# Question about "Double Indemnity" (the movie) **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** movies\ **Created:** [September 4, 2022, 1:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-double-indemnity-the-movie/970911 "2022-09-04T01:27:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2022, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-double-indemnity-the-movie/970911/21 "2022-09-10T15:59:01Z")
> [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](#): > > I think you’re right about wanting to set the story pre-war. Not just because of the protagonist’s age, but also things like no gas rationing, civilian rail travel and other things that would look out of place in 1944. Just stumbled upon this piece of WWII history: > **[During WWII, were civilian men who appeared to be of physical ability to...](https://www.quora.com/During-WWII-were-civilian-men-who-appeared-to-be-of-physical-ability-to-enter-service-in-the-armed-forces-persecuted-or-mistreated-in-any-way/answer/Carl-Richard-Archie?ch=10&oid=228618389&share=39796555&srid=hMMvjR&target_type=answer)** > > Answer (1 of 6): Mistreatment was so common, the Allies had to issue badges, buttons and other markers to let civilians know, these men DID NOT belong in the military. > > For example, non-officer British Merchant Marine, some of the most important... So yeah, I think it’s safe to say Neff might have been considered a slacker in 1944. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2022, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-double-indemnity-the-movie/970911/22 "2022-09-10T16:03:27Z")
The thing that bothered me the most was when MacMurray, an insurance agent making a cold call on a house, immediately hits on the wife who answers the door. Very unprofessional. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2022, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-double-indemnity-the-movie/970911/23 "2022-09-10T16:08:58Z")
She practically throws herself at him, and his resistance is weak to nonexistent. What gets me is how quickly he caves in to her wanting to murder her husband. Hot or not, I’d have dumped her like toxic waste. ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2022, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-double-indemnity-the-movie/970911/24 "2022-09-10T17:03:09Z")
> [@terentii](#): > > What gets me is how quickly he caves in to her wanting to murder her husband. But he’d been thinking, planning this for some time. He was just waiting for the right person. He knew what she was hinting at before she even got too far. Maybe he never would have done it if she wasn’t so…eager. But, when she brought it up, he was ready to go. ---
**Author:** ![Hypno-Toad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b2d939/32.png) [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2022, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-double-indemnity-the-movie/970911/25 "2022-09-10T17:48:52Z")
Yeah, Neff had always wanted to cheat the system, just to show himself that he could. She got lucky that he was the sucker she needed. ---
**Author:** ![carrps](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carrps/32/2957_2.png) [@carrps](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carrps)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2022, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-double-indemnity-the-movie/970911/26 "2022-09-10T22:16:08Z")
Just found out that Cain based both the book this movie was based on and _The Postman Always Rings Twice_ on the same real life murder. He must have liked the story. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/question-about-double-indemnity-the-movie/970911.md?page=1)