Arson for Hire (1959)

Arson for Hire (1959)

THE FLAMING SHOCKER ABOUT CRIME'S DEADLIEST RACKET! 1959-03-01 United States of America 67 Min. PG-13
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Overview

Synopsis by theflixtor - 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

Cast

Steve Brodie is Arson Squad Inspector John
Arson Squad Inspector John "Johnny" Broderick
Lyn Thomas is Keely Harris
Keely Harris
Tom Hubbard is Ben Howard, Broderick's Assistant
Ben Howard, Broderick's Assistant
Jason Johnson is William Yarbo
William Yarbo
Frank J. Scannell is Pop Bergen
Wendy Wilde is Marilyn 'Marilee' Bergen
Marilyn 'Marilee' Bergen
John Frederick is Clete, the Photographer
Clete, the Photographer
Corinne Cole is Cindy, the Secretary
Cindy, the Secretary
Antony Carbone is Foxy Gilbert
Foxy Gilbert
Lyn Osborn is Jim, the Fireman
Jim, the Fireman
Robert Riordan is Fire Chief Boswell
Fire Chief Boswell
Walter Reed is Chief Hollister
Chief Hollister