Review of Double Indemnity (1944)
By Christine Lui and Karl Hill
As I was reading, Christine Lui and Karl Hill review on the movie Double Indemnity. I came across one section of the article that caught my attention, it was how they had stated that beside there being a femme fatale there was also a homme fatale. A “homme fatale" would be the male equivalent of a "femme fatale". This was my first impression of Walter Huff in the movie and in the book. He was a man who needed to be in control of the situation, a charmer, some what cocky, felt that he was smarter then everyone else. There were times that he seemed to be pusher.
When Walter Huff had gone to the house of one of the client, he had charmed his way inside, once inside he met Mrs. Phyllis Nirdlinger. He states his business on; why he is there at the same time he is trying to push for Mr. Nirdlinger to renew the policy. As he was leaving he took Phyllis into his arm and kisses her taking control. Both the book and the movie, tells and shows how Walter takes control of the situation with the murder of Mr. Nirdlinger. Telling Phyllis that it must go this way, if not then it won’t work.
Walter Huff the homme fatale of Double Indemnity, using his charm just like a femme fatale, will do anything to get what he wants. But at the end dies for it.
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