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!
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. Carole, unknowingly, is used as bait for one of their victims, Walter Desmond, who "commits suicide." Reporter William Tyler thinks otherwise.
Movie: Wife Wanted
Top 10 Billed Cast
Carole Raymond
Jeffrey Caldwell
Bill Tyler
Nola Reed
Mildred Hayes
Lee Kirby
Philip Conway
Bartender
Walter Desmond
District Attorney Toland (uncredited)
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