Alias Nick Beal( 1949)

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

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.

Top Billed Cast

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
Douglas Spencer
Henry T. Finch
Arlene Jenkins
Aileen
Pepito Pérez
Poster Man
Joey Ray
Tommy Ray
Leon Alton
Supporter
Edward Biby
Party Guest
Danny Borzage
Accordionist
James Burke
Bum
James Carlisle
Man at Press Conference
Helen Chapman
Stenographer
James Conaty
Man at Press Conference
Frank Darien
Assistant Tailor
James Dime
Barfly
Ray Dolciame
Tony
Lester Dorr
Commercial Fisherman
Jimmie Dundee
Tough Politician
Franklyn Farnum
Supporter
Julia Faye
Reformer
Al Ferguson
Pedestrian
Charles Flickinger
Page Boy
Bess Flowers
Woman at Press Conference
Maxine Gates
Josie
Everett Glass
Party Guest
Dick Gordon
Man at Press Conference (uncredited)
Herschel Graham
Campaign Worker (uncredited)
Theresa Harris
Opal
Percy Helton
Lawyer
Stuart Holmes
Minister
Jerry James
Phone Worker
Richard Kipling
Reformer
Ethan Laidlaw
Commercial Fisherman
Orley Lindgren
Boy Who Brings Note
Alyn Lockwood
Woman in China Coast Cafe
Frank Mayo
Committee Man
Russell Meeker
Supporter
Harold Miller
Man at Press Conference
Howard M. Mitchell
Committee Man
Ralph Montgomery
Pedestrian
Frances Morris
Reformer
Richard Neill
Supporter
Monty O'Grady
Campaign Worker
Pat O'Malley
Committee Man
Steve Pendleton
Det. Sgt. Hill
Pat Phelan
Photographer
Elaine Riley
Telephone Woman at Mitchell's Election HQ
Jean Ruth
Adding Machine Worker
John Shay
Assistant District Attorney
John Sheehan
Reformer
Don Shelton
Banker
Charles Sherlock
Campaign Worker
Billy Snyder
Politician
Cap Somers
Campaign Worker
Robert R. Stephenson
Truck Driver
Bert Stevens
Supporter
Sid Tomack
Bartender
Philip Van Zandt
Watchman
Harold Vermilyea
Chief Justice
Joe Whitehead
Minister
Bob Coleman
James Cornell
James Davies
Donya Dean
Allan Douglas
Tom Dugan
Howard Gardiner
Jack Gargan
Bret Hamilton
Sam Harris
Supporter at Campaign HQ (uncredited)
Weldon Heyburn
Geraldine Jordan
Jean Marshall
Diana Mumby
Anton Northpole
Tim Ryan
Louise Saraydar
Bill Sheehan
Kippee Valez

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A review by John Chard

Written by John Chard on Wed Apr 22 2015

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 Lionel Lindon. It's the Faustian legend filmed through film noir filters as Thomas Mitchell's politician unwittingly makes a deal with Ray Milland's suspicious Nick Beal. Nicholas Beal - Agent. It's all fogs, smogs and smoky pubs here, it's 1949 and John Farrow and his team are having a great ti...