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  • Strange Bargain (1949)
  • Approved
    68 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
Strange Bargain (1949)
Approved
68 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

In order to cash-in a life insurance policy, a failing business owner asks one of his employees, who has financial woes of his own, to aid him in disguising his suicide into a robbery-murder.
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Director
Writers
Lillie Hayward (screen play by) | J.H. Wallis (story by) (as J. H. Wallis)
Producer
Sid Rogell (produced by)
Composer
Friedrich Hollaender (as Frederick Hollander)
Cinematographer
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Status
Edit Released
Updated Sep 29, 1949

Release date
Nov 5, 1949 (United States)

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Cast

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25 cast members
Name Known for
Martha Scott
Georgia Wilson Georgia Wilson   See fewer
Jeffrey Lynn
Sam Wilson Sam Wilson   See fewer
Harry Morgan
Lt. Richard Webb (as Henry Morgan) Lt. Richard Webb (as Henry Morgan)   See fewer
Katherine Emery
Edna Jarvis Edna Jarvis   See fewer
Richard Gaines
Malcolm Jarvis Malcolm Jarvis   See fewer
Henry O'Neill
Timothy Hearne Timothy Hearne   See fewer
Walter Sande
Sgt. Cord Sgt. Cord   See fewer
Michael Chapin
Roddy Wilson Roddy Wilson   See fewer
Arlene Gray
Hilda Wilson Hilda Wilson   See fewer
Raymond Roe
Sydney Jarvis Sydney Jarvis   See fewer
Wanda Cantlon
Minor Role (uncredited) Minor Role (uncredited)   See fewer
Charles Ferguson
Office Worker at Meeting (uncredited) Office Worker at Meeting (uncredited)   See fewer
Charles Flynn
Officer Hogan (uncredited) Officer Hogan (uncredited)   See fewer
Dan Foster
Tip (uncredited) Tip (uncredited)   See fewer
Joel Friedkin
Canon (uncredited) Canon (uncredited)   See fewer
John Hamilton
Employee at Meeting (uncredited) Employee at Meeting (uncredited)   See fewer
Katherine Lytle
Minor Role (uncredited) Minor Role (uncredited)   See fewer
Al Murphy
Man at Santa Monica Pier (uncredited) Man at Santa Monica Pier (uncredited)   See fewer
James Nolan
Policeman (uncredited) Policeman (uncredited)   See fewer
Theodore Rand
Cocktail Waiter (uncredited) Cocktail Waiter (uncredited)   See fewer
Carl Sklover
Bill (uncredited) Bill (uncredited)   See fewer
Betty Underwood
Miss Vantay (uncredited) Miss Vantay (uncredited)   See fewer
Nancy Valentine
Lucille Gosler (uncredited) Lucille Gosler (uncredited)   See fewer
Bernice Young
Minor Role (uncredited) Minor Role (uncredited)   See fewer
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