La sconfitta di Satana

Titolo originale: Alias Nick Beal
Regia: John Farrow
Anno: 1949
Origine: United States of America
Generi: Dramma Crime Fantasy
Tag: prostitute | fog | politician | moral conflict | pact with the devil | faust | film noir | soul selling | devil | district attorney | temptation | rise to power | mob boss | political corruption | false evidence | docks | faustian pact | fixer | valiant wife | political machine | lost souls | deal with the devil | run for governor |
Cast: Ray Milland Audrey Totter Thomas Mitchell George Macready Fred Clark Geraldine Wall Henry O'Neill Darryl Hickman Nestor Paiva King Donovan Charles Evans Ernö Verebes Douglas Spencer Arlene Jenkins Pepito Pérez Joey Ray Leon Alton Edward Biby Danny Borzage James Burke James Carlisle Helen Chapman James Conaty Frank Darien James Dime Ray Dolciame Lester Dorr Jimmie Dundee Franklyn Farnum Julia Faye Al Ferguson Charles Flickinger Bess Flowers Maxine Gates Everett Glass Dick Gordon Herschel Graham Theresa Harris Percy Helton Stuart Holmes Jerry James Richard Kipling Ethan Laidlaw Orley Lindgren Alyn Lockwood Frank Mayo Russell Meeker Harold Miller Howard M. Mitchell Ralph Montgomery Frances Morris Richard Neill Monty O'Grady Pat O'Malley Steve Pendleton Pat Phelan Elaine Riley Jean Ruth John Shay John Sheehan Don Shelton Charles Sherlock Billy Snyder Cap Somers Robert R. Stephenson Bert Stevens Sid Tomack Philip Van Zandt Harold Vermilyea Joe Whitehead Bob Coleman James Cornell James Davies Donya Dean Allan Douglas Tom Dugan Howard Gardiner Jack Gargan Bret Hamilton Sam Harris Weldon Heyburn Geraldine Jordan Jean Marshall Diana Mumby Anton Northpole Tim Ryan Louise Saraydar Bill Sheehan Kippee Valez

L'americano buono con senso della giustizia è qui esemplificato dal procuratore Foster che, vinta la sua battaglia contro i malviventi, si candida a governatore dello Stato. I nemici riescono a corromperlo, mettendogli anche vicino una sciantosa che gli rovina la reputazione, ma l'eroe finisce per vincere.