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

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

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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