“No man ever held more terrible power over women than this tall dark handsome stranger from nowhere!”
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.
John Farrow
Endre Bohem
Jonathan Latimer
Lionel Lindon
Franz Waxman
Ray Milland
Nick Beal
Audrey Totter
Donna Allen
Thomas Mitchell
Joseph Foster
George Macready
Thomas Garfield
Fred Clark
Frankie Faulkner
Geraldine Wall
Martha Foster
Henry O'Neill
Judge Ben Hobbs
Darryl Hickman
Larry Price
Nestor Paiva
Karl
King Donovan
Peter Wolfe
Charles Evans
Paul Norton
Ernö Verebes
Mr. Cox
... and 77 more
John Chard
Old Nick - Crafty Devil. Alias Nick Beal (AKA: A few other titles...) is directed by John Farrow and adapted to screenplay by Jonathan Latimer from the Mindret Lord story. It stars Ray Milland, Audrey Totter, Thomas Mitchell and George Macready. Music is by Franz Waxman and cinematography by Lion...
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