Double Indemnity (Paramount, 1944). One Sheet (27" X 41")....

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Double Indemnity (Paramount, 1944). One Sheet (27" X 41"). Life insurance. The idea was simple enough; when you died, your beneficiaries would be compensated for their loss of your income. It was also an e-ticket for a family member with big ideas to send you on a one-way trip to the big sleep. Director Billy Wilder used James M. Cain's famous novel as the basis for this seminal film noir. However, the screenplay was written by the leading noir author of the era, Raymond Chandler. No one could ever match Chandler's dialogue. The result was a legendary film that was nominated for Best Picture and paired Barbara Stanwyck as the wife looking for a way out and Fred MacMurray as the smitten insurance salesman caught in her sultry web. This beautiful, unrestored copy has minor fold and border wear. There is paper tape behind the center crossfold on the verso and a small piece behind a tear on the bottom border. There are small pencil dots in both Stanwyck's and MacMurray's face, but they are not terribly noticeable. This copy has strong colors and displays well. Very Fine+.

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