April is Noir Month: Double Indemnity (1944)

Tuesday, April 7th @ 5pm: Double Indemnity (1944). An insurance salesman is seduced into a fraud scheme by

a dissatisfied housewife as he worries about igniting the suspicions of his colleagues at work. Starring Barbara Stanwyck, Frederick Douglas and Edward G. Robinson. 1h 41m.

Other films in series:

Tuesday, April 21st @ 5 pm: Out of the Past (1947). A private eye escapes his past in a small town where he runs a gas station until his old life catches up with him. Directed by Jacques Tourneur. Starring Robert Mitchum, Jane Greer and Kirk Douglas. 1h 37m.

Tuesday, Aprils 28th @ 4:50pm: The Man Who Wasn't There (1998). A barber blackmails his wife’s boss to get the money to invest in a dry cleaning business, but his plan goes terribly wrong. Directed by Joel and Ethan Coen. Starring Billy Bob Thornton and Frances McDormand. 1h 56m.

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