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Strange Bargain (1949)

NR ★ 5.7/10 68 min Mystery, Thriller United States English
Director: Will Price
Story by: J.H. Wallis
Screenplay by: Lillie Hayward
Streaming: Not available
"$10,000 If You Make My Suicide Look Like MURDER!"

Description

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 insurance. Sam declines, but when he goes to see Jarvis and finds his dead body, he reluctantly goes along with the scheme.

Top Cast

Martha Scott
Martha Scott Georgia Wilson
Jeffrey Lynn
Jeffrey Lynn Sam Wilson
Harry Morgan
Harry Morgan Richard Webb
Katherine Emery
Katherine Emery Edna Jarvis
Richard Gaines
Richard Gaines Malcolm Jarvis
Henry O'Neill
Henry O'Neill Timothy Hearne
Walter Sande
Walter Sande Sergeant Cord
Michael Chapin
Michael Chapin Roddy Wilson

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