Insurance vs The Movies: Double Indemnity

Dec 15, 2022

Is Double Indemnity the best insurance movie ever? Is double indemnity even a real thing?

Welcome to the Insurance vs History Podcast! In this episode, I discuss the movie Double Indemnity starring Fred McMurray, Barbara Stanwyck, and Edward G Robinson, and the concept of double indemnity in the insurance industry.

Sources and Links:

1. Double Indemnity - Wikipedia
2. 10 Fascinating Facts About Double Indemnity | Mental Floss
3. Double Indemnity movie review (1944) | Roger Ebert
4. Ruth Snyder - Wikipedia
5. The 1927 Murder That Became a Media Circus—And a Famous Movie - HISTORY
6. Thompson v. Prudential Ins. c. of America, 84 Ga. App. 214 | Casetext Search + Citator
7. Limitation of Risk in Double Indemnity Clause, Columbia Law Review, Vol 31, No 8 (Dec 1931), pp. 1368-1369
8. Interpretation of “Accidental Means” in Double Indemnity Clause, Michigan Law Review, Vol 50, No 6 (April 1952), pp. 942-944

Books:

1. Double Indemnity - Kindle edition by Cain, James M. . Mystery, Thriller & Suspense Kindle eBooks @ Amazon.com.

Movies:

1. com: Double Indemnity : Fred MacMurray, Barbara Stanwyck, Edward G. Robinson, Porter Hall, Jean Heather, Tom Powers, Byron Barr, Richard Gaines, Fortunio Bonanova, John Philliber, Billy Wilder, Joseph Sistrom, Billy Wilder, Raymond Chandler, Loren L. Ryder: Movies & TV

Music Credits:

• Boulangerie by Jeremy Sherman, courtesy of NeoSounds: Boulangerie, LynneMusic | NeoSounds music library

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