
Movie poster for the 1947 original Nightmare Alley

Movie poster for the 1947 original Nightmare Alley
Morgan Freeman
Both Al Pacino and William Hurt were considered for the role of Somerset; selecting Morgan Freeman says something about Hollywood’s then-dawning realization of his caliber as an artist and a box office draw. Even so, the studio’s efforts to flag Freeman for an Academy Award and an MTV Movie Award fell short that following year.
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