Double Indemnity: superbly crafted scene from Billy Wilder's film noir classic
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- Fred MacMurray and Barbara Stanwyck in a superbly crafted scene from Billy Wilder's 1944 film noir classic, 'Double Indemnity'.
An example of typical Raymond Chandler dialogue in the script; after Walter (MacMurray) comes on a little too strong:
Phyllis (Stanwyck): There's a speed limit in this state, Mr. Neff. 45 miles an hour.
Walter (MacMurray): How fast was I going, officer?
Phyllis: I'd say around 90.
Walter: Suppose you get down off your motorcycle and give me a ticket.
Phyllis: Suppose I let you off with a warning this time.
Walter: Suppose it doesn't take.
Phyllis: Suppose I have to whack you over the knuckles.
Walter: Suppose I bust out crying and put my head on your shoulder.
Phyllis: Suppose you try putting it on my husband's shoulder.
Walter: That tears it...
ACADEMY AWARD NOMINATIONS
Best Actress in a Leading Role (Barbara Stanwyck)
Best Cinematography, Black-and-White
Best Director (Billy Wilder)
Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic or Comedy Picture
Best Picture
Academy Award for Best Sound, recording
Best Writing, Screenplay
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I wonder if you wonder
One of the best lines ever.
The original script actually went further, showing Neff’s arrest and his eventual execution in a gas chamber. Wilder even shot the gas chamber ending, but cut it for two reasons: The PCA was concerned the details were too gruesome, and Wilder himself felt that it was ultimately unnecessary to the story.
This was the scene that hooked me.
Wow what a aggressive seen, it hooked me for sure. Billy Wilder knew his stuff.
It hooked Walter Neff too...to his eventual ruin.
“Neff’s the name, isn’t it?”
“Yeah, two Fs like in Philadelphia...if you know the story.”
“What story?”
“The Philadelphia Story”
"In there. But they keep the liquor locked up."... "That's alright. I always carry my own keys." LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL!
That's a great line.
Honestly, I don't think "many people today" get what this means. This whole scene is so complex and beautiful. Ugh. So awesome
@@enotdetcelfer what does it mean?
I can’t stand Fred MacMurray one bit. Wish he wasn;t in this movie. He is way outclassed by Stanwyck.
@JustAintThatWay All the lines were Chandler's
what a screenplay. its great.
This scene [as is almost the entire screenplay for 'Double Indemnity'] is pure Raymond Chandler. Despite the fact that Wilder and Chandler didn't get on at all - Chandler actually quit the film at one point, writing a lengthy list of things he disliked about the director by way of a resignation letter - Wilder persuaded Chandler to return as he recognised his gift with words.
Fred McMurray was a fine actor.
[Bleeding to death] "Let me tell you about these Venetian blinds"
Everything that needs to be said about this fantastic film,has already been said.
Thanks for this reminder. it's in my top 5.
This movie has a great atmosphere.
Walter sure is a flirt.
I love the introduction of her character. With her wearing white with the contrast of the dark room she was in, it almost symbolizes as she was a wolf in sheep’s clothing.
My favorite movie of all time
Fred MacMurray in one of his serious roles. He's known mostly for comedy but he sure does nail it in this film.
"Double Indemnity" was one of the few movies where Fred MacMurray played a heel. He was very hesitant about playing the role. Billy Wilder was desperate for an actor who could play the role of Walter Neff. A dozen actors turned down the role. Billy Wilder persisted in getting Fred MacMurray to play the role. Fred MacMurray came to find that "Double Indemnity" was one of the best movies he ever made.
The Wonder of Wilder; a legendary filmmaker from Hollywood's Golden Age.
Mustafa Jackson.......Wilder was an exceptional director - but this dialogue is all Chandler. Arguably, one of the finest writers ever.
These old american salesman accents never tire me out XD
Wow, I only know Fred Macmurray as the calm, nice dad from My Three Sons. I'm seeing him in a whole different light here, wow!!
the cleverest and most brilliantly acted instant flirtation-seduction scene of all time, ..."they have a speed limit in this town..." and every word from their first glance to his being ushered out, the banter and body language, that directing is a lost art today...but would love to know if I am wrong...
Spot-on assessment!
There's a speed limit in this state Mr. Neff, 45 miles an hour.
love this havent seen since film class
"The insurance ran out on the 15th, I'd hate to think of you having a smashed fender or something while you are not eh **smirks** fully covered". The exact moment he starts flirting with her.
That's one of the greatest entrances in all of film. Phyllis Dietrichson/Stanwick, naked under a bath towel towering over salesman Walter Neff/MacMurray. The hook is set and all that's left for her to do is reel him in.
1:50 legs = spell cast, Then the way she sits in that chair...no hope for this guy, she owns him from that moment on.
Helium Road hahaha well said
Yeah, and she knows it. The first time he compliments her anklet she repositions her legs to slow him down. Then she stands up, thinks, sees the potential in him, and sits down in the same position to show off her legs again. This time it's intentional, and it works to get her plans in motion.
@@hebneh Exacto.Tienta el panorama y ve que ya lo tiene en sus manos.
The weird thing is it's not clear if they actually slept together. Maybe it's 1940's movie thing but they don't show anything at all.
@@tigrotom7312 They wouldn't show that in these old movies. Forces them to actually direct, act and get the audience to read between the lines.
Wow. Nice Banter.
Is there anything I can do? Arrrrrgh! I love this movie.
Fred MacMurray was born in 1908, his parents in 1880. what a completely different world it was for them.
Stanwyck never gave a bad performance in my opinion, but I have always enjoyed her the most when she played the bitch. And in DOUBLE INDEMNITY she is about as evil as they make them.
She's curiously trapped between half and half in her other greatest role in "The Lady Eve". Great actress.....
She was a natural brunette (though by this time she had started to go gray) and had usually appeared that way. Most people, then and now, agree that the wig here looks unnatural. Paramount Pictures commented "We paid for Barbara Stanwyck and we get George Washington."
I liked it.
I did not even notice that it was a wig lol but I like it, it's iconic now.
It was supposed to be unnatural: In Cameron Crowe's book of interviews with Wilder, the director discusses the accoutrements of Stanwyck's character: "I questioned [her] wig, but it was proper, because it was a phony wig. It was an obviously phony wig. And the anklet-the equipment of a woman, you know, that is married to this kind of man."
For those who don't know...La Salle was manufactured by GM (it was in the Cadillac category).
That’s right it was a lower-priced Cadillac But called the LaSalle.
@@mosesberkowitz3298 Yeah...that's what I said.
@@02chevyguy Not exactly
Superb!!!
Double Indemnity movie here => twitter.com/38934c7f527b2b849/status/824645108758781952
Halfway through filming, Wilder realized that Stanwyck's blond wig was a mistake, but by then it was too late to change.
What did he want to change it too? Brown hair? Short?
I've heard people say that for years, but I don't think it's true. I found some quotes from Billy Wilder that describe exactly why he chose that wig for her in this picture (if you look on the wiki page for DI you'll find some of them). Basically, he thought it was perfect for the Phyllis character because it highlights how sleazy and phony she is.
Exactly right. I just bought the collectors edition DVD, and the wig was Billy Wilder‘s idea. It’s a cheesy looking wig on purpose-it’s supposed to reflect the low-class brassiness of Phyills. It’s not flattering to Barbara Stanwyk at all.
Is it possible that Phyllis planned this meeting, giving the insurance company a number she knew would never be answered, forcing an insurance agent to make a house call, presumably during business hours when her husband would be gone, thereby giving her the opportunity to manipulate the insurance agent into her scheme?
Fred MacMurray's two greatest roles were playing bastards for Billy Wilder.
Was the dialogue by Raymond Chandler or from the James M Cain novel? Anyway, this was an astounding film. Billy Wilder, Barbara Stanwyck, Fred MacMurray, Edward G Robinson, James M Cain, Raymond Chandler. They couldn't have assembled a better cast and crew in the Kingdom of Heaven, Which I guess is where they all are now.
I don’t think this dialogue was in the original novel. Hollywood amped
It up nicely
@@track1219 Cain had a pretty good ear for hardboiled dialogue, but I don't recall
They not.
@@thankthelord4536 God may e more forgiving of our trespassses than you are.
The sound is off(sped up). This is an affront to the artists who worked on this film.
That’s what I thought too. I don’t like Fred MacMurray anyway, he’s out of his league with Stanwyck here.
But watching it for free isn't?
James Cain wrote "Double Indemnity". How did Chandler get involved ?
I wonder....
The sound was uploaded too fast. Fred MacMurray and Barbara Stanwyck sound as if they have been inhaling helium.
Fred has the confidence of a man (aka "str8 guy") with a solid 9 inches hanging between his legs!
One of the very few movies from the 20th century which you can also watch in the 21th century...
Don't be silly. There are hundreds, and most of them two notches above current best.
Are you kidding???? The movies of golden age of Hollywood are Timeless, most of them if not all of them
Yup, Hollywood’s Golden Age was a long time ago.
Nonsense
Notice how she brushes up against his shoulder at 4:33.
Mr. Dieterickson needs to leave this sneaky broad!
Oh, he’ll leave, all right - just not voluntarily.
He does. And soon. And permanently!
hope you enjoy the essay Brian
♥
Come on where’s Doctor Bro?
stanwyck was so much prettier with very lil makeup..she had i caked on here..
Freddy MAC? You gotta be kidding me. Edward G. Robinson!
Suave.
Wonder how many women have actually gotten away with this. Or men for that matter.
Seriously.
Why do they sound so weird? so unnatural. Does anyone in the states sound that way?
Transatlantic accent! (aka old-time movie accent, look it up!)
There's a speed limit in this state 🙂