CinemaOSMovie · 1949 · 1h 8m · NR
Strange Bargain

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

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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.

Directed byWill Price

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 8m
Language
EN
Released
November 5, 1949
Studios
RKO Radio Pictures

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
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

Arlene Gray

Arlene Gray

Hilda Wilson

Raymond Roe

Raymond Roe

Sydney Jarvis

Creative team
Directed by
Will Price
Written by
J.H. Wallis
Lillie Hayward
Produced by
Sid Rogell

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