The movie follows the rise and fall of a con man — a story that begins and ends at a seedy travelling carnival. Stanton Carlisle (Tyrone Power) joins the carnival, working with "Mademoiselle Zeena" (Joan Blondell) and her alcoholic husband, Pete (Ian Keith).
Tyrone Power | Stanton Carlisle | |
Joan Blondell | Zeena Krumbein | |
Coleen Gray | Molly | |
Helen Walker | Dr. Lilith Ritter | |
Taylor Holmes | Ezra Grindle | |
Mike Mazurki | Bruno | |
Ian Keith | Pete Krumbein | |
Florence Auer | Jane | |
Bonnie Bannon | Knife Thrower's Assistant | |
George Beranger | The Geek | |
Oliver Blake | Hobo | |
June Bolyn | Maid in Grindle House | |
Paul Bradley | Man in Spode Room | |
Chet Brandenburg | Carnival Patron | |
James Burke | Rural Marshal | |
George Chandler | Hobo at Stan's Left Hand | |
Harry Cheshire | Mr. Prescott | |
Edward Clark | J.E. Giles | |
Clancy Cooper | Stage Manager | |
George Davis | Waiter | |
Julia Dean | Addie Peabody | |
Sayre Dearing | Night Club Patron | |
James Flavin | Hoatley | |
Charles Flickinger | Bellboy | |
Bill Free | Man in Spode Room |
Director | Edmund Goulding | |
Writer | Jules Furthman, William Lindsay Gresham | |
Producer | George Jessel, Darryl F. Zanuck | |
Musician | Cyril J. Mockridge | |
Photography | Lee Garmes |