Plot Summary - Classic film noir, directed by Billy Wilder, in which insurance salesman Walter Neff (Fred MacMurray) gets mixed up with the ultimate femme fatale, Phyllis (Barbara Stanwyck), a woman who seduces willing Neff into helping her purchase an accident policy on her husband (without his knowledge) with a plan to bump the husband off and collect the insurance money. Neff (swayed by her perfume and sexy anklet, it seems) agrees to help her and comes up with an elaborate scheme to pull off the murder without getting caught - plus he's included a "double indemnity clause" in the accident policy, which will give Phyllis $100,000 if the husband dies via train accident. The plot is put in motion, and all seems to go as planned - until a smart office "claims manager" (Edward G. Robinson) who works with Neff is busy sniffing out his hunch that the "accident" that killed hubby was actually a murder.
Review - Top-notch entertainment all the way - I love this one. Great dialogue, memorable scenes, well done acting and star appeal, as well as typical film noir plot elements all creates an exciting watch. Set in L.A., her Spanish-style house on Los Feliz Blvd. price paid: $30,000 (geez), the Hollywood Bowl, Glendale, Hollywood, and Olvera Street get a mention. How about Stanwyck in that blonde wig?! Groovy stuff. Rating - 10/10 stars
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