Arson for Hire (1959)

Plot Summary

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

Full Cast & Characters

Steve Brodie

Arson Squad Inspector John "Johnny" Broderick

Lyn Thomas

Keely Harris

Tom Hubbard

Ben Howard, Broderick's Assistant

Jason Johnson

William Yarbo

Frank J. Scannell

Pop Bergen

Wendy Wilde

Marilyn 'Marilee' Bergen

John Frederick

Clete, the Photographer

Corinne Cole

Cindy, the Secretary

Antony Carbone

Foxy Gilbert

Lyn Osborn

Jim, the Fireman

Robert Riordan

Fire Chief Boswell

Walter Reed

Chief Hollister

Director & Crew

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