Strange Bargain

Strange Bargain(1949)

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

November 5, 1949
1h 8m
IMDb6.7791
TMDB5.713

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

Crew

Director

Will Price

Director of Photography

Harry J. Wild

Producer

Sid Rogell

Screenplay

Lillie Hayward

Details

Original Language

en

Country

United States of America

Production

RKO Radio Pictures

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