DOUBLE INDEMNITY (1944)

Love-struck insurance man Walter Neff (Fred MacMurray) lives to regret the "perfect" murder plot he's cooked up with femme fatale client Phyllis Dietrichson (Barbara Stanwyck), who's counting on Neff's inside knowledge to cover her tracks as she stages her husband's "accidental" death to score a big payout on her life insurance policy. The only thing standing between the guilty pair and big money is canny claims investigator Barton Keyes (Edward G. Robinson) – and he smells a rat.

The "A" list cast includes: Barbara Stanwyck, Fred MacMurray, Edward G. Robinson, Porter Hall, Fortunio Bonanova, Jean Heather, and Bess Flowers.

#38 on the AFI Top 100.

DOUBLE INDEMNITY was nominated for the Best Picture award. The film received seven Oscar nominations; no wins.

With "Double Indemnity," director, Billy Wilder, provided a hard-boiled, crime drama with true impact. Wilder received a nomination for best directing.

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