Strange Bargain (1949)
"$10,000 If You Make My Suicide Look Like MURDER!"
1949 · NR · 1h 8m · Mystery, Thriller
Genres: Mystery, Thriller
Bookkeeper Sam Wilson learns from his boss, Malcolm Jarvis, that he is losing his job because the company is closing down. Jarvis then makes a strange proposition, saying he intends to commit suicide but wants Sam to make it look like a murder, in order for his wife and son to inherit Jarvis's life…
Director: Will Price
Writers: J.H. Wallis, Lillie Hayward
Music by: Friedrich Hollaender
Cinematography: Harry J. Wild
Editor: Frederic Knudtson
Cast
Martha Scott as Georgia WilsonJeffrey Lynn as Sam WilsonHarry Morgan as Richard WebbKatherine Emery as Edna JarvisRichard Gaines as Malcolm JarvisHenry O'Neill as Timothy HearneWalter Sande as Sergeant CordMichael Chapin as Roddy WilsonArlene Gray as Hilda WilsonRaymond Roe as Sydney JarvisRobert Bray as Detective McTayDan Foster as Tip (uncredited)More like this
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