Double Indemnity

Double Indemnity

PG 1973 · 75 min · ★ 4.7 · Crime, Drama, Thriller, TV Movie

A scheming wife lures an insurance investigator into helping murder her husband and then declare it an accident. The investigator's boss, not knowing his man is involved in it, suspects murder and sets out to prove it.

Directed by Jack Smight · Written by Raymond Chandler

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