188 - Pt. 2 - Double Indemnity (RT)

We don’t often travel back to the early days of Hollywood here on The Contrarians - and we probably should, if only because so many revered classics are ripe for reevaluation. DOUBLE INDEMNITY is almost too obvious of an assignment: a celebrated entry in a genre that’s given us trouble from time to time. Can Barbara Stanwyck seduce Alex into agreeing with Rotten Tomatoes? Can Fred MacMurray talk his way out of Julio’s noir prejudices? Listen to this Real Talk segment to find out!

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PHOTO: Always fun until someone questions the insurance claim.

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00:09:42 Real Talk

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