Editing Tyrone Power (section)

===Late 1940s===
[[File:Tyrone Power Maureen O'Hara Black Swan 6.jpg|right|thumb|[[Film frame|Frame]] from trailer for ''[[The Black Swan (film)|The Black Swan]]'' (1942)]]
[[File:Razor's Edge Tyrone Power 1946.jpg|thumb|right|[[Gene Tierney]] and Power in ''[[The Razor's Edge (1946 film)|The Razor's Edge]]'' (1946)]]

Other than re-releases of his films, Power was not seen on screen again after his entry into the Marines until 1946, when he co-starred with [[Gene Tierney]], [[John Payne (actor)|John Payne]] and [[Anne Baxter]] in ''[[The Razor's Edge (1946 film)|The Razor's Edge]]'', an adaptation of [[W. Somerset Maugham]]'s [[The Razor's Edge|1944 novel of the same title]].

Next up for release was a movie that Power had to fight hard to make, the [[film noir]] ''[[Nightmare Alley (1947 film)|Nightmare Alley]]'' (1947). Darryl F. Zanuck was reluctant for Power to make the movie because his handsome appearance and charming manner had been marketable assets for the studio for many years. Zanuck feared that the dark role might damage Power's image. Zanuck eventually agreed, giving Power A-list production values for what normally would be a B film. The movie was directed by [[Edmund Goulding]], and though it was a failure at the box-office, it was one of Power's favorite roles for which he received some of the best reviews of his career. However, Zanuck continued to disapprove of his "darling boy" being seen in such a film with a downward spiral. So, he did not publicize it and removed it from release after only a few weeks insisting that it was a flop. The film was released on DVD in 2005 after years of legal issues.{{Citation needed |date=August 2024}} 

Zanuck quickly released another costume-clad movie, ''[[Captain from Castile]]'' (also 1947), directed by Henry King, who directed Power in eleven movies. After making a couple of light romantic comedies reuniting him with two actresses under contract to 20th Century-Fox, ''[[That Wonderful Urge]]'' with Gene Tierney and ''[[The Luck of the Irish (1948 film)|The Luck of the Irish]]'' (both 1948) with Anne Baxter. After these films, Power once again found himself in two swashbucklers, ''[[Prince of Foxes (film)|Prince of Foxes]]'' (1949) and ''[[The Black Rose]]'' (1950).