The Pretender (1947)
A blueprint for murder!
Story of an investment agent who embezzles a large sum from an estate, hoping to cover his crime by marrying the estate's heiress. The girl is already engaged, so he arranges to have the fiance killed. A mix up involving the society section of the newspaper places him in the sights of his own hired gun.
- Date of release
- 1947-08-11
- TMDB
- 5.8 / 10 (15)
- Runtime
- 1h 9m
- Genres
- Crime, Drama, Thriller
- Director
- W. Lee Wilder
Casting
- Albert Dekker — Kenneth Holden
- Catherine Craig — Claire Worthington
- Charles Drake — Dr. Leonard Koster
- Alan Carney — Victor Korrin
- Linda Stirling — Flo Ronson
- Tom Kennedy — Fingers Murdock
- Selmer Jackson — Charles Lennox
- Charles Middleton — William the butler
- Ernie Adams — Thomas the butler
- Ben Welden — Mickie
- Stanley Ross — Stranger
- John Bagni — Hank Gordon
Interesting facts
The Pretender is a 1947 crime drama film noir directed by W. Lee Wilder starring Albert Dekker, Catherine Craig, Charles Drake, and Alan Carney.
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