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  • The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946)
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    113 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946)
Passed
113 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

A married woman and a drifter fall in love and then plot to murder her husband.
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Director
Writers
Harry Ruskin (screen play) | Niven Busch (screen play) | James M. Cain (based on the novel by)
Producer
Composer
George Bassman (musical score)
Cinematographer
Editor
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Release date
May 2, 1946 (United States)

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Cast

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51 cast members
Name Known for
Lana Turner
Cora Smith Cora Smith   See fewer
John Garfield
Frank Chambers Frank Chambers   See fewer
Cecil Kellaway
Nick Smith Nick Smith   See fewer
Hume Cronyn
Arthur Keats Arthur Keats   See fewer
Leon Ames
Kyle Sackett Kyle Sackett   See fewer
Audrey Totter
Madge Gorland Madge Gorland   See fewer
Alan Reed
Ezra Liam Kennedy Ezra Liam Kennedy   See fewer
Jeff York
Blair Blair   See fewer
Philip Ahlm
Photographer (uncredited) Photographer (uncredited)   See fewer
John Alban
Photographer (uncredited) Photographer (uncredited)   See fewer
Don Anderson
Orderly Pushing Wheelchair (uncredited) Orderly Pushing Wheelchair (uncredited)   See fewer
Morris Ankrum
Judge (uncredited) Judge (uncredited)   See fewer
King Baggot
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited) Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)   See fewer
Betty Blythe
Customer (uncredited) Customer (uncredited)   See fewer
Paul Bradley
Man (uncredited) Man (uncredited)   See fewer
Barbara Brewster
Danielle - Ben's Twin Girl (uncredited) Danielle - Ben's Twin Girl (uncredited)   See fewer
Gloria Brewster
Yvette - Ben's Twin Girl (uncredited) Yvette - Ben's Twin Girl (uncredited)   See fewer
Wally Cassell
Ben (uncredited) Ben (uncredited)   See fewer
Jack Chefe
Headwaiter (uncredited) Headwaiter (uncredited)   See fewer
Dick Crockett
Reporter (uncredited) Reporter (uncredited)   See fewer
Oliver Cross
Man (uncredited) Man (uncredited)   See fewer
James Darrell
Reporter (uncredited) Reporter (uncredited)   See fewer
Tom Dillon
Father McConnell (uncredited) Father McConnell (uncredited)   See fewer
Edward Earle
Doctor (uncredited) Doctor (uncredited)   See fewer
Jim Farley
Warden (uncredited) Warden (uncredited)   See fewer
Byron Foulger
Picnic Manager (uncredited) Picnic Manager (uncredited)   See fewer
Joel Friedkin
John X. McHugh (uncredited) John X. McHugh (uncredited)   See fewer
A. Cameron Grant
Willie (uncredited) Willie (uncredited)   See fewer
Robert Haines
Courtroom Spectator (uncredited) Courtroom Spectator (uncredited)   See fewer
William Halligan
Judge (uncredited) Judge (uncredited)   See fewer
Bud Harrison
Bailiff (uncredited) Bailiff (uncredited)   See fewer
Paul Kruger
Officer (uncredited) Officer (uncredited)   See fewer
Frank Mayo
Bailiff (uncredited) Bailiff (uncredited)   See fewer
Helen McLeod
Customer (uncredited) Customer (uncredited)   See fewer
Harold Miller
Photographer (uncredited) Photographer (uncredited)   See fewer
Howard M. Mitchell
Doctor (uncredited) Doctor (uncredited)   See fewer
Sandra Morgan
Matron (uncredited) Matron (uncredited)   See fewer
George Noisom
Telegraph Messenger (uncredited) Telegraph Messenger (uncredited)   See fewer
Garry Owen
Truck Driver (uncredited) Truck Driver (uncredited)   See fewer
Dorothy Phillips
Nurse (uncredited) Nurse (uncredited)   See fewer
Dan Quigg
Man (uncredited) Man (uncredited)   See fewer
Virginia L. Randolph
Snooty Woman (uncredited) Snooty Woman (uncredited)   See fewer
Paula Ray
Woman (uncredited) Woman (uncredited)   See fewer
Hilda Rhodes
Customer (uncredited) Customer (uncredited)   See fewer
Walter Ridge
Reporter (uncredited) Reporter (uncredited)   See fewer
Jeffrey Sayre
Reporter (uncredited) Reporter (uncredited)   See fewer
Edgar Sherrod
Minor Role (uncredited) Minor Role (uncredited)   See fewer
Reginald Simpson
Photographer (uncredited) Photographer (uncredited)   See fewer
Brick Sullivan
Officer (uncredited) Officer (uncredited)   See fewer
John M. Sullivan
Doctor (uncredited) Doctor (uncredited)   See fewer
Charles Williams
Doctor (uncredited) Doctor (uncredited)   See fewer
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