The Pretender

Aug 11, 1947

1h 9m

★ 5.5

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.

Genres

Crime

Drama

Thriller

Production Companies

W. Lee Wilder Productions

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Cast

Kenneth Holden

Albert Dekker

Claire Worthington

Catherine Craig

Dr. Leonard Koster

Charles Drake

Victor Korrin

Alan Carney

Flo Ronson

Linda Stirling

Fingers Murdock

Tom Kennedy

Charles Lennox

Selmer Jackson

William the butler

Charles Middleton

Thomas the butler

Ernie Adams

Mickie

Ben Welden

Stranger

Stanley Ross

Hank Gordon

John Bagni

Marc Hill is the attorney for Emmet Devrey, a real estate developer with a past, who is being blackmailed by his former partner Sam Baggett. When Sam's unfaithful wife Marge cooks up a scheme with her used car salesman lover Jeff Calder to bilk both Devrey and her alcoholic husband, Sam is killed and Devrey is accused of the crime. Mark is called to prove his employers innocence.

5.3

The Arnelo Affair

Feb 13, 1947

A neglected wife gets mixed up with an hypnotic charmer and murder.

6.1

Under the Gun

Feb 22, 1951

A convicted racketeer becomes prison trustee when an inmate whom he persuaded to escape is killed.

6.4

The Maltese Falcon

May 23, 1931

A lovely dame with dangerous lies employs the services of a private detective, who is quickly caught up in the mystery and intrigue of a statuette known as the Maltese Falcon.

6.2

The Amazing Mr. X

Jul 29, 1948

On the beach one night, Christine Faber, two years a widow, thinks she hears her late husband Paul calling out of the surf...then meets a tall dark man, Alexis, who seems to know all about such things. After more ghostly manifestations, Christine and younger sister Janet become enmeshed in the eerie artifices of Alexis; but he in turn finds himself manipulated into deeper deviltry than he had in mind...

6.7

House by the River

Mar 25, 1950

Wealthy writer Stephen Byrne tries to seduce the family maid, but when she resists, he kills her. Long jealous of his brother John, Stephen does his best to pin the blame for the murder on his sibling. Also affected by Stephen's arrogant dementia is his long-suffering wife Marjorie.

6.2

Behind Locked Doors

Sep 13, 1948

Behind the locked doors of a mental institution resides crooked politico Judge Drake, free from prosecution so long as he pretends to be crazy. To get the goods on Drake, private detective Ross Stewart has himself committed to the asylum as a patient. Meanwhile, reporter Kathy Lawrence, posing as Stewart's wife, acts as his liaison to the outside world.

6.6

Lady on a Train

Aug 3, 1945

While watching from her train window, Nikki Collins witnesses a murder in a nearby building. When she alerts the police, they think she has read one too many mystery novels. She then enlists a popular mystery writer to help her solve the crime on her own, but her sleuthing attracts the attentions of suitors and killers.

4.8

Angel's Flight

Jan 1, 1965

A series of murders involving a stripper are investigated by a hard-drinking reporter.

6.5

Shield for Murder

Aug 27, 1954

A crooked detective masterminds a robbery then fights to keep his money.

5.3

Rogue Cop

Sep 17, 1954

A police detective on the take tries to catch his brother's killer.

5.3

Escape in the Fog

Apr 5, 1945

A military nurse recovering at an inn from a nervous breakdown keeps having dreams where she sees two men trying to murder a third. When she meets a man who is a federal agent at the inn, she is astounded to discover that he is the man in her dream who is the intended murder victim.

7.1

I Confess

Feb 13, 1953

Unable, due to the seal of the confessional, to be forthcoming with information that would serve to clear himself during a murder investigation, a priest becomes the prime suspect.

6.2

The Red House

Feb 4, 1947

An old man and his sister are concealing a terrible secret from their adopted teen daughter, concerning a hidden abandoned farmhouse, located deep in the woods.

5.2

A Lady Without Passport

Aug 3, 1950

An undercover U.S. Immigration agent falls in love with an immigrant attempting to enter the United States through Havana, Cuba in an illegal smuggling ring.

4.5

A Woman's Devotion

Nov 16, 1956

An artist suffering from mental problems from his experiences during the war goes to Acapulco on his honeymoon. Soon young women are turning up dead in the area, and the ex-GI comes to believe he might be responsible, as he has long stretches where he can't remember anything.

6.8

Woman on the Run

Nov 10, 1950

Frank Johnson, a sole witness to a gangland murder, goes into hiding and is trailed by Police Inspector Ferris, on the theory that Frank is trying to escape from possible retaliation. Frank's wife, Eleanor, suspects he is actually running away from their unsuccessful marriage. Aided by a newspaperman, Danny Leggett, Eleanor sets out to locate her husband. The killer is also looking for him, and keeps close tabs on Eleanor.

6.1

The Whistler

Mar 30, 1944

A guilt-ridden man blames himself for his wife's death and secretly pays an assassin to kill him. But then he finds out that his wife isn't dead at all. And now the assassin is on his trail, with no way to call off the hit.

7.0

Underworld U.S.A.

Feb 22, 1961

A bitter young man sets out to get back at the gangsters who murdered his father.