The Pretender

"A blueprint for murder!"

Aug 13 1947 Approved 1h 9m
Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

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.

Plot

Kenneth Holden (Albert Dekker), a banker, steals funds from an estate and decides to marry the heiress, Claire Worthington (Catherine Craig), to safeguard his position. He arranges for her fiancé to be killed but does not state the fiancé's name. Claire, meanwhile, has a change of heart and marries Holden. Thusly he now becomes the target of the killer and attempts to cancel the deal - except he doesn't know who the hired killer is.

Written by

Don Martin, Doris Miller

Directed by

W. Lee Wilder

Cast

Albert Dekker, Catherine Craig, Charles Drake

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

W. Lee Wilder Productions

Languages

English

Awards

N/A

Scores
# of Votes
428
Average Rating
6.4 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA