The read
It runs a compact 1h 8m.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb6.7/10
14 audience votes
Key crew
- Will PriceDirector
- Friedrich HollaenderOriginal Music Composer
- Lillie HaywardScreenplay
Cast
- Martha ScottGeorgia Wilson
- Jeffrey LynnSam Wilson
- Harry MorganRichard Webb
- Katherine EmeryEdna Jarvis
- Richard GainesMalcolm Jarvis
- Henry O'NeillTimothy Hearne
- Walter SandeSergeant Cord
- Michael ChapinRoddy Wilson
- Arlene GrayHilda Wilson
- Raymond RoeSydney Jarvis
- Robert BrayDetective McTay
- Dan FosterTip (uncredited)
Stills
Themes
film noirframedframed for murder