"No man ever held more terrible power over women than this tall dark handsome stranger from nowhere!"

1949

1h 33m

6.9(32 votes)

Drama

Crime

Fantasy

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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89 members

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Ray Milland

Nick Beal

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Audrey Totter

Donna Allen

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Thomas Mitchell

Joseph Foster

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George Macready

Thomas Garfield

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Fred Clark

Frankie Faulkner

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Geraldine Wall

Martha Foster

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Henry O'Neill

Judge Ben Hobbs

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Darryl Hickman

Larry Price

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Nestor Paiva

Karl

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King Donovan

Peter Wolfe

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Charles Evans

Paul Norton

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Ernö Verebes

Mr. Cox

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Douglas Spencer

Henry T. Finch

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Arlene Jenkins

Aileen

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Pepito Pérez

Poster Man

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Joey Ray

Tommy Ray

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Leon Alton

Supporter

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Edward Biby

Party Guest

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Danny Borzage

Accordionist

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James Burke

Bum

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James Carlisle

Man at Press Conference

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Helen Chapman

Stenographer

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James Conaty

Man at Press Conference

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Frank Darien

Assistant Tailor

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James Dime

Barfly

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Ray Dolciame

Tony

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Lester Dorr

Commercial Fisherman

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Jimmie Dundee

Tough Politician

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Franklyn Farnum

Supporter

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Julia Faye

Reformer

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Al Ferguson

Pedestrian

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Charles Flickinger

Page Boy

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Bess Flowers

Woman at Press Conference

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Maxine Gates

Josie

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Everett Glass

Party Guest

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Dick Gordon

Man at Press Conference (uncredited)

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Herschel Graham

Campaign Worker (uncredited)

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Theresa Harris

Opal

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Percy Helton

Lawyer

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Stuart Holmes

Minister

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Jerry James

Phone Worker

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Richard Kipling

Reformer

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Ethan Laidlaw

Commercial Fisherman

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Orley Lindgren

Boy Who Brings Note

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Alyn Lockwood

Woman in China Coast Cafe

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Frank Mayo

Committee Man

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Russell Meeker

Supporter

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Harold Miller

Man at Press Conference

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Howard M. Mitchell

Committee Man

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Ralph Montgomery

Pedestrian

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Frances Morris

Reformer

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Richard Neill

Supporter

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Monty O'Grady

Campaign Worker

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Pat O'Malley

Committee Man

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Steve Pendleton

Det. Sgt. Hill

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Pat Phelan

Photographer

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Elaine Riley

Telephone Woman at Mitchell's Election HQ

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Jean Ruth

Adding Machine Worker

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John Shay

Assistant District Attorney

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John Sheehan

Reformer

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Don Shelton

Banker

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Charles Sherlock

Campaign Worker

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Billy Snyder

Politician

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Cap Somers

Campaign Worker

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Robert R. Stephenson

Truck Driver

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Bert Stevens

Supporter

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Sid Tomack

Bartender

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Philip Van Zandt

Watchman

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Harold Vermilyea

Chief Justice

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Joe Whitehead

Minister

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Bob Coleman

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James Cornell

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James Davies

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Donya Dean

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Allan Douglas

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Tom Dugan

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Howard Gardiner

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Jack Gargan

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Bret Hamilton

Unknown Role

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Sam Harris

Supporter at Campaign HQ (uncredited)

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Weldon Heyburn

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Geraldine Jordan

Unknown Role

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Jean Marshall

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Diana Mumby

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Anton Northpole

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Tim Ryan

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Louise Saraydar

Unknown Role

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Bill Sheehan

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Kippee Valez

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