Daily Dialogue — April 1, 2020

“I’d like to move in on her right now, tonight.”

— Double Indemnity (1944), screenplay by Billy Wilder and Raymond Chandler, novel by James M. Cain

The Daily Dialogue theme for the week: Door.

Trivia: In the scene where Phyllis is listening at Neff’s door as he talks with Keyes, Keyes exits into the hallway and Phyllis hides behind the door. The door opens into the hallway which isn’t allowed by building codes, even back then, but it does give Phyllis something to hide behind and increases the tension.

Dialogue On Dialogue: The dramatic irony of Phyllis hiding behind the door while Keyes threatens to pick her up.