Strange Bargain (1949)

5.8/10 • 68 min • 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.

Cast

Martha Scott

Jeffrey Lynn

Harry Morgan

Katherine Emery

Richard Gaines

Henry O'Neill

Walter Sande

Michael Chapin

Arlene Gray

Raymond Roe

Robert Bray

Detective McTay

Joel Friedkin

Canon (uncredited)

John Hamilton

Employee at Meeting (uncredited)

James Nolan

Policeman (uncredited)

Betty Underwood

Miss Vantay (uncredited)

Nancy Valentine

Lucille Gosler (uncredited)

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