The Pretender
A blueprint for murder!
Rating: 5.8 out of 10TMDB(15 votes)
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.
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Music
Music by Paul Dessau
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Cinematography
Cinematography by John Alton
Details
- Director
- Writer
- Don MartinScreenplay
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- August 11, 1947
- Original language
- English
- Countries
- United States of America
Production
Cast
Albert DekkerKenneth Holden
Catherine CraigClaire Worthington
Charles DrakeDr. Leonard Koster
Alan CarneyVictor Korrin
Linda StirlingFlo Ronson
Tom KennedyFingers Murdock
Selmer JacksonCharles Lennox
Charles MiddletonWilliam the butler
Ernie AdamsThomas the butler
Ben WeldenMickie- Stanley RossStranger
John BagniHank Gordon
Michael MarkMike the Janitor
Peggy WynneMiss Chalmers- Cay ForesterEvelyn Cossett
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