The Pretender
6.5
“A blueprint for murder!”
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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Cast
15 people
Albert Dekker
Kenneth Holden
Known for
Kiss Me Deadly
The Wild Bunch
Catherine Craig
Claire Worthington
Also in
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Doomed to Die
Charles Drake
Dr. Leonard Koster
Known for
Harvey
It Came from Outer Space
Alan Carney
Victor Korrin
Known for
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
The Absent-Minded Professor
Linda Stirling
Flo Ronson
Also in
The Mysterious Mr. Valentine
The Crimson Ghost
Tom Kennedy
Fingers Murdock
Known for
Monkey Business
Pack Up Your Troubles
Selmer Jackson
Charles Lennox
Known for
Autumn Leaves
Pitfall
Charles Middleton
William the butler
Known for
Duck Soup
The Flying Deuces
Ernie Adams
Thomas the butler
Known for
The Pride of the Yankees
Invisible Ghost
Ben Welden
Mickie
Known for
The Fighting Seabees
Marked Woman
Stanley Ross
Stranger
Also in
Killer Dill
New Faces of 1937
John Bagni
Hank Gordon
Also in
Heldorado
Cobra Woman
W. Lee Wilder Director · Don Martin Screenplay John Alton Cinematographer
United States release August 11, 1947 · Produced in United States
Production
W. Lee Wilder Productions
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United States
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · August 11, 1947
Theatrical
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