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The Postman Always Rings Twice

A forbidden romance between a married woman and a charismatic outsider spirals out of control, entwining them in a deadly web of deceit.

A drifter falls for the beautiful wife of a restaurant owner, and they begin a deadly love affair, planning to escape their marriage and start anew. However, their attempts are thwarted by a determined district attorney and a corrupt lawyer, leading to a confrontation with a powerful and unyielding force.

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Main Cast

John GarfieldFrank Chambers

Lana TurnerCora Smith

Cecil KellawayNick Smith

Hume CronynArthur Keats

Leon AmesKyle Sackett

Audrey TotterMadge Gorland

Alan ReedEzra Liam Kennedy

Philip Ahlm

Philip AhlmPhotographer (uncredited)

John Alban

John AlbanPhotographer (uncredited)

Don Anderson

Don AndersonOrderly Pushing Wheelchair (uncredited)

Morris AnkrumJudge (uncredited)

King BaggotCourtroom Spectator (uncredited)

Betty BlytheCustomer (uncredited)

Paul BradleyMan (uncredited)

Wally CassellBen (uncredited)

Jack ChefeHeadwaiter (uncredited)

Dick Crockett

Dick CrockettReporter (uncredited)

Oliver Cross

Oliver CrossMan (uncredited)

Tom Dillon

Tom DillonFather McConnell (uncredited)

Edward EarleDoctor (uncredited)

Jim FarleyWarden (uncredited)

Byron FoulgerPicnic Manager (uncredited)

Joel FriedkinJohn X. McHugh (uncredited)

William HalliganJudge (uncredited)

Paul KrugerOfficer (uncredited)

Frank MayoBailiff (uncredited)

Harold MillerPhotographer (uncredited)

Howard M. MitchellDoctor (uncredited)

George Noisom

George NoisomTelegraph Messenger (uncredited)

Garry OwenTruck Driver (uncredited)

Dorothy PhillipsNurse (uncredited)

Jeffrey SayreReporter (uncredited)

Edgar Sherrod

Edgar SherrodMinor Role (uncredited)

Reginald SimpsonPhotographer (uncredited)

Brick Sullivan

Brick SullivanOfficer (uncredited)

Charles WilliamsDoctor (uncredited)

Creators

Tay GarnettDirector

Harry RuskinScreenplay

James M. CainNovel

Niven BuschScreenplay

Info about The Postman Always Rings Twice

Studio(s): Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Originally Released: United States, May 02, 1946

Production Country: United States

Box Office Gross: $5,086,000.00

Budget: $1,683,000.00

Genres:Crime, Drama, Film-Noir, Mystery, Romance, Thriller

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