Strange Bargain (1949)

Strange Bargain (1949)

"$10,000 If You Make My Suicide Look Like MURDER!" 1949-11-05 United States of America 68 Min. PG-13
5.5 11 votes

Overview

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.

Cast

Martha Scott is Georgia Wilson
Georgia Wilson
Jeffrey Lynn is Sam Wilson
Sam Wilson
Harry Morgan is Richard Webb
Richard Webb
Katherine Emery is Edna Jarvis
Edna Jarvis
Richard Gaines is Malcolm Jarvis
Malcolm Jarvis
Henry O'Neill is Timothy Hearne
Timothy Hearne
Walter Sande is Sergeant Cord
Sergeant Cord
Michael Chapin is Roddy Wilson
Roddy Wilson
Arlene Gray is Hilda Wilson
Hilda Wilson
Raymond Roe is Sydney Jarvis
Sydney Jarvis
Robert Bray is Detective McTay
Detective McTay
Dan Foster is Tip (uncredited)
Tip (uncredited)

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