Double Indemnity (directed by Billy Wilder 1944) is a film about an insurance salesman Walter Neff (Fred MacMurray) who falls in love with a highly sexual and scandalous woman, Phyllis Dietrichson (Barbara Stanwyck) who tries to kill her husband. Even though Walter rejects Phyllis's attempt to take out a life insurance policy for her husband; he is unable to stay away from Phyllis for long. During their time together, Walter and Phyllis attempt to come up with a foolproof plan to get rid of her husband and get double compensation from the insurance company. Walter Neff's boss, Barton Keyes (Edward G. Robinson), is a competent and knowledgeable man, who has been in the same position for twenty-six years and has always been able to tell who is a cheater and who is an honest man. . Barton's ability to tell who is honest by consulting the "little man" throughout the film. Walter later discovers that Phyllis was involved in another "accident" prior to her involvement with her husband, Mr. Dietrichson (Tom Powers). When Walter and Phyllis are about to be discovered by Barton, Phyllis attempts to kill Walter and escape. with the money. The scene in which Barton and Walter are together in the office and later in the hallway in which the male characters Walter and Barton both end up together on the floor highlights and suggests the noir genre in the film. The film Double Indemnity uses the stylistic qualities of film noir to illustrate the homoerotic relationship between Barton and Walter with the use of lights, shadows and dreamlike qualities which also suggest and emphasize the importance of gender power in the black. Janey Place and Lowell Peterson's article "Some Visual Motifs of Film Noir" establishes noir as a visual style and not as a medium he saw. The relationship with Phyllis was unstable and vile. After Phyllis leaves, the power over Walter is also gone and he will ask forgiveness for his love, Barton. Walter makes this argument clear when he confesses to Barton: "You know why you couldn't figure that one out Keyes, I'll tell you, it's because the guy you were looking for was too close, just in in front of you. and Barton responds by saying "Closer than that Watler". In the last words, Walter reveals how he really feels about Barton "I love you too". The relationship between Walter and Barton cannot be denied. The light, sound, and camera angle all imply proximity to the male characters. The final shot shows Walter trying to light a cigarette, in which Barton lights it for him is the final act of relief, in which they both share before the film ends and the screen fades to black..