Strange Bargain (1949)
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.
Director:
Will Price
Writer:
Lillie Hayward
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Martha Scott as Georgia Wilson |
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Jeffrey Lynn as Sam Wilson |
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Harry Morgan as Richard Webb |
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Katherine Emery as Edna Jarvis |
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Richard Gaines as Malcolm Jarvis |
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Henry O'Neill as Timothy Hearne |
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Walter Sande as Sergeant Cord |
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Michael Chapin as Roddy Wilson |
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Arlene Gray as Hilda Wilson |
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Raymond Roe as Sydney Jarvis |
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Robert Bray as Detective McTay |
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Dan Foster as Tip (uncredited) |
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Joel Friedkin as Canon (uncredited) |
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John Hamilton as Employee at Meeting (uncredited) |
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James Nolan as Policeman (uncredited) |
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Theodore Rand as Cocktail Waiter (uncredited) |
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Betty Underwood as Miss Vantay (uncredited) |
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Nancy Valentine as Lucille Gosler (uncredited) |
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Charles Flynn as Officer Hogan (uncredited) |
| Production | Sid Rogell | Producer |
| Writing | J.H. Wallis | Story |
| Directing | Will Price | Director |
| Sound | Friedrich Hollaender | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Harry J. Wild | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Frederic Knudtson | Editor |
| Sound | C. Bakaleinikoff | Music Director |
| Sound | Terry Kellum | Sound |
| Writing | Lillie Hayward | Screenplay |
| Art | James Altwies | Set Decoration |
| Art | Darrell Silvera | Set Decoration |
| Art | Carroll Clark | Art Direction |
| Art | Albert S. D'Agostino | Art Direction |
| Sound | Francis M. Sarver | Sound |
| Directing | Sam Ruman | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Mercy Weireter | Script Supervisor |
| Production | Harold Lewis | Production Manager |
| Camera | Gaston Longet | Still Photographer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Fae M. Smith | Hairstylist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Josef Norin | Makeup Artist |
| Lighting | James Almond | Gaffer |
| Camera | Jim Kirley | Grip |
| Camera | Charles Straumer | Camera Operator |
