Double Indemnity: A Policy That Paid Off

In exchange for Walter's confession the insurance company allows the murderers to escape, but on the boat to Mexico they feel they have been spotted and decide to jump overboard in a suicide pact reminiscent of some of the plays of Chikamatsu for the classical Japanese puppet theater. Any film...

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Published inLiterature film quarterly Vol. 6; no. 2; pp. 116 - 124
Main Authors Allyn, John, Wilder's, Billy
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Salisbury, Md Salisbury State College 01.04.1978
Salisbury University
Subjects
Double indemnity
Film adaptations
Film noir
Living rooms
MacMurray, Fred
Motion picture industry
Motion pictures
Movies
Murderers
Novels
Wilder, Billy (1906-2002)
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Summary:In exchange for Walter's confession the insurance company allows the murderers to escape, but on the boat to Mexico they feel they have been spotted and decide to jump overboard in a suicide pact reminiscent of some of the plays of Chikamatsu for the classical Japanese puppet theater. Any film student knows Mr. Wilder as the writer and director of such outstanding films as The Lost Weekend, Sunset Boulevard, Some Like It Hot, and The Apartment, just to name a few, but on this occasion our discussion was limited to the adaptation of Double Indemnity.
ISSN:0090-4260
2573-7597