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Strange Bargain

Strange Bargain

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Strange Bargain

""$10,000 If You Make My Suicide Look Like MURDER!""

1949

1h 8m

5.7(13 votes)

Mystery

Thriller

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.

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RKO Radio Pictures

Cast & Crew

19 members

Acting

Martha Scott

Georgia Wilson

Martha Scott

Acting

Jeffrey Lynn

Sam Wilson

Jeffrey Lynn

Acting

Harry Morgan

Richard Webb

Harry Morgan

Acting

Katherine Emery

Edna Jarvis

Katherine Emery

Acting

Richard Gaines

Malcolm Jarvis

Richard Gaines

Acting

Henry O'Neill

Timothy Hearne

Henry O'Neill

Acting

Walter Sande

Sergeant Cord

Walter Sande

Acting

Michael Chapin

Roddy Wilson

Michael Chapin

Acting

Arlene Gray

Hilda Wilson

Arlene Gray

Acting

Raymond Roe

Sydney Jarvis

Raymond Roe

Acting

Robert Bray

Detective McTay

Robert Bray

Acting

Dan Foster

Tip (uncredited)

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Joel Friedkin

Canon (uncredited)

Joel Friedkin

Acting

John Hamilton

Employee at Meeting (uncredited)

John Hamilton

Acting

James Nolan

Policeman (uncredited)

James Nolan

Acting

Theodore Rand

Cocktail Waiter (uncredited)

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Betty Underwood

Miss Vantay (uncredited)

Betty Underwood

Acting

Nancy Valentine

Lucille Gosler (uncredited)

Nancy Valentine

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Charles Flynn

Officer Hogan (uncredited)

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