
Double Indemnity(1944)
An insurance representative is seduced by a dissatisfied housewife into a scheme of insurance fraud and murder that arouses the suspicion of his colleague, a claims investigator.


“...SHE'LL LIE...KILL OR KISS HER WAY OUT OF ANYTHING!”
Cleve Marshall, an assistant district attorney, falls for Thelma Jordon, a mysterious woman with a troubled past. When Thelma becomes a suspect in her aunt's murder, Cleve tries to clear her name.

Barbara Stanwyck
Thelma Jordon

Wendell Corey
Cleve Marshall

Paul Kelly
Miles Scott

Joan Tetzel
Pamela Blackwell Marshall

Stanley Ridges
Kingsley Willis

Richard Rober
Tony Laredo

Minor Watson
Judge Calvin H. Blackwell

Barry Kelley
District Attorney William Pierce

Kasey Rogers
Dolly - Cleve's Secretary

Basil Ruysdael
Judge Jonathan David Hancock
The File on Thelma Jordon is a thriller, drama, crime film released in 1949 exploring themes of adultery, femme fatale, film noir, murder, district attorney. Directed by Robert Siodmak, it stars Barbara Stanwyck, Wendell Corey, Paul Kelly. Cleve Marshall, an assistant district attorney, falls for Thelma Jordon, a mysterious woman with a troubled past. When Thelma becomes a suspect in her aunt's murder, Cleve tries to clear her name.
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