Der Scharlatan

Originaltitel: Nightmare Alley

1947
16
1 Std. 50 Min.

IMDb-BEWERTUNG

7,7/10

13.751

IHRE BEWERTUNG

The rise and fall of Stanton Carlisle, a mentalist whose lies and deceit prove to be his downfall.

trailer wiedergeben2:26

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Film Noir Drama

Der Aufstieg und Fall von Stanton Carlisle, einem Mentalisten, dessen Lügen und Täuschungen sich als sein Verhängnis erweisen.Der Aufstieg und Fall von Stanton Carlisle, einem Mentalisten, dessen Lügen und Täuschungen sich als sein Verhängnis erweisen.Der Aufstieg und Fall von Stanton Carlisle, einem Mentalisten, dessen Lügen und Täuschungen sich als sein Verhängnis erweisen.

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IMDb-BEWERTUNG

7,7/10

13.751

IHRE BEWERTUNG

Siehe Produktionsinformationen bei IMDbPro

Jane
(Nicht genannt)

Bonnie Bannon

Knife Thrower's Assistant
(Nicht genannt)

George Beranger

The Geek
(Nicht genannt)

Oliver Blake

Hobo
(Nicht genannt)

June Bolyn

Maid in Grindle House
(Nicht genannt)

Paul Bradley

Man in Spode Room
(Nicht genannt)

Chet Brandenburg

Carnival Patron
(Nicht genannt)

James Burke

Rural Marshal
(Nicht genannt)

George Chandler

Hobo at Stan's Left Hand
(Nicht genannt)

Harry Cheshire

Mr. Prescott
(Nicht genannt)

Edward Clark

J.E. Giles
(Nicht genannt)

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Wissenswertes
According to Eddie Muller of the Film Noir Foundation, charlatans and grifters in the new age/mystic con would use the phrase "Are you a friend of Stan Carlisle?", or a variation of it, to confirm that the person they were talking to was in the same line of business.

Patzer
The recording machine that creates a major plot point is a Wilcox-Gay disc cutter that could record at 78 or 33 rpm on a maximum disk size of ten inches. It cut at a fixed 96 lines per inch. Unfortunatly those specs limited recording time to about 3 minutes at 78 rpm and only a bit more at 33. A real professional would have used something like a Presto which cut 12-inch discs or a broadcasting machine like a Scully that could cut 16-inch disks. Even the FBI used disk cutters in pairs so one could begin recording when the others had used up all their blank disk surface. A much more likely device would have been a wire recorder which despite its limited fidelity could record speech for an hour. These units were not cheap but Dr. Ritter was obviously wealthy. Her Wilcox-Gay recorder had a retail price at that time of about $100.00 and was among the lowest-priced recorders sold.

Zitate
McGraw: Wait. I just happened to think of something. I might have a job you can take a crack at. Course it isn't much and I'm not begging you to take it, but it's a job.
Stanton Carlisle: That's all I want.
McGraw: And we'll keep you in coffee and cake. Bottle every day, place to sleep it off in. What do you say? Anyway, it's only temporary, just until we can get a real geek.
Stanton Carlisle: Geek?
McGraw: You know what a geek is, don't you?
Stanton Carlisle: Yeah. Sure, I... I know what a geek is.
McGraw: Do you think you can handle it?
Stanton Carlisle: Mister, I was made for it.

Verbindungen
Featured in 50 Jahre 20th Century Fox (1997)

Soundtracks
Sobre las olas (Over the Waves)
(uncredited)
Music by Juventino Rosas
Played during the opening carnival scene

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longtime favorite, still unavailable

Wandered in on this classic many years ago, when it aired on WGN with no advance notice. I'd read a Houdini biography by William Lindsay Gresham, and seeing his name on this really got my curiosity up. Can't understand all the comparisons to "Freaks". They share a carnival setting, and little else. In these days of "Crossing Over", and psychic 1-900 hotlines, everybody should see this expose of the psychic business, possibly more important now, than then. Tyrone Power is excellent, playing against type, and showing more acting ability than many expected. The cast is virtually flawless, and the story remains timely. Having worked on a carnival myself, this film was very useful. Between this, and the gambling books of John Scarne, I started at the carnival with full knowledge of the scams that augmented their operations. I guess that a new print has been struck for arthouse showings, but we really need a lavish DVD presentation, with all the extras and documentation they can find!

--Judexdot1--