The FRiday Night Movie - Double Indemnity (1944)

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[DemforBush]

There have been many variations on this particular noir storyline. Body Heat, The Last Seduction, and so on. IMHO, though, D.I. remains the best of the bunch. In no small part because of the presence of Fred MacMurray. MacMurray was one of the most underrated actors of all time. So many tremendous performances - Indemnity, The Apartment, The Caine Mutiny, etc. And when you add in Edward G. Robinson and Barbara Stanwick, well, you've just got a masterpiece on your hands! 8.5/10.

[DemforBush]

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[left that other site]

I LOVE this movie! :-)

[DemforBush]

ping.

[DemforBush]

Obviously, you have excellent taste, FRiend! :-)

[left that other site]

Why Thank You! ;-)

[DemforBush]

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[Silentgypsy]

Thank you!

[americas.best.days...]

Me too. Have watched it multiple time.

“I wonder if I know what you mean?”

“I wonder if you wonder.”

Perfection.

[murron]

I love the dialogue in this movie.

[Intolerant in NJ]

Good movie - Edward G. Robinson is super....

[laplata]

Great movie! thanks.

Yes, Fred MacMurray was very underrated.

[laplata]

Great movie! thanks.

Yes, Fred MacMurray was very underrated.

[longfellow]

Yes and I had never seen him in a movie until ths one. I knew him as the dad on my three sons. Also the model for Shazam.

[laplata]

I recommend the “Cain Mutiny”, in which he was very good.

[jy8z]

I wanted to watch a movie tonight and that filled the bill. Thanks.

[re_nortex]

I recommend the “Cain Mutiny”, in which he was very good.

An enduring classic that's held up well over the years. In both "Double Indemnity" and "Cain Mutiny", Fred MacMurray plays the heavy very well. In the latter, he's scheming all the while and deserved the champagne in the face at the end. For those who only know his avuncular side from "My Three Sons", he was a superb serious actor. And I think the picture below captures that aspect of him well.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

D.I. is one of the five best movies ever made.

[left that other site]

The dialogue in those movies was amazing.

[laplata]

Well put.

Other than the Cain Mutiny and a few other films, he sure was a likeable guy.