Category: Double Indemnity
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Two Couples Who Murder: “Double Indemnity” Faces Off Against “Body Heat” — And It’s Not Even Close
Left, Kathleen Turner, William Hurt, “Body Heat” (1981). Right, Barbara Stanwyck, Fred MacMurray, “Double Indemnity” (1944). Warning: Contains Spoilers By Paul Parcellin After I moved to L.A. in 2008, I got together with a Meetup group that was going to see a screening of “Double Indemnity” (1944) at the ArcLight Theater in Hollywood. I was…
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Ripped From the Headlines: True Crimes Explode onto the Screen in Noir Movies
Barbara Stanwyck, Fred MacMurray, “Double Indemnity” (1944) By Paul Parcellin It’s no wonder that Hollywood in the 1940s and ’50s scooped up lurid true crime stories and made hard-hitting, gritty dramas out of them. Following the war, the public’s appetite for rough textured tales could not be surpassed. Cold, savage murders that bled off the…
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‘Double Indemnity’: Two On a Conveyor Belt Toward Doom
Fred MacMurray, Edward G. Robinson, ‘Double Indemnity’ (1944). This article contains many SPOILERS, so if you haven’t seen the film yet be forewarned. By Paul Parcellin In “Double Indemnity” (1944), housewife Phyllis Dietrichson (Barbara Stanwyck) seduces insurance salesman Walter Neff (Fred MacMurray) and gets him to kill her husband. She’s after a big payout from…