Double Indemnity (1944)
Double Indemnity (1944)
It's love and murder at first sight!
A rich woman and a calculating insurance agent plot to kill her unsuspecting husband after he signs a double indemnity policy. Against a backdrop of distinctly Californian settings, the partners in crime plan the perfect murder to collect the insurance, which pays double if the death is accidental.

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Cast

Fred MacMurray Fred MacMurray As: Walter Neff
Barbara Stanwyck Barbara Stanwyck As: Phyllis Dietrichson
Edward G. Robinson Edward G. Robinson As: Barton Keyes
Porter Hall Porter Hall As: Mr. Jackson
Richard Gaines Richard Gaines As: Edward S. Norton Jr.
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Storyline

A rich woman and a calculating insurance agent plot to kill her unsuspecting husband after he signs a double indemnity policy. Against a backdrop of distinctly Californian settings, the partners in crime plan the perfect murder to collect the insurance, which pays double if the death is accidental.


Tagline: It's love and murder at first sight!
Certification: NR

Details

Genres: Crime, Thriller

Language: English

Release Date: 06 July 1944

Country: US

Runtime: 107m

Company Credits

Company: Paramount Pictures

Budget: $927,262

Revenue: $2,500,000

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Cast

Fred MacMurray

Fred MacMurray

Walter Neff

Barbara Stanwyck

Barbara Stanwyck

Phyllis Dietrichson

Edward G. Robinson

Edward G. Robinson

Barton Keyes

Porter Hall

Porter Hall

Mr. Jackson

Richard Gaines

Richard Gaines

Edward S. Norton Jr.

Jean Heather

Jean Heather

Lola Dietrichson

Tom Powers

Tom Powers

Mr. Dietrichson

Fortunio Bonanova

Fortunio Bonanova

Sam Garlopis

Byron Barr

Byron Barr

Nino Zachetti

John Berry

John Berry

Bit Part (uncredited)

Raymond Chandler

Raymond Chandler

Man Reading Book (uncredited)

Edmund Cobb

Edmund Cobb

Train Conductor (uncredited)

Kernan Cripps

Kernan Cripps

Conductor (uncredited)

Bess Flowers

Bess Flowers

Norton's Secretary

Eddie Hall

Eddie Hall

Man in Drug Store (uncredited)

Teala Loring

Teala Loring

Pacific All-Risk Telephone Operator (uncredited)

Sam McDaniel

Sam McDaniel

Charlie the Garage Attendant (uncredited)

Billy Mitchell

Billy Mitchell

Pullman Porter (uncredited)

Clarence Muse

Clarence Muse

Man (uncredited)

Douglas Spencer

Douglas Spencer

Lou Schwartz (uncredited)

John Philliber

John Philliber

Joe Peters

Harold Garrison

Harold Garrison

Redcap

James Adamson

James Adamson

Pullman Porter (uncredited)

Betty Farrington

Betty Farrington

Dietrichsons' Maid Nettie (uncredited)

George Magrill

George Magrill

Man (uncredited)

Constance Purdy

Constance Purdy

Fat Shopper in Market (uncredited)

Dick Rush

Dick Rush

Pullman Conductor (uncredited)

Floyd Shackelford

Floyd Shackelford

Pullman Porter (uncredited)

Oscar Smith

Oscar Smith

Pullman Porter (uncredited)

Miriam Nelson

Miriam Nelson

Keyes' Secretary (uncredited)

Directed By

Billy Wilder

Billy Wilder

Director

Charles C. Coleman

Charles C. Coleman

Assistant Director

Writing Credits

Production Crew

Buddy G. DeSylva

Buddy G. DeSylva

Executive Producer

Joseph Sistrom

Joseph Sistrom

Producer

Harvey Clermont

Harvey Clermont

Casting

Edited By

Doane Harrison

Doane Harrison

Supervising Film Editor

Doane Harrison

Doane Harrison

Editor

Costume and Makeup

Edith Head

Edith Head

Costume Design

Robert Ewing

Robert Ewing

Makeup Artist

Charles Gemora

Charles Gemora

Makeup Artist

Wally Westmore

Wally Westmore

Makeup Artist

Hollis Barnes

Hollis Barnes

Hairstylist

Sound

Miklós Rózsa

Miklós Rózsa

Original Music Composer

Walter Oberst

Walter Oberst

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Eugene Zador

Eugene Zador

Orchestrator

Loren L. Ryder

Loren L. Ryder

Sound Recordist

Stanley Cooley

Stanley Cooley

Sound Recordist

Visual Effects

Farciot Edouart

Farciot Edouart

Visual Effects

Camera

John F. Seitz

John F. Seitz

Director of Photography

Ed Henderson

Ed Henderson

Still Photographer

Harlow Stengel

Harlow Stengel

Camera Operator

Lighting

Not currently known.

Art Department

Hans Dreier

Hans Dreier

Art Direction

Hal Pereira

Hal Pereira

Art Direction

Bertram C. Granger

Bertram C. Granger

Set Decoration

Jack Colconda

Jack Colconda

Props

Other Crew

Jack Gage

Jack Gage

Dialect Coach

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