Alias Nick Beal

Alias Nick Beal

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

NR 1949 · 93 min · ★ 6.8 · Drama, Crime, Fantasy

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.

Directed by John Farrow · Written by Jonathan Latimer

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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

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