The Postman Always Rings Twice.

Frank Chambers (John Garfield) is a hobo who stops at a rural diner for a meal and ends up working there. The diner is operated by a beautiful young woman, Cora Smith (Lana Turner), and her much older husband, Nick (Cecil Kellaway) Cora is tired of her situation, married to a man she does not love and working at a diner that she wishes to own. They decide to murder Nick in order to keep the diner. They succeed in killing Nick but Frank is seriously injured. Frank is tried and convicted for Cora's murder, despite protesting his innocence. Frank accepts

Credits

Cast
Lana Turner, John Garfield

Copyright

Complete catalog record
THE POSTMAN ALWAYS RINGS TWICE. Loew's Inc., c1946. Presented by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. 11 reels, sd., b&w. Based on the novel by James M. Cain. Credits: Producer, Carey Wilson; director, Tay Garnett; screenplay, Harry Ruskin, Niven Busch; music score, George Bassman; orchestration, Ted Duncan; film editor, George White. © Loew's Inc.; 6Mar46; LP146.

Sources

  1. 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — title, year, creator, length, color, sound, genre, description, credits, catalog record, copyright
  2. Wikidata · Q175018 ↗ — country