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Director
  
Thor L. Brooks

Set decoration
  
Joseph Kish

Duration
  

Language
  
English

3.6/10
IMDb

Genre
  
Crime, Romance

Distributed by
  
Monogram Pictures

Country
  
United States

Arson for Hire movie poster

Release date
  
March 1, 1959 (1959-03-01)

Writer
  
Tom Hubbard (original screenplay)

Genres
  
Romance Film, Drama film, Crime film

Cast
  
Antony Carbone
(Foxy Gilbert),
Walter Reed
(Chief Hollister),
Steve Brodie
,
Lyn Thomas
(Keely Harris),
Lester Dorr
(Cab Dispatcher)

Arson for Hire is a 1959 crime drama directed by Thor L. Brooks. The film stars Steve Brodie, Lyn Thomas and Tom Hubbard, who also wrote. Arson squad investigator Johnny Broderick and his partner Ben Howard, investigate a warehouse fire, and find evidence of arson.

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Plot

Actress Keely Harris inherits a warehouse from her father that is burned in a fire. Her father's business partner informs her that he and her father had planned the fire and demands half the insurance money. Meanwhile, arson investigator Johnny Broderick and assistant Ben Howard suspect the fire wasn't an accident.

Cast

  • Steve Brodie ... Arson Squad Insp. John 'Johnny' Broderick
  • Lyn Thomas ... Keely Harris
  • Tom Hubbard ... Ben Howard, Broderick's Assistant
  • Jason Johnson ... William Yarbo
  • Frank J. Scannell ... Pop Bergen (as Frank Scanell)
  • Wendy Wilde ... Marilyn 'Marilee' Bergen
  • John Frederick ... Clete, the Photographer (as John Merrick)
  • Corinne Cole ... Cindy, the Secretary (as Lari Laine)
  • Antony Carbone ... Foxy Gilbert
  • Lyn Osborn ... Jim, the Fireman
  • Robert Riordan ... Fire Chief Boswell
  • Walter Reed ... Chief Hollister
  • Reed Howes ... Barney, the Bartender
  • Lester Dorr ... Cab Dispatcher
  • Frank Richards ... Man Making Phone Calls

    • Release

    The film was released as a double feature with The Giant Behemoth. "Crummy actioner [that's] pretty horrendous when the stock footage of fires isn't onscreen." tvguide.com

    Tabonga

    The "Tabonga" suit from the film From Hell It Came appears in a warehouse. The characters even have a gunfight in front of it. Apparently, the warehouse used in the scene was Allied Artists Pictures own. The scene can be viewed on YouTube.

    References

    Arson for Hire Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA

    Arson for Hire IMDb Arson for Hire themoviedb.org


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