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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
More Films Directed by Tay Garnett More Films Produced by Carey Wilson More Films from 1946 More Films from the 1940s Top Classic Movies of the 1940s Top Book-Based Films

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.

The Postman Always Rings Twice BlogHub Articles:

Noirvember Day 14: The Postman Always Rings Twice Quiz

By shadowsandsatin on Nov 14, 2024 From Shadows and Satin

I 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... 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 Life

SAN 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 Life

SAN 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 Life

SAN 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

The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946) – Updated

By 4 Star Film Fan on May 18, 2015 From 4 Star Films

The first time I saw this gripping noir, my least favorite part of the film probably was the title, and it still is. That’s saying a lot, and the film is adapted from the James M. Cain crime novel anyways, with title included free of charge. Otherwise, Postman is a wonderful example of the fil... Read full article

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The Postman Always Rings Twice Quotes:

Frank Chambers: With my brains and your looks, we could go places.
Cora Smith: It's my wedding present to him, but the way he wears it, you'd think it was a noose around his neck.
Cora Smith: I want to make something of this place, I want to make it into an honest-to-goodness...
Frank Chambers: Well, aren't we ambitious.
[about Nick]
Frank Chambers: I'd like to see him get plastered like that some night and drive off a cliff.
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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The Postman Always Rings Twice Facts
Lana Turner said that her turn as Cora Smith was "the role I liked best".
This is the third version of "The Postman Always Rings Twice" novel. The first was French, Le dernier tournant whilst the second was Italian, Ossessione. The fourth was The Postman Always Rings Twice. As such, this 1946 film was the first English language version but was the third version in black-and-white as both earlier versions were not in colour.
This caused a stir amongst 1940s audiences who were shocked when it seemed clear to them that John Garfield uses his tongue in one of his kissing scenes with Lana Turner.
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.
This movie's title has often erroneously been referred to as The Postman Always Knocks Twice.
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