Arson for Hire (1959)
THE FLAMING SHOCKER ABOUT CRIME'S DEADLIEST RACKET!
67 min
Johnny Broderick, arson squad investigator, and his assistant, Ben Howard,, investigate a warehouse fire and find evidence of arson. Lawyer William Yarbo is behind the series of incendiary fires that have been plaguing the city. Keely Hariss, an actress, inherited the warehouse from her father. Yabro calls on her and says that he and her father had heavily insured the building and planned to burn it and collect, and also tells her she must accept half of the insurance money or he will see that she is blamed for the arson. "Pop" Bergen, the father of Marily Bergen, is the torch man hired by Yarbo, and he perishes in one of the conflagrations. Yarbo learns that Keely is cooperating with Broderick and he enters the movie studio where she is working, determined to kill her. Written By Les Adams
- Release date
- March 1, 1959
- Country of origin
- United States
Cast
- Steve Brodie as Arson Squad Insp. John 'Johnny' Broderick
- Lyn Thomas as Keely Harris
- Tom Hubbard as Ben Howard
- Frank J. Scannell as Pop Bergen
- Antony Carbone as Foxy Gilbert
- John Frederick as Clete--Photographer
- Jason Johnson as William Yarbo
- Robert Riordan as Fire Chief Boswell
- Wendy Wilde as Marilyn 'Marilee' Bergen
- Walter Reed as Chief Hollister
Crew
- Thor L. Brooks · Director
- Tom Hubbard · Writer
- William F. Broidy · Producer
- William Margulies · Cinematographer
- Herbert R. Hoffman · Editor