Arson for Hire
5.3
“THE FLAMING SHOCKER ABOUT CRIME'S DEADLIEST RACKET!”
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
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Cast
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Steve Brodie
Arson Squad Inspector John "Johnny" Broderick
Known for
The Giant Spider Invasion
Out of the Past
Lyn Thomas
Keely Harris
Also in
Space Master X-7
Noose for a Gunman
William Margulies
Thor L. Brooks
William F. Broidy
Tom Hubbard
Ben Howard, Broderick's Assistant
Also in
Highway Dragnet
Two Lost Worlds
Thor L. Brooks
Erwin Yessin
Jason Johnson
William Yarbo
Also in
The Cape Canaveral Monsters
The True Story of Jesse James
Frank J. Scannell
Pop Bergen
Known for
The Incredible Shrinking Man
The Disorderly Orderly
Wendy Wilde
Marilyn 'Marilee' Bergen
Also in
The Diary of a High School Bride
She Demons
John Frederick
Clete, the Photographer
Known for
Duck, You Sucker
Killers from Space
Thor L. Brooks Director · Tom Hubbard Screenplay William Margulies Cinematographer
United States release March 1, 1959 · Produced in United States
Production
William F. Broidy Productions
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United States
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Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · March 1, 1959
Theatrical
Argentina
January 10, 1961
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