Strange Bargain

IMDb 5.7 1949 • 68 min • MysteryThriller

Director

Will Price

Country

US

Plot Summary

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.

Top Cast

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