Lonely Heart Bandits

Lonely Heart Bandits

Lonely Heart Bandits

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Lonely Heart Bandits

1950

1h 0m

7.8(2 votes)

Drama

Crime

Overview

Two con artists join forces and pose as brother and sister. He then meets rich widows through the "personals" sections of newspapers, marries them, and both kill the widows for their money.

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Production Companies

Republic Pictures

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Dorothy Patrick

Dorothy Patrick

Louise Curtis

John Eldredge

John Eldredge

Tony Morell / Wade Antrim

Robert Rockwell

Robert Rockwell

Police Lt. Carroll

Ann Doran

Ann Doran

Nancy Crane

Richard Travis

Richard Travis

Aaron Hunt

Dorothy Granger

Dorothy Granger

Duchess Belle

Eric Sinclair

Eric Sinclair

Bobby Crane

Kathleen Freeman

Kathleen Freeman

Bertha Martin

Frank Kreig

Frank Kreig

Cal

Harry Cheshire

Harry Cheshire

Sheriff Polk

Creative team

Directed by: George Blair
Written by: Gene Lewis

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