09 Oct 1947
Nightmare Alley
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Quicksand
A guy who yields to temptation just once...... ....and finds it's once too often!
Young auto mechanic Dan Brady takes $20 from a cash register at work to go on a date with blonde femme fatale Vera Novak. Brady intends to put the money back before it is missed, but the garage's bookkeeper shows up earlier than scheduled. As Brady scrambles to cover evidence of his petty theft, he fast finds himself drawn into an ever worsening "quicksand" of crime.
Top Billed Cast
Mickey Rooney Daniel 'Dan' Brady
Jeanne Cagney Vera Novak
Barbara Bates Helen Calder
Peter Lorre Nick Dramoshag
Taylor Holmes Harvey
Art Smith Oren Mackey
Wally Cassell Chuck Davis
Richard Lane Lt. Nelson
Patsy O'Connor Millie
John Gallaudet Moriarity
Minerva Urecal Landlady
Sidney Marion Shorty
Jimmie Dodd Buzz
Lester Dorr Baldy
Kitty O'Neil Madame Zaronga
Frank Marlowe Watchman
Alvin Hammer Auditor
Ray Teal Motorcycle Officer
Tom Monroe Motorcycle Officer
Red Nichols Red Nichols
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