Double Indemnity (1944)

Unsuspecting Mr. Dietrichson becomes increasingly accident prone after his icily calculating wife encourages him to sign a double indemnity policy proposed by a smooth-talking insurance agent. Against a backdrop of distinctly California settings, the partners in crime plan the perfect murder to collect the insurance. Perfect until a claims manager gets a familiar feeling of foul play and pursues the matter relentlessly.

• classic noir
• double cross
• femme fatale
• film noir
• insurance fraud
• insurance salesman
• marriage
• murder
• step daughter
• suicide
• train accident