francisco Day
Assistant Director
Philip Wisdom
Sound
Leonid Raab
Orchestrator
George Parrish
Orchestrator
Hans Dreier
Art Direction
John L. Murphy
Production Manager
Stanley Goldsmith
Production Manager
Franz Bachelin
Art Direction
Wally Westmore
Makeup Supervisor
Geraldine Jordan
Kippee Valez
Bret Hamilton
Howard Gardiner
Jack Gargan
Jean Marshall
Diana Mumby
Tom Dugan
Anton Northpole
Louise Saraydar
Media.
Details.
Release DateMarch 4, 1949
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 33m
Content RatingNR
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
politician
faust
district attorney
noir
devil
prostitute
fog
moral conflict
pact with the devil
soul selling
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
Wiki.
Alias Nick Beal is a 1949 American horror mystery film starring Ray Milland, Audrey Totter and Thomas Mitchell (although third-billed, Mitchell plays the leading role). Directed by John Farrow, it is a retelling of the Faust myth, and is also known as Dark Circle, Strange Temptation and Alias Nicky Beal.
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