The Pretender (1947)

1947 · Feature film · 69 min · dir. W. Lee Wilder

A blueprint for murder!

• Crime
• Drama
• Thriller

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Synopsis

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.

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Details

Director

W. Lee Wilder

Writer

Don Martin

Cinematography

John Alton

Studio

W. Lee Wilder Productions

Released

1947-08-11

Running time

69 minutes

Cast & crew

• W. Lee Wilder Director
• Albert Dekker
• Catherine Craig
• Charles Drake
• Alan Carney
• Linda Stirling
• Tom Kennedy
• Selmer Jackson
• Charles Middleton

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