Claim: Billy Wilder is a film director.
Evidence: Wilder established his directorial reputation with an adaption of James M. Cain 's Double Indemnity -LRB- 1944 -RRB- , a film noir.
Double Indemnity is a 1944 film noir directed by Billy Wilder , co-written by Wilder and Raymond Chandler , and produced by Buddy DeSylva and Joseph Sistrom.