The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946) | |
| Director(s) | Tay Garnett |
| Producer(s) | Carey Wilson |
| Top Genres | Crime, Drama, Film Adaptation, Film Noir, Mystery, Romance |
| Top Topics | Book-Based |
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The Postman Always Rings Twice Overview:
The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946) was a Crime - Drama Film directed by Tay Garnett and produced by Carey Wilson.
The film was based on the novel of the same name written by James M. Cain published in 1934.
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SECOND TIME ROUND: The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946)
By Carol Martinheira on Sep 29, 2025 From The Old Hollywood GardenSECOND TIME ROUND: The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946) On September 29, 2025 By CarolIn Uncategorized Image from Nick’s Flick Picks In the closing paragraph of my Substack post about William Talman?s character in The Hitch-hiker (1953), I wrote that the next ... Read full article
Noirvember Day 14: The Postman Always Rings Twice Quiz
By shadowsandsatin on Nov 14, 2024 From Shadows and SatinI love lots of things ? watching old episodes of Biography (like the ones I saw today on Robert McCormick and Ma Barker), rearranging furniture, making lists . . . And taking classic movie quizzes. I hope you do, too, because this Noirvember, Thursday is quiz day, so you know what that means! Time t... Read full article
Pierre Chenal's 1939 Adaptation of James M. Cain's "The Postman Always Rings Twice"
By The Lady Eve on Oct 28, 2016 From Lady Eve's Reel LifeSAN FRANCISCO'S 3RD FRENCH FILM NOIR FESTIVAL COMES TO THE ROXIE THEATER From Thursday, November 3, through Monday, November 7, San Francisco's Roxie Theater will host the city's third annual French film noir festival, The French Had a Name For It 3. Fifteen films are set to screen, and opening nig... Read full article
Pierre Chenal's 1939 Adaptation of James M. Cain's "The Postman Always Rings Twice"
By The Lady Eve on Oct 28, 2016 From Lady Eve's Reel LifeSAN FRANCISCO'S 3RD FRENCH FILM NOIR FESTIVAL COMES TO THE ROXIE THEATER From Thursday, November 3, through Monday, November 7, San Francisco's Roxie Theater will host the city's third annual French film noir festival, The French Had a Name For It 3. Fifteen films are set to screen, and opening nig... Read full article
Pierre Chenal's 1939 Adaptation of James M. Cain's "The Postman Always Rings Twice"
By The Lady Eve on Oct 28, 2016 From Lady Eve's Reel LifeSAN FRANCISCO'S 3RD FRENCH FILM NOIR FESTIVAL COMES TO THE ROXIE THEATER From Thursday, November 3, through Monday, November 7, San Francisco's Roxie Theater will host the city's third annual French film noir festival, The French Had a Name For It 3. Fifteen films are set to screen, and opening nig... Read full article
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Quotes from
Cora Smith: If it's the last thing I do, I'll put you out of business. There must be a law, even for lawyers.
Arthur Keats: Of course you know the district attorney fooled you into that confession, don't you? And you fell for it, both of you.
[small hrmph]
Arthur Keats: He planned to get you working against each other. Don't you see?
Cora Smith: You bet I see.
[turning to Frank]
Cora Smith: So when Sackett couldn't get anything out of me, he started in on you, and right away you turned yellow.
Arthur Keats: Yellow? Yellow is a color you figure on in a murder, and nobody figures it better than Kyle Sackett.
[to Frank]
Arthur Keats: That was Sackett's trump card. Once he tricked you into signing that complaint against her, he knew no power on earth could keep you
[to Cora]
Arthur Keats: from turning on him.
[back to Frank]
Arthur Keats: That way he gets you both.
Cora Smith: If you knew all that, why didn't you stop me from confessing?
Arthur Keats: Oh, I tried. I tried, but nobody could've stopped you. However, now that you've got it off your chest...
[moving to door, opening it]
Arthur Keats: Kennedy?
Ezra Liam Kennedy: Yes, sir?
[enters]
Arthur Keats: [closes door] That confession Mrs. Smith signed. What did you do with it?
Ezra Liam Kennedy: I gave it to Jimmy White to lock up in your safe like you told me to.
Arthur Keats: [opening door] That's all.
[Kennedy leaves, he closes door]
Cora Smith: You mean he's not from the D.A.'s office?
Frank Chambers: He's a plainclothes dick if I ever saw one.
Arthur Keats: He used to be a dick, but he's not a dick anymore. He works for me no
Frank Chambers: I can sell anything to anybody.
Cora Smith: That's what you think.
Frank Chambers: With my brains and your looks, we could go places.
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Facts about
After the first murder attempt, Nick is hospitalized in Blair General Hospital, also the locale for MGM's Dr. Kildare franchise.
Lana Turner said that her turn as Cora Smith was "the role I liked best".
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