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Strange Bargain

NR

1949

68 minutes

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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.

Top Cast

Martha Scott headshot

Martha Scott

Georgia Wilson

Jeffrey Lynn headshot

Jeffrey Lynn

Sam Wilson

Harry Morgan headshot

Harry Morgan

Richard Webb

Katherine Emery headshot

Katherine Emery

Edna Jarvis

Richard Gaines headshot

Richard Gaines

Malcolm Jarvis

Henry O'Neill headshot

Henry O'Neill

Timothy Hearne

Walter Sande headshot

Walter Sande

Sergeant Cord

Michael Chapin headshot

Michael Chapin

Roddy Wilson

Arlene Gray headshot

Arlene Gray

Hilda Wilson

Raymond Roe headshot

Raymond Roe

Sydney Jarvis

Robert Bray headshot

Robert Bray

Detective McTay

Dan Foster headshot

Dan Foster

Tip (uncredited)

Joel Friedkin headshot

Joel Friedkin

Canon (uncredited)

John Hamilton headshot

John Hamilton

Employee at Meeting (uncredited)

James Nolan headshot

James Nolan

Policeman (uncredited)

Theodore Rand headshot

Theodore Rand

Cocktail Waiter (uncredited)

Betty Underwood headshot

Betty Underwood

Miss Vantay (uncredited)

Nancy Valentine headshot

Nancy Valentine

Lucille Gosler (uncredited)

Charles Flynn headshot

Charles Flynn

Officer Hogan (uncredited)