Double Indemnity is a movie filmed in 1944 starring Fred MacMurray as Walter Neff, and Barbara Stanwyck as Phyllis Deitrichson. The term Double Indemnity stands for a type of clause in certain insurance policies that pays double when the death is caused by a certain accidental means. This is a perfect example to a film noir for many reasons. Some of those reasons are that they follow a certain character doing unmoral things, and being dragged in by his femme fatale, also the shadows and sleazy settings throughout the movie, the places they meet and interact, and even how they organize and go through with the murder.

The film starts off with us being introduced to Walter Neff and trying to renew Phyllis’s husband car insurance and she inquires about accident insurance. Walter is then dragged into an elaborate murder organized by both parties. As they complete the murder, Walter realizes what he has done and tries to fix some of his mistakes by not getting certain people in trouble, confusing his mistakes so after he dies the truth will be known, and he even goes as far as killing Phyllis the women who he thought he loved throughout the movie. A classic line from this movie is who knew murder smelled like sweet honey suckle which symbolizes he was drawn in by her sweet scent and beauty, then committed a murder that was not warranted of a man that did nothing wrong. As the movie ends his boss Keyes catches him and calls the police and the movie ends on the scene of him possibly enjoying his last cigarette and bleeding out. This movie has a classic story line that was adapted from the novel written James M. Cain it will be enjoyed for many years to come and still recognized as one of the best film noirs every created.