TV Movie - Double Indemnity (1973)

Well, you get what you pay for - and in 1973 this one was free on network TV.  What's wrong:

• Its 75 minutes so they could fit in all the commercials. The story gets cut down and compressed.
• Everything looks very ugly. The 70's were the age of ugly and good lord those haircuts, cars, and clothes are absolutely horrible.
• The actors are mediocre and have zero chemistry with each other. Richard Crenna, Samantha Eggar, and Lee J. Cobb aren't bad actors but they are NOT well cast.
• The flat TV color photography makes you yearn for the original's snappy B&W noir look.

Summary:  Double Indemnity? More like 20% Indemnity.  Watching the original and this remake just shows how little the story - by itself - can mean in the movies.  The way you tell it, and who's telling it, can be even more important.