Phyllis Dietrichson is a fictional character James M. Cain's novella Double Indemnity. In the 1944 film adaptation, she was played by Barbara Stanwyck.
In both the novella and film, she convinces her insurance agent, Walter Neff (Fred MacMurray) to help her murder her husband. They make it appear that he fell off the back of a train by accident. This is done after they trick him into taking out a life insurance policy with a double indemnity clau...
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Phyllis Dietrichson
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