Crime ·Drama · United States of America · 1946 · 1h 13m

Wife Wanted

Director

Cast

Kay Francis as Carole Raymond Paul Cavanagh as Jeffrey Caldwell Robert Shayne as Bill Tyler Veda Ann Borg as Nola Reed Teala Loring as Mildred Hayes John Gallaudet as Lee Kirby

Crew

Caryl Coleman — Screenplay Sidney Sutherland — Screenplay Robert E. Callahan — Novel

Tagline

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

Synopsis

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.

Mood & Themes

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Key Collaborators

Phil Karlson Director Caryl Coleman Screenplay Sidney Sutherland Screenplay Robert E. Callahan Novel

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