Arson for Hire
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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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Release date March 1, 1959 (1959-03-01) Writer Tom Hubbard (original screenplay) Genres Romance Film, Drama film, Crime film Cast (Foxy Gilbert), (Chief Hollister), , (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
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 WikipediaArson for Hire IMDb Arson for Hire themoviedb.org