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A great acting performance you should know. Favorite Movie Quote: "Carny #1: How can a guy sink so low? Carny #2: He reached too high..." This was the best role that Tyrone Power (The Mark of Zorro) ever got. He made the most of it, and gave a superior performance. He plays an opportunist, who is trying to get an angle. he discovers a carny act that used to be great and finds a way to get their secret. he uses that to build himself into a "mentalist," but he wants more. he dumps the woman (Joan Blondell) that taught him the code and runs off with Molly (Coleen Gray). Molly can't bring herself to help him when he decides to use religion to con the gullible rich. She goes back to the carnival and he is on the lam. The film opens with a carnival geek (carnival performer often billed as a wild man whose act usually includes biting the head off a live chicken, bat, snake or bugs) and ends with power sliding down to the same level. He reached too high, the carnival owner says to end an excellent bit of film noir and a super performance by Power. I haven't seen a lot of director Edmund Goulding's work, but this is supposed to be his best film also. It was extremely well written and the cinematography was also superior. If the film had been a financial success, I could certainly see an Oscar for Power. email this review to a friend
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