A FILM TO REMEMBER: “DOUBLE INDEMNITY” (1944)

Photograph of film poster with a display of scene images from “Double Indemnity”.

Before I get into this, I want to make mention “A FILM TO REMEMBER” will be a series about films that have reached a milestone anniversary since their origin in being culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant. The articles will contain the film’s plot outline, director, cast, a compilation of trivialities, various photos, movie trailer, critical reception and more. So, let’s start:

We are here to mark the celebration of the 75th Anniversary of Billy Wilder’s “Double Indemnity”. Let’s take an inside look at the film:

PLOT OUTLINE:

An insurance representative lets himself be talked into a murder/insurance fraud scheme that arouses the suspicion of an insurance investigator.

Still image of filmmaker Billy Wilder.

STUDIO:

Paramount Pictures

DIRECTOR:

Billy Wilder

CAST:

• Fred MacMurray … Walter Neff
• Barbara Stanwyck … Phyllis Dietrichson
• Edward G. Robinson … Barton Keyes
• Porter Hall … Mr. Jackson