Wife Wanted (1946)
Here's The Whole Shocking Story Of So-Called "Friendship Clubs" That Sell Marriage, Companionship and Romance, But Deliver Shame and Extortion!
1946 · NR · 1h 13m · Crime, Drama
Genres: Crime, Drama
Career-slipping movie star Carole Raymond buys in as a real estate partner of Jeff Caldwell. Actually, through his secretary, Nola Reed, Caldwell runs a matrimonial bureau and, with the aid of his associate, Lee Kirby, they defraud and blackmail a large group of lonely people.
Director: Phil Karlson
Writers: Robert E. Callahan, Caryl Coleman, Sidney Sutherland
Cast
Kay Francis as Carole RaymondPaul Cavanagh as Jeffrey CaldwellRobert Shayne as Bill TylerVeda Ann Borg as Nola ReedTeala Loring as Mildred HayesJohn Gallaudet as Lee KirbyJonathan Hale as Philip ConwayTim Ryan as BartenderBarton Yarborough as Walter DesmondPaul Everton as District Attorney Toland (uncredited)Donald Kerr as BellboyJohn Hamilton as JudgeMore like this
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