(Arson for Hire)

Content: 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

Countries:

United States of America

Genres:

Crime,

Romance

Runtime:

67 minutes

Year:

1959

Directors:

Thor L. Brooks

Production companies:

William F. Broidy Productions

Actors:

Arson Squad Inspector John "Johnny" Broderick

Keely Harris

Ben Howard, Broderick's Assistant

William Yarbo

Pop Bergen

Crews:

Screenplay

Director

Director of Photography