Movie: Strange Bargain

Top 10 Billed Cast

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

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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.

  • Release Date

    1949-11-05

  • Average

    5.7

  • Rating:

    2.9 starts
  • Tagline

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

  • Genres

  • Languages:

    English
  • Keywords

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