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The Pretender (1947)
Directed by W. Lee Wilder
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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.
Rated NR | Length 69 minutes
Actors
Albert Dekker | Catherine Craig | Charles Drake | Alan Carney | Linda Stirling | Tom Kennedy | Selmer Jackson | Charles Middleton | Ernie Adams | Ben Welden | Stanley Ross | John Bagni | Michael Mark | Peggy Wynne
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/15/2018 | TV | Streaming | Video on Demand | 6 stars |
| (Average) 6 stars |
Viewing Notes
Short and sweet noir where a guy gets a contract killer to off the future husband of a woman he is defrauding only *he* becomes the husband and essentially has put the contract on his own head. Decent and compact. Best scene is between Dekker and Linda Stirling when he visits her in prison to get the name of the killer and he gives her a drag of his cigarette through the fence. He exhales there’s a beat then she exhales. Exquisite.
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