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No man ever held more terrible power over women than this tall dark handsome stranger from nowhere! - Alias Nick Beal
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Title: Alias Nick Beal

Release Date: 4 Mar 1949

Runtime: 1h 33m

Genre: Drama, Crime, Fantasy

Director: Paramount Pictures

Production Companies: Paramount Pictures

Overview: 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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Ratings

Average Vote: 6.9 (31 votes)

Cast

  • Nick Beal: Ray Milland
  • Donna Allen: Audrey Totter
  • Joseph Foster: Thomas Mitchell
  • Thomas Garfield: George Macready
  • Frankie Faulkner: Fred Clark
  • Martha Foster: Geraldine Wall
  • Judge Ben Hobbs: Henry O'Neill
  • Larry Price: Darryl Hickman
  • Karl: Nestor Paiva
  • Peter Wolfe: King Donovan
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