Arson for Hire

Arson for Hire

67 mins | Crime, Romance | March 1, 1959

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

Arson for Hire

67 mins | Crime, Romance | March 1, 1959

Arson for Hire
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
Producers William F. Broidy Productions
Original title Arson for Hire
Directors Thor L. Brooks
Writers Tom Hubbard

Cast

Steve Brodie

as Arson Squad Inspector John "Johnny" Broderick

Lyn Thomas

as Keely Harris

Tom Hubbard

as Ben Howard, Broderick's Assistant

Jason Johnson

as William Yarbo

Frank J. Scannell

as Pop Bergen

Wendy Wilde

as Marilyn 'Marilee' Bergen

John Frederick

as Clete, the Photographer

Corinne Cole

as Cindy, the Secretary

Antony Carbone

as Foxy Gilbert

Lyn Osborn

as Jim, the Fireman

Robert Riordan

as Fire Chief Boswell

Walter Reed

as Chief Hollister

Reed Howes

as Barney, the Bartender

Lester Dorr

as Cab Dispatcher

Frank Richards

as Man Making Phone Calls