Wife Wanted

Wife Wanted

Here's The Whole Shocking Story Of So-Called "Friendship Clubs" That Sell Marriage, Companionship and Romance, But Deliver Shame and Extortion!

NR 1946 · 73 min · ★ 7.8 · 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. Carole, unknowingly, is used as bait for one of their victims, Walter Desmond, who "commits suicide." Reporter William Tyler thinks otherwise.

Directed by Phil Karlson · Written by Caryl Coleman

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Kay Francis Carole Raymond
Paul Cavanagh Jeffrey Caldwell
Robert Shayne Bill Tyler
Veda Ann Borg Nola Reed
Teala Loring Mildred Hayes
John Gallaudet Lee Kirby
Jonathan Hale Philip Conway
Tim Ryan Bartender
Barton Yarborough Walter Desmond
Paul Everton District Attorney Toland (uncredited)
Donald Kerr Bellboy
John Hamilton Judge

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