Any body see the movie "Double Indemnity"?

[WI_DEM]

It's a real classic. There is a lot to choose from but I think it's my favorite Billy Wilder film.

[progmom]

1. yep

Barbara Stanwyck is fantastic in that film.

[WI_DEM]

6. Paramount executives hated the blonde wig that B.S. wore in the film

one of them told Wilder, "We hire Barbara Stanwyck and wind up with George Washington."

[speedoo]

2. Saw it a long time ago.

I remember enjoying it very much. Was John Garfield the male lead?

[RedStateShame]

3. No, Fred MacMurray.

If I remember correctly, he initially didn't want it to be released, as I think he was going for more of a wholesome, Jimmy Stewart-esque image at the time. And did Edward G. Robinson win an Oscar, or just get nominated, for his role?

[WI_DEM]

7. Neither MacMurray nor Robinson were ever nominated for an Oscar

both deserved to be for "DI". Stanwyck should have won for it.

[Tyrone Slothrop]

4. About 30+ times...

My senior thesis in college was all about film noir, and I used Indemnity as my proto-ur-film noir example.

That said, though, I still think I prefer Sunset Blvd. as far as Wilder's work goes. (D.I., Some Like It Hot and The Apartment are all right up there, though...)

[Jo March]

5. I've seen it many times and I love it

It's one of my favorites. I love how he calls Barbara Stynwyck "baby."

[Deep13]

8. Please explain the documented suicide statistics again.

That was great.

[XNASA]

9. It's one of my Top 10. Easily.

[JackDragna]

10. I saw it. Good stuff.

Right up there with "The Asphalt Jungle" in terms of good noir.