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Strange Bargain

1949 · 1h 8m · Mystery, Thriller · United States of America

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

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.

Directed by
Will Price
Written by
Lillie Hayward
Story by
J.H. Wallis
Starring
Martha Scott, Jeffrey Lynn, Harry Morgan, Katherine Emery
6.0Smart score

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