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Arson for Hire is a american film of genre Crime released in USA on 1 march 1959 with Steve Brodie

Arson for Hire (1959)

Arson for Hire
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Released in USA 1 march 1959
Length 1h7
OriginUSA
Genres Crime,    Romance
Rating55% 2.770522.770522.770522.770522.77052

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.

Synopsis

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.

Actors

Steve Brodie

(Arson Squad Inspector John "Johnny" Broderick)Lyn Thomas

(Keely Harris)Antony Carbone

(Foxy Gilbert)Walter Reed

(Chief Hollister)Reed Howes

(Barney, the Bartender)
And :
Lester Dorr
Frank Richards
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