Nightmare Alley (1947)

A roustabout joins a traveling carny and schemes to figure out the mind-reading act of Mademoiselle Zeena and her alcoholic husband.

Genres: Drama, Thriller

What to watch after Nightmare Alley

• Night and the City (1950) — Same subject: film noir
• Scarlet Street (1945) — Same feel: dark, cynical
• The Big Sleep (1946) — Jules Furthman wrote for both
• Dark Passage (1947) — Same subject: film noir
• The Public Enemy (1931) — Joan Blondell appears in both
• The Killers (1946) — Same subject: film noir