Of the three, Double Indemnity clearly takes the title of “Best Noir of ‘44.” But Preminger’s Laura at least gives it a run for its murder-mystery money. Cain, Edward Dmytryk’s Murder, My Sweet (Farewell My Lovely) from a novel by Raymond Chandler, and, of course, Otto Preminger’s haunting whodunit Laura, from a novel by Vera Caspary. The year produced three staples of this most atmospheric of film styles - Billy Wilder’s Double Indemnity from a novel by James M. If you’re a fan of film noir, you should get down on your knees and thank God every day for 1944. (screenplay)Ĭast: Gene Tierney, Dana Andrews, Clifton Webb, Vincent Price, Judith Anderson, Cy Kendall, Grant Mitchell Writers: Vera Caspary (novel), Jay Dratier, Samuel Hoffenstein, Elizabeth Reinhardt, Ring Lardner Jr. Producer: Otto Preminger (20th Century Fox)
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