The Pretender (1947)
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.
Director:
W. Lee Wilder
Writer:
Don Martin
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Albert Dekker as Kenneth Holden |
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Catherine Craig as Claire Worthington |
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Charles Drake as Dr. Leonard Koster |
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Alan Carney as Victor Korrin |
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Linda Stirling as Flo Ronson |
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Tom Kennedy as Fingers Murdock |
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Selmer Jackson as Charles Lennox |
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Charles Middleton as William the butler |
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Ernie Adams as Thomas the butler |
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Ben Welden as Mickie |
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Stanley Ross as Stranger |
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John Bagni as Hank Gordon |
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Michael Mark as Mike the Janitor |
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Peggy Wynne as Miss Chalmers |
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Cay Forester as Evelyn Cossett |
| Directing | W. Lee Wilder | Director |
| Crew | Doris Miller | Additional Dialogue |
| Camera | John Alton | Director of Photography |
| Production | W. Lee Wilder | Producer |
| Writing | Don Martin | Screenplay |