The Film Noir Blogathon: «Double Indemnity» (1944)
Theatrical release poster Directed by Billy Wilder, Double Indemnity (1944) begins with insurance agent Walter Neff (Fred MacMurray) return ing to his office late o ne night. Bleeding from a gunshot wound, he records his murder confess ion on a dictaphone, addresing his boss and friend , Barton Keyes (Edward G. R obinson), a metic ulo us and intu itive clai ms manager. Walter then thinks back to the day w hen it all started. While making a routine call on an automo bilie insurance client, Mr. Dietrichson (Tom Powes), he meets the man 's alluring blonde wife Phyllis (B arbara Stanwyck), who greets Walter wearing only a towel. Although she seems to be sub tly seducing him , Phyllis cold ly rebuff s Walter 's ad vances a nd sends him away. So on, however, they mutual attraction dev elop s into an il licit affair. When Phyllis asks how she could take out an accident policy on her husband's life without his knowledge, Walter deduces that she is contemplatin...