Arson for Hire
1959Johnny 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
Acted in
Steve Brodie
as Arson Squad Inspector John "Johnny" Broderick
Lyn Thomas
as Keely Harris
Tom Hubbard
as Ben Howard, Broderick's Assistant
Jason Johnson
as William Yarbo
Frank J. Scannell
as Pop Bergen
Wendy Wilde
as Marilyn 'Marilee' Bergen
John Frederick
as Clete, the Photographer
Corinne Cole
as Cindy, the Secretary
Antony Carbone
as Foxy Gilbert
Lyn Osborn
as Jim, the Fireman
Robert Riordan
as Fire Chief Boswell
Walter Reed
as Chief Hollister
Reed Howes
as Barney, the Bartender
Lester Dorr
as Cab Dispatcher
Frank Richards
as Man Making Phone Calls
