The quote I have chosen to show that Double Indemnity has characteristics of film noir is “film noir is [crime] from within; from the point of view of the criminal.” I chose this quote because the story is told from Walter Huff’s point of view. While Phyllis Nordlinger first brought up the ideal of accident insurance, “But all of a sudden she looked at me, and I felt a chill creep straight up my back and into the roots of my hair. “Do you handle accident insurance?”” (Caine 6) and was probably already thinking about murdering him, it was Walter Huff who first brought up the idea of murder, “”You’re going to drop a crown block on him.”” (Caine 16). Phyllis Nordlinger denies everything at first and leaves his house. Later she goes back and denies it more, “”But - Walter, that’s what I’ve come for, again tonight. I’ve thought it over. I realize that there have been one or two things I’ve said that could give you a completely wrong impression. In a way, I’m glad you warned me about them to somebody else without knowing the - construction that could be put on them. But know that I do know, you must surely see that - anything of the sort must be out of my mind. Forever.”” (Caine 17). Walter Huff doesn’t let her off that easy though. He continue to tell her that she is going to murder her husband and then goes a step farther by saying that he is going to help her. After a while she finally admits to it and tells him what her plan is. After hearing her plan he tells her that it is no good and gives her an idea of how it is going to go down. Why Phyllis Nordlinger was already thinking about murder, Walter Huff is the real mastermind behind it all. Setting it up so that she doesn’t get caught.
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