Movie
Strange Bargain
Released: November 5, 1949 (1949)
Runtime: 68 minutes
Genres: Mystery, Thriller
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.
Main Cast (Top 10 billed, oldest first)
- Henry O'Neill as Timothy Hearne
Age at release: 58
- Richard Gaines as Malcolm Jarvis
Age at release: 45
- Katherine Emery as Edna Jarvis
Age at release: 43
- Walter Sande as Sergeant Cord
Age at release: 43
- Jeffrey Lynn as Sam Wilson
Age at release: 40
- Martha Scott as Georgia Wilson
Age at release: 37
- Harry Morgan as Richard Webb
Age at release: 34
- Raymond Roe as Sydney Jarvis
Age at release: 24
- Michael Chapin as Roddy Wilson
Age at release: Unknown
- Arlene Gray as Hilda Wilson
Age at release: Unknown
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- Joel Friedkin as Canon (uncredited)
Age at release: 64
- John Hamilton as Employee at Meeting (uncredited)
Age at release: 62
- Charles Flynn as Officer Hogan (uncredited)
Age at release: 37
- James Nolan as Policeman (uncredited)
Age at release: 33
- Robert Bray as Detective McTay
Age at release: 32
- Betty Underwood as Miss Vantay (uncredited)
Age at release: 24
- Dan Foster as Tip (uncredited)
Age at release: Unknown
- Theodore Rand as Cocktail Waiter (uncredited)
Age at release: Unknown
- Nancy Valentine as Lucille Gosler (uncredited)
Age at release: Unknown