Movie·1949·1h 8m
Strange Bargain
"$10,000 If You Make My Suicide Look Like MURDER!"
Directed By
Will Price
Country
United States of America
Language
English
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The Story
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.
Written By
Lillie Hayward
Producer
Sid Rogell
Cinematography
Harry J. Wild
Music
Friedrich Hollaender
Editor
Frederic Knudtson
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
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Cast
Martha Scott
Georgia Wilson
Jeffrey Lynn
Sam Wilson
Harry Morgan
Richard Webb
Katherine Emery
Edna Jarvis
Richard Gaines
Malcolm Jarvis
Henry O'Neill
Timothy Hearne
Walter Sande
Sergeant Cord
Michael Chapin
Roddy Wilson
Arlene Gray
Hilda Wilson
Raymond Roe
Sydney Jarvis
Robert Bray
Detective McTay
Dan Foster
Tip (uncredited)
Joel Friedkin
Canon (uncredited)
John Hamilton
Employee at Meeting (uncredited)
James Nolan
Policeman (uncredited)
Theodore Rand
Cocktail Waiter (uncredited)
Betty Underwood
Miss Vantay (uncredited)
Nancy Valentine
Lucille Gosler (uncredited)
// crew
Crew
Sid Rogell
Producer
J.H. Wallis
Story
Will Price
Director
Friedrich Hollaender
Original Music Composer
Harry J. Wild
Director of Photography
Frederic Knudtson
Editor
Lillie Hayward
Screenplay
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