Movie: The Pretender

Top 10 Billed Cast

Albert Dekker
Albert Dekker

Kenneth Holden

Catherine Craig
Catherine Craig

Claire Worthington

Charles Drake
Charles Drake

Dr. Leonard Koster

Alan Carney
Alan Carney

Victor Korrin

Linda Stirling
Linda Stirling

Flo Ronson

Tom Kennedy
Tom Kennedy

Fingers Murdock

Selmer Jackson
Selmer Jackson

Charles Lennox

Charles Middleton
Charles Middleton

William the butler

Ernie Adams
Ernie Adams

Thomas the butler

Ben Welden
Ben Welden

Mickie

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    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.

  • Release Date

    1947-08-11

  • Average

    5.5

  • Rating:

    2.8 starts
  • Tagline

    A blueprint for murder!

  • Genres

  • Languages:

    English
  • Keywords

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