Double Indemnity

Oh, I’ve been waiting for this. I’ve seen this movie many times, but it’s like an old familiar friend that you always have time for and is so enjoyable to visit. I’ve said on Twitter that if you’ve seen Double Indemnity and Out Of The Past, you’re a long way down the road to appreciation of film noir. Is Double Indemnity the first film noir? There’re a lot of other films that a purist would claim were forerunners, certainly 1941’s The Maltese Falcon, which is just as atmospheric. Earlier than that, you could point to Fritz Lang’s German Expressionist M or Private Detective 62, which are more like proto-noir. But in 1944’s Double Indemnity by Paramount Pictures, you have it all in one beautiful, desperate hour and 47 minutes of film. 

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