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Strange Bargain (1949)

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

Genre : Mystery, Thriller

Runtime : 1H 8M

Director : Will Price
Writer : Lillie Hayward

Synopsis

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.

Actors

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
Robert Bray
Robert Bray
Detective McTay
Charles Flynn
Charles Flynn
Officer Hogan (uncredited)
Dan Foster
Dan Foster
Tip (uncredited)
Joel Friedkin
Joel Friedkin
Canon (uncredited)
John Hamilton
John Hamilton
Employee at Meeting (uncredited)
James Nolan
James Nolan
Policeman (uncredited)
Theodore Rand
Theodore Rand
Cocktail Waiter (uncredited)
Betty Underwood
Betty Underwood
Miss Vantay (uncredited)
Nancy Valentine
Nancy Valentine
Lucille Gosler (uncredited)

Crews

Will Price
Will Price
Director
J.H. Wallis
J.H. Wallis
Story
Sid Rogell
Sid Rogell
Producer
Friedrich Hollaender
Friedrich Hollaender
Original Music Composer
Harry J. Wild
Harry J. Wild
Director of Photography
Frederic Knudtson
Frederic Knudtson
Editor
Lillie Hayward
Lillie Hayward
Screenplay
Albert S. D'Agostino
Albert S. D'Agostino
Art Direction
Carroll Clark
Carroll Clark
Art Direction
C. Bakaleinikoff
C. Bakaleinikoff
Music Director
Darrell Silvera
Darrell Silvera
Set Decoration
James Altwies
James Altwies
Set Decoration
Francis M. Sarver
Francis M. Sarver
Sound
Terry Kellum
Terry Kellum
Sound
Josef Norin
Josef Norin
Makeup Artist
Fae M. Smith
Fae M. Smith
Hairstylist
Harold Lewis
Harold Lewis
Production Manager
Sam Ruman
Sam Ruman
Assistant Director
James Almond
James Almond
Gaffer
Jim Kirley
Jim Kirley
Grip
Gaston Longet
Gaston Longet
Still Photographer
Charles Straumer
Charles Straumer
Camera Operator
Mercy Weireter
Mercy Weireter
Script Supervisor

Posters and backgrounds

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