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Foster Hirsch on Film Noir | Characters and Tropes

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Comparing the protagonists of Double Indemnity (1944) and Scarlet Street (1945), professor Foster Hirsch illuminates some of the recurring characters and tropes of Film Noir.

Double Indemnity

Directed by

Billy Wilder
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