Principal cast
Fred MacMurray, Barbara Stanwyck, Edward G. Robinson, Porter Hall and Jean Heather
Film 38 of 498 on the Screen Path
Double Indemnity
It's love and murder at first sight!
About the film
Double Indemnity at a glance.
Screen Path places this 1944 film at stop 38 in one curated journey through cinema. The learning experience adds context before you watch and deeper analysis after.
An insurance representative is seduced by a dissatisfied housewife into a scheme of insurance fraud and murder that arouses the suspicion of his colleague, a claims investigator.
Key craft credits
John F. Seitz (director of photography), Doane Harrison (editor), Miklós Rózsa (original music composer), Billy Wilder (screenplay) and Raymond Chandler (screenplay)
- Director
- Billy Wilder
- Release
- 1944-07-06
- Runtime
- 107 minutes
- Genres
- Crime and Thriller
- Country
- United States
- Quiz
- 50 questions
The Screen Path journey
Before. After. Remember.
The featured film is watched outside Screen Path. The app provides the learning experience around it: a guide, an analysis, and a quiz with explanations.
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Before you watch
Start with a spoiler-free video guide to the context and filmmaking choices worth noticing.
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After the film
Return after watching for a deeper video analysis of craft, meaning, and legacy.
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Quiz yourself
Answer 50 questions with clear rationales designed to make the ideas stick.
50 questions in this journeyCitizen Kane is the complete public example: both learning videos and a five-question sample quiz are available below.
Start the example →Full cast
Full cast
- Fred MacMurrayCharacter: Walter Neff
- Barbara StanwyckCharacter: Phyllis Dietrichson
- Edward G. RobinsonCharacter: Barton Keyes
- Porter HallCharacter: Mr. Jackson
- Jean HeatherCharacter: Lola Dietrichson
- Tom PowersCharacter: Mr. Dietrichson
- Byron BarrCharacter: Nino Zachetti
- Richard GainesCharacter: Edward S. Norton Jr.
- Fortunio BonanovaCharacter: Sam Garlopis
- John PhilliberCharacter: Joe Pete
- Douglas SpencerCharacter: Lou Schwartz (uncredited)
- Mona FreemanCharacter: Secretary (uncredited)
Full crew
Full crew
- Billy WilderCredits: Director, Screenplay
- Miklós RózsaCredits: Original Music Composer
- Hal PereiraCredits: Art Direction
- John F. SeitzCredits: Director of Photography
- Hans DreierCredits: Art Direction
- Edith HeadCredits: Costume Design
- Bertram C. GrangerCredits: Set Decoration
- James M. CainCredits: Novel
- Raymond ChandlerCredits: Screenplay
- Farciot EdouartCredits: Visual Effects
- Doane HarrisonCredits: Editor, Supervising Editor
- Stanley CooleyCredits: Sound Recordist
- Walter OberstCredits: Sound Recordist
- Wally WestmoreCredits: Key Makeup Artist
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