Movie

The Pretender (1947)

• NR
• August 11, 1947
• 1h 9m

• Crime
• Drama
• Thriller

“A blueprint for murder!”

Overview

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.

Director

W. Lee Wilder

Writers

Don Martin

Starring

Albert Dekker, Catherine Craig, Charles Drake