The Pretender (1947)

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The Pretender on IMDb 6.6/10 135 votes

Released:
1947-08-11

Overview:
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

Runtime:
1h 9min

Genre:
Crime, Drama, Thriller

  • Cast:
  • Albert Dekker
    as
    Kenneth Holden
  • Catherine Craig
    as
    Claire Worthington
  • Charles Drake
    as
    Dr. Leonard Koster
  • Alan Carney
    as
    Victor Korrin
  • Linda Stirling
    as
    Flo Ronson