Characters & Themes
Wife Wanted (1946) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1946 · 73 mins · English
- Directed by
- Phil Karlson
- Starring
- Sara Berner, Veda Ann Borg, Jonathan Hale, Florence Auer, Tim Ryan, Paul Cavanagh
The plot exposes a “Friendship Club” that promises marriage and romance but uses extortion. Carole Raymond teams with Jeff Caldwell, who, with secretary Nola Reed and associate Lee Kirby, runs a matrimonial scam blackmailing clients. Carole unwittingly becomes bait for Walter Desmond, whose alleged suicide is probed by reporter William Tyler.
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