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Strange Bargain is a 1949 American crime mystery starring Martha Scott and Jeffrey Lynn. It is directed by Will Price. Harry Morgan appears in support. It is the story of a bookkeeper in need of money who agrees against his own better judgment to help a wealthy man carry out a duplicitous suicide plan.
Strange Bargain: Directed by Will Price. With Martha Scott, Jeffrey Lynn, Harry Morgan, Katherine Emery. 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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- Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
- Will Price
- 1949-11-05
Strange Bargain - If this low-key mystery looks familiar, odds are you're a devoted fan of Murder She Wrote. Almost 40 years after the film's premiere, Jessica Fletcher re-opened the case, using scenes from the original film as flashbacks and casting stars Martha Scott, Jeffrey Lynn and Harry Morgan as older versions of their original characters.
- Will Price, Sam Ruman
- Martha Scott
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. Sam Wilson is having a hard time making ends meet.
A bookkeeper is blackmailed into making his boss's suicide look like murder for a fee. Watch the trailer, see the cast and crew, and read user reviews of this classic film noir.
Jeffrey Lynn Cast. Harry Morgan Cast. Katherine Emery Cast. Lillie Hayward Screenplay. Critics reviews. Sam Wilson is having a hard time making ends meet. When he asks his boss for a raise, he finds out that the company is closing down and he’ll be out of a job. His boss decides to commit …
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A sedate thriller built upon the insecurities of the newly emergent white-collar class, Strange Bargain offers solid production values and brisk direction. Jeffrey Lynn (who looks like a solution of Ray Milland and Bruce Bennett) is a hard-working family man who earns his keep as an accountant.
