Strange Bargain (1949)

Director:

Will Price

Writers:

Lillie Hayward (writer)
J.H. Wallis (story)

Release Date:

5 November 1949 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Film-Noir

Plot:

Sam Wilson is having a hard time making ends meet. When he asks his boss for a raise, he finds out that...

Plot Keywords:

Making Ends Meet | Insurance Money

Cast

Jeffrey Lynn	...	Sam Wilson
Martha Scott	...	Georgia Wilson
Michael Chapin	...	Roddy Wilson
Harry Morgan	...	Lt. Richard Webb (as Henry Morgan)
Walter Sande	...	Sgt. Cord
Henry O'Neill	...	Timothy Hearne
Katherine Emery	...	Edna Jarvis
Arlene Gray	...	Hilda Wilson
Raymond Roe	...	Sydney Jarvis
Richard Gaines	...	Malcolm Jarvis
Betty Underwood	...	Miss Vantay
Charles Flynn	...	Officer Hogan
Joel Friedkin
James Nolan		(as Jim Nolan)
Robert Bray	...	Det. McTay

Runtime:

68 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound System)

Certification:

Sweden:15

Company:

RKO Radio Pictures

Trivia:

This film was the basis for an episode of "Murder, She Wrote" (1984). Three of the surviving cast members appear in the show, as does some of the original footage from the film.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Murder, She Wrote: The Days Dwindle Down (#3.21)" (1987)

A unique continuation in 1987

For any Murder She Wrote fans, this movie may be familiar. It was the main feature for an episode entitled 'The Days Dwindle Down', aired in April of 1987. Jeffrey Lynn, Harry Morgan and Martha Scott resurrected their roles for the episode. I have yet to see the movie, however after seeing this episode, I am now intrigued to see what the movie was actually like.