Nightmare Alley (1947)

 

Stunningly dark film noir. One of my favorite movies. The rise and fall of a carnival con man and mentalist. Tyrone Power. Mike Mazurki as Bruno. This was one of the first noirs I watched that had a real budget. Not a B picture. And it was stunning. More time and money means more lighting complexity and camera moves. This is a great movie. And one of the darkest.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nightmare_Alley_(1947_film)

https://www.dvdtalk.com/dvdsavant/s1644alle.html

https://film.avclub.com/the-narrow-margin-dillinger-club-paradise-nightmare-1798200904

Eddie Muller TCM intro.

https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/85008/nightmare-alley#articles-reviews?articleId=650428

https://trailersfromhell.com/nightmare-alley-2/

Newmann the Great

I am so great. Master mentalist. I was listening to a Gilbert Gottfried podcast on the headphones  while putting together this original post, and I remembered I needed to add a link to the movie Nightmare Alley (1947) at the bottom of the page. A favorite. Within two minutes Gilbert mentioned the movie Nightmare Alley.

https://geniimagazine.com/wiki/index.php?title=Newmann_the_Great

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mentalism