Alias Nick Beal.
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An allegory in which an ambitious politician accepts help from an agent of the devil.
Joseph Foster (Thomas Mitchell) an honest district attorney wants to run for governor in order to clean up the criminal underworld. One day a smooth talking stranger named Nick Beal (Ray Milland) visits him at a café beside the docks and he makes a deal with him. Joseph begins his rise to power in the company of prostitute Donna Allen (Audrey Totter) who is sent by Nick to seduce him.
Joseph Foster (Thomas Mitchell) an honest district attorney wants to run for governor in order to clean up the criminal underworld. One day a smooth talking stranger named Nick Beal (Ray Milland) visits him at a café beside the docks and he makes a deal with him. Joseph begins his rise to power in the company of prostitute Donna Allen (Audrey Totter) who is sent by Nick to seduce him.
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4Mar49 L2135, renewed 9Apr76 R631099 Renewal claimant: Emka, division of Universal City Studios, Inc Original author: Paramount Pictures, Inc © Paramount Pictures Inc.; 4Mar49; LP2135.
Complete catalog record
ALIAS NICK BEAL. Paramount Pictures Inc., c1949. 93 min., sd., b&w, 35mm. Summary: An allegory in which an ambitious politician accepts help from an agent of the devil. Credits: Producer, Endre Bohem; director, John Farrow; screenplay, Jonathan Latimer; original story, Mindret Lord; music score, Franz Waxman. Cast: Ray Milland, Audrey Totter, Thomas Mitchell, George Macready, Fred Clark. © Paramount Pictures Inc.; 4Mar49; LP2135.
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