Strange Bargain

Strange Bargain

Release date : November 5, 1949
Runtime : 1h 8m
Countries of origin : United States of America /
Original Language : English /
Director : Will Price /
Writers : J.H. Wallis / Lillie Hayward /
Production companies : RKO Radio Pictures /
November 5, 1949 1h 8m United States of America Mystery English More
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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.
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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)

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  • title:Strange Bargain
  • status:Released
  • Release date: 1949
  • Runtime:1h 8m
  • Genres: Mystery · Thriller ·
  • Countries of origin: United States of America ·
  • Original Language: English ·
  • Director: Will Price /
  • Writers: J.H. Wallis · Lillie Hayward ·
  • Production companies: RKO Radio Pictures ·
  • 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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