The Pretender

August. 11,1947 NR

Rating：

6.4

Genre：

Drama Thriller Crime

Keywords：

Noir Embezzler

Trailer Synopsis Cast

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.

Albert Dekker as Kenneth Holden

Catherine Craig as Claire Worthington

Charles Drake as Dr. Leonard Koster

Alan Carney as Victor Korrin

Linda Stirling as Flo Ronson

Tom Kennedy as Fingers Murdock

Selmer Jackson as Charles Lennox

Charles Middleton as William the butler

Ernie Adams as Thomas the butler

Ben Welden as Mickie

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