One of the classic lines from DOUBLE INDEMNITY:
Edward G. Robinson as Barton Keyes to Fred MacMurray ( Walter Neff):
“I picked you for the job, not because I think you’re so darn smart, but because I thought you were a shade less dumb than the rest of the outfit.
Guess I was wrong. You’re not smarter, Walter, you’re just a little taller.”
You can hear Edward G. Robinson’s resigned tone.Neff has been like a son to him, he mentored Neff, he expected him to go far in the insurance business. Instead he finds that Neff is a killer.
Edward G. Robinson
Fred MacMurray
And the blonde who set the drama in motion.
Barbara Stanwyck, Fred MacMurray
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The layering and depth of the relationships between the characters is one of the great joys of this movie, isn’t it?
Yes, the skilled writing is everything. “You’re just a little taller” is a killer line.