Strange Bargain

Strange Bargain

""$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.

Release Date

November 5, 1949

Status

Released

Original Title

Strange Bargain

Runtime

1h 8min

Budget

Revenue

Language

English

Production Companies

RKO Radio Pictures