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.
Title | The Pretender |
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Year | 1947 |
Genre | Crime, Drama, Thriller |
Country | United States of America |
Studio | W. Lee Wilder Productions |
Cast | Albert Dekker, Catherine Craig, Charles Drake, Alan Carney, Linda Stirling, Tom Kennedy |
Crew | W. Lee Wilder (Director), Doris Miller (Additional Dialogue), John Alton (Director of Photography), W. Lee Wilder (Producer), Don Martin (Screenplay) |
Keyword | film noir, embezzler |
Release | Aug 11, 1947 |
Runtime | 69 minutes |
Quality | HD |
IMDb | 5.50 / 10 by 13 users |