A rich woman and a calculating insurance agent plot to kill her unsuspecting husband after he signs a double indemnity policy. Against a backdrop of distinctly Californian settings, the partners in crime plan the perfect murder to collect the insurance, which pays double if the death is accidental.
as Walter Neff
as Phyllis Dietrichson
as Barton Keyes
as Mr. Jackson
as Edward S. Norton Jr.
as Lola Dietrichson
as Mr. Dietrichson
as Sam Garlopis
as Nino Zachetti
as Bit Part (uncredited)
as Man Reading Book (uncredited)
as Train Conductor (uncredited)
as Conductor (uncredited)
as Norton's Secretary
as Man in Drug Store (uncredited)
as Pacific All-Risk Telephone Operator (uncredited)
as Charlie the Garage Attendant (uncredited)
as Pullman Porter (uncredited)
as Man (uncredited)
as Lou Schwartz (uncredited)
as Joe Peters
as Redcap
as Pullman Porter (uncredited)
as Dietrichsons' Maid Nettie (uncredited)
as Man (uncredited)
as Fat Shopper in Market (uncredited)
as Pullman Conductor (uncredited)
as Pullman Porter (uncredited)
as Pullman Porter (uncredited)
as Keyes' Secretary (uncredited)