The Postman Always Rings Twice

Name: The Postman Always Rings Twice
Genre: Drama, Romance, Crime, Thriller
Released: 1946-05-02
Duration: 113 min
Rating: 7.066

★ 7,1 /10 (380 Votes)

1946 EN 113 min

Overview

A married woman and a drifter fall in love, then plot to murder her husband.

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Release date

02/05/1946

Votes

380

Popularity

2.5

Their Love was a Flame that Destroyed!

Genres

Drama Romance Crime Thriller

Status

Released

Language

Runtime

113 min

Budget

$1,683,000

Revenue

$5,086,000

John Garfield

Frank Chambers

Lana Turner

Cora Smith

Cecil Kellaway

Nick Smith

Hume Cronyn

Arthur Keats

Leon Ames

Kyle Sackett

Audrey Totter

Madge Gorland

Alan Reed

Ezra Liam Kennedy

Jeff York

Blair

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Philip Ahlm

Photographer (uncredited)

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John Alban

Photographer (uncredited)

Don Anderson

Orderly Pushing Wheelchair (uncredited)

Morris Ankrum

Judge (uncredited)

King Baggot

Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

Betty Blythe

Customer (uncredited)

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Paul Bradley

Man (uncredited)

Wally Cassell

Ben (uncredited)

Jack Chefe

Headwaiter (uncredited)

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Dick Crockett

Reporter (uncredited)

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Oliver Cross

Man (uncredited)

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James Darrell

Reporter (uncredited)

Tom Dillon

Father McConnell (uncredited)

Edward Earle

Doctor (uncredited)

Jim Farley

Warden (uncredited)

Byron Foulger

Picnic Manager (uncredited)

Joel Friedkin

John X. McHugh (uncredited)

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A. Cameron Grant

Willie (uncredited)

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Robert Haines

Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)

William Halligan

Judge (uncredited)

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Bud Harrison

Bailiff (uncredited)

Paul Kruger

Officer (uncredited)

Frank Mayo

Bailiff (uncredited)

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Helen McLeod

Customer (uncredited)

Harold Miller

Photographer (uncredited)

Howard M. Mitchell

Doctor (uncredited)

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Sandra Morgan

Matron (uncredited)

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George Noisom

Telegraph Messenger (uncredited)

Garry Owen

Truck Driver (uncredited)

Dorothy Phillips

Nurse (uncredited)

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Dan Quigg

Man (uncredited)

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Virginia L. Randolph

Snooty Woman (uncredited)

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Paula Ray

Woman (uncredited)

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Hilda Rhodes

Customer (uncredited)

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Walter Ridge

Reporter (uncredited)

Jeffrey Sayre

Reporter (uncredited)

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Edgar Sherrod

Minor Role (uncredited)

Reginald Simpson

Photographer (uncredited)

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Brick Sullivan

Officer (uncredited)

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John M. Sullivan

Doctor (uncredited)

Charles Williams

Doctor (uncredited)

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Though not perfect (the studio and female star could definitely have been improved upon), this is a great noir, and well worth seeking out on blu, as I did, which was on sale and loaded with extras, great ones being feature-length documentaries on the lives and careers of both Lana Turner and John Garfield, each involving huge input from the star's daughter. Essential viewing for fans of the period, and worth both purchasing and rewatches for fans of noir or of either of the stars.

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www.noiroftheweek.com The Postman Always Rings Twice has one of the most famous character introductions in the history of film. John Garfield, playing the drifter Frank, arrives at a roadside diner on a hot summer day and orders a burger. The owner of the diner, Nick, runs out to pump some gas leaving Frank alone in the diner. Suddenly a lipstick roll across the floor towards him. Frank (and the camera) looks back to see where it came from. All you see is a bare set of woman's legs. The camera cuts back to Frank who literally looks like the breath has been knocked out of him. Then there…

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The _Postman Always Rings Twice_—a classic tale of passion, crime, and, most importantly, reliable delivery etiquette. Amazon drivers could learn a thing or two instead of stealth-dropping the package and running away.

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