The Pretender

The Pretender

69 mins | Drama, Crime, Thriller | Aug. 11, 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.

The Pretender

69 mins | Drama, Crime, Thriller | Aug. 11, 1947

The Pretender
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.
IMDb rating 6.4
Producers W. Lee Wilder Productions
Original title The Pretender
Directors W. Lee Wilder
Writers Don Martin

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

Tom Kennedy

as Fingers Murdock

Selmer Jackson

as Charles Lennox

Charles Middleton

as William the butler

Ernie Adams

as Thomas the butler

Ben Welden

as Mickie

Stanley Ross

as Stranger

John Bagni

as Hank Gordon

Michael Mark

as Mike the Janitor

Peggy Wynne

as Miss Chalmers