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Prisioneiro do Medo

Título original: The Pretender
  • 1947
  • Approved
  • 1 h 9 min
AVALIAÇÃO DA IMDb
6,4/10
407
SUA AVALIAÇÃO
Catherine Craig and Albert Dekker in Prisioneiro do Medo (1947)
Film NoirCrimeDramaThriller

Adicionar um enredo no seu idiomaBanker Kenneth Holden (Albert Dekker) steals funds from an estate and decides to marry the heiress, Claire Worthington (Catherine Craig), to safeguard his position. He arranges for her fianc... Ler tudoBanker Kenneth Holden (Albert Dekker) steals funds from an estate and decides to marry the heiress, Claire Worthington (Catherine Craig), to safeguard his position. He arranges for her fiancé to be killed but does not state the fiancé's name. Claire, meanwhile, has a change of he... Ler tudoBanker Kenneth Holden (Albert Dekker) steals funds from an estate and decides to marry the heiress, Claire Worthington (Catherine Craig), to safeguard his position. He arranges for her fiancé to be killed but does not state the fiancé's name. Claire, meanwhile, has a change of heart and marries Holden, so he now becomes the target of the killer and attempts to cancel ... Ler tudo

  • Direção
    • W. Lee Wilder
  • Roteiristas
    • Don Martin
    • Doris Miller
  • Artistas
    • Albert Dekker
    • Catherine Craig
    • Charles Drake
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  • AVALIAÇÃO DA IMDb
    6,4/10
    407
    SUA AVALIAÇÃO
    • Direção
      • W. Lee Wilder
    • Roteiristas
      • Don Martin
      • Doris Miller
    • Artistas
      • Albert Dekker
      • Catherine Craig
      • Charles Drake
    • 13Avaliações de usuários
    • 8Avaliações da crítica
  • Veja as informações de produção no IMDbPro
  • Veja as informações de produção no IMDbPro
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    Albert Dekker
    Albert Dekker
    • Kenneth Holden
    Catherine Craig
    Catherine Craig
    • Claire Worthington
    Charles Drake
    Charles Drake
    • Dr. Leonard G. Koster
    Alan Carney
    Alan Carney
    • Victor Korrin
    Linda Stirling
    Linda Stirling
    • Flo Ronson
    Tom Kennedy
    Tom Kennedy
    • Fingers Murdock
    Selmer Jackson
    Selmer Jackson
    • Charles Lennox
    Charles Middleton
    Charles Middleton
    • William the Butler
    Ernie Adams
    Ernie Adams
    • Thomas the Butler
    Ben Welden
    Ben Welden
    • Mickie
    John Bagni
    • Hank Gordon
    Stanley Ross
    • Stranger
    Forrest Taylor
    Forrest Taylor
    • Dr. Harold Stevens
    Greta Clement
    • Margie
    Peter Michael
    • Stephen
    Peggy Wynne
    • Miss Chalmers
    Eula Guy
    • First Nurse
    Cay Forester
    Cay Forester
    • Evelyn Cossett
    • Direção
      • W. Lee Wilder
    • Roteiristas
      • Don Martin
      • Doris Miller
    • Elenco e equipe completos
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    8planktonrules

    Holden gets exactly what he deserves in this one!

    Kenneth Holden (Albert Dekker) is a sleazy banker who has been misusing the funds of an heiress in order to cover his losses in the stock market. He owes nearly $100,000 and his plan is to hide it by marrying the heiress. But Claire informs him that she's already engaged...so Holden arranges for the boyfriend to have an 'accident'. However, Claire unexpectedly changes her mind and insists that Holden marry her. So he does and then tries to cancel the contract...as, after all, the contract was to kill Claire's fiancé...and the killer might just think that's Holden. But this goes amok when the man behind arranging the 'accident' is murdered...and he's unable to stop the contract! Holden is at his wits end...realizing that some unknown killer might just be waiting for him!

    This is an exciting and sleazy movie...and I mean sleazy in the best possible way! It has many film noir sensibilities and ends as such a film would end. Very exciting and well made.
    6The_Dying_Flutchman

    Pretending the Night has No Eyes

    What would it have been like if David Lynch were sitting in the director's chair in the golden age of film noir? This picture might give a hint of what it may have looked like. The thing is populated with phantoms inhabiting the bodies of some of the screen's most dastardly character types. There goes Charles Middleton posing as a butler from the nether regions. And here comes a young doctor in the guise of Charles Drake. I wonder what else he cuts up when he slithers out the door in the evening? And then there's the film's handsome, middle aged, Albert Dekker, in a bravura performance as an embezzler. He continually wrings his hands and worries about other fantasies that are too diseased for the light of night. He becomes obsessed and woefully paranoid about "those who are coming" to get him. He locks himself into his "fine and private" room there to gorge himself on a worthless diet of potted meats and stale crackers. His self perpetuated madness takes on epic proportions as he tries to get away from his internal horror and this makes for the ultimate bad choice in causing him to forfeit his life in a most chilling manner.

    This is truly a low budget nightmare noir filmed with consummate skill and gusto by the German cinematographer John Alton before his career with the terrific director Anthony Mann. The two of them made some of the finest film noirs to grace the screen. Also, this particular picture uses forced perspective and scrunched miniatures to add to its otherworldly view. In the end, it is probably W.Lee Wilder, Billy's older brother's best attempt behind the camera. He wouldn't manage to trod any meaner streets than these again.
    6AAdaSC

    You're fired

    Dodgy financial swindler Albert Dekker (Holden) wants to get rid of the fiancé of wealthy Catherine Craig (Claire) so that he can step in and bag himself a fortune. He's not sure who the intended groom is but approaches nightclub owner and gangster Alan Carney (Victor) to take him out whoever he may be. Problems begin when Craig dumps her intended and agrees to marry Dekker in a quick wedding that gets plastered over the newspapers. The hit-man now knows who to go for – Dekker has unintentionally taken out a hit on himself! He tries to put things right with Carney but things get worse and we watch as he spends the rest of the film in total paranoia. Who's coming after him? When's it going to happen? How is it going to happen?

    This film started a little slow but once the premise has been set up, the film gets a purpose and we watch to see how things will pan out. The film keeps you guessing and Dekker is good in the lead role. In real life, Dekker's death is a fascinating mystery that I recommend you read up on. It goes beyond auto-erotic asphyxiation as suggested. Someone seriously didn't like him! No S&M in this film, though, so you'll be disappointed if that's what you are watching for.
    6Leofwine_draca

    High concept film noir

    THE PRETENDER is a neat little film noir with a high concept and atmospheric execution. It was directed by W. Lee Wilder, the lesser-known brother of Billy, and has a great little story that I haven't seen done before. The main character, as played by Albert Dekker, is a banker with the debts mounting up, so he somewhat cheekily uses the funds of a rich woman he knows in order to pay them off.

    Dekker isn't happy with the situation so decides to move closer to the woman by paying a gangster to have her lover bumped off, thus paving the way for him. In the end, though, the woman falls for Dekker himself, so his next job is to call off the hit lest he himself is mistaken for the victim. At this point, things get complicated.

    A great sense of foreboding and claustrophobia propels THE PRETENDER, which makes it stand out a little from the rest. The copious use of the Theremin machine on the soundtrack is a lovely touch. The cast is undistinguished but Dekker is believable as the thoroughly unlikeable protagonist. There's also a great little role for the delightfully sinister Charles Middleton, a former Ming the Merciless. The highlight of the movie is undoubtedly the climax, which is fantastic stuff.
    6arthur_tafero

    Nice Little Sleaze Noir - The Pretender

    With a solid cast and a good storyline, this film fits the bill for decent noir. Although made on a budget from a secondary studio, with less than great production values, the story is so compelling, that it will keep your attention from beginning to end. An investment expert gets knee deep in debt and marries a rich heiress to bail himself out, but there are complications. You will see them unfold as the story unwinds. A real treat. Reminiscent of The Scoundrel with George Sanders.

    Albert Dekker does a great job as your average sleazeball broker, who would sell his own mother for a few bucks. The rest of the cast does an admirable job as well, with most playing gullible customers. Just so reminiscent of Wall Street, where I used to work selling baseball cards in front of the stock exchange.

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    • Curiosidades
      The soundtrack features a Theremin
    • Erros de gravação
      When Kenneth Holden leaves his house in his car it is early evening, but the car that chases immediately after him is shown in total darkness.When he looks back he is being pursued in early evening again, and the chase ends in total darkness.
    • Conexões
      References Cidadão Kane (1941)

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    • Data de lançamento
      • 13 de agosto de 1947 (Estados Unidos da América)
    • País de origem
      • Estados Unidos da América
    • Idioma
      • Inglês
    • Também conhecido como
      • The Pretender
    • Locações de filme
      • Nassour Studios - 5746 Sunset Boulevard, Hollywood, Los Angeles, Califórnia, EUA(Studio)
    • Empresa de produção
      • W. Lee Wilder Productions
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    • Tempo de duração
      1 hora 9 minutos
    • Cor
      • Black and White
    • Proporção
      • 1.37 : 1

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