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1940s
DOUBLE
INDEMNITY
1944
If one were to try and
understand classic film
noir with one movie, Double
Indemnity would be the
ultimate go-to flick. With its
devious femme fatale hellbent on murder and money
(in that order), and the
shadowy, smooth-talking suit
she drags down with her, this
film set the standard for racy
noir dramas to come.
RELATED:
DRESSED TO KILL (1941), THE
MALTESE FALCON (1941), THE
BIG SLEEP (1946), NOTORIOUS
(1946), THE THIRD MAN (1949)
Fred MacMurray and Barbara
Stanwyck play husband and
murderous wife.
FILM
HUFFINGTON
09.30.12