Strange Bargain

1h 8min

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.

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
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
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)
Charles Flynn

Charles Flynn

Officer Hogan (uncredited)

Release date

5th Nov 1949

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English