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movie Nightmare Alley

Released: October 9, 1947
Runtime: 1 hour 51 minutes
Drama Thriller Crime

A roustabout joins a traveling carny and schemes to figure out the mind-reading act of Mademoiselle Zeena and her alcoholic husband.

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