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
Frank Chambers: I'd like to see him get plastered like that some night and drive off a cliff.
Nick Smith: [about his plan to sell Twin Oaks and move to Canada to take care of his sister] My mind's made up.
Cora Smith: So, you've given it a great deal of thought, your mind's made up? Without even talking it over with me, your mind's made up. Well, mine isn't!
Nick Smith: [coldly] That's too bad.
Cora Smith: That note I left Nick, if he gets back before we do and finds it...
Frank Chambers: Where'd you leave it?
Cora Smith: In the cash register!
Frank Chambers: That's terrific, that's the first place he'll look.
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Facts about
"The Screen Guild Theater" broadcast a 30 minute radio adaptation of the movie on June 16, 1947 with Lana Turner and John Garfield reprising their film roles.
It took 12 years to adapt the explicit material (by 1940 standards) of the novel into a screenplay tame enough to comply with the Production Code prevalent at the time.
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