The Postman always Rings Twice
Nick Smith, the middle-aged proprietor of a roadside restaurant, hires drifter Frank Chambers as a handyman. Frank eventually begins an affair with Nick's beautiful wife Cora, who talks Frank into helping her kill Nick, by "accident." But the best laid plans......
Summary written by Jim Beaver
- Directed by
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- Cast (in credits order) verified as complete
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| Lana Turner | .... | Cora Smith
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| John Garfield | .... | Frank Chambers
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| Cecil Kellaway | .... | Nick Smith
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| Hume Cronyn | .... | Arthur Keats
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| Leon Ames | .... | DA Kyle Sackett
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| Audrey Totter | .... | Madge Garland
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| Alan Reed | .... | Ezra Liam Kennedy
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| Jeff York (I) | .... | Blair
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| Charles Williams (I) | .... | Doctor
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| Cameron Grant | .... | Willie
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| Wally Cassell | .... | Ben
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| William Halligan | .... | Judge
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| Morris Ankrum | .... | Judge
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| Garry Owen | .... | Truck Driver
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| Dorothy Phillips | .... | Nurse
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| Edward Earle | .... | Doctor
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| Byron Foulger | .... | Picnic Manager
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| Sondra Morgan | .... | Matron
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| Jeffrey Sayre | .... | Reporter
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| Walter Ridge | .... | Reporter
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| Paul Kruger (I) | .... | Officer
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| Dick Crockett | .... | Reporter
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| James Darrell | .... | Reporter
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| Brick Sullivan | .... | Officer
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| Phillip Ahlm | .... | Photographer
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| John Alban | .... | Photographer
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| Harold Miller | .... | Photographer
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- Written by
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| Niven Busch
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| James M. Cain | | | (novel)
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| Harry Ruskin | | |
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- Cinematography by
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- Music by
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| George Basserman
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| Neil Moret | | | (song)
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| Richard A. Whiting | | | (song)
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| Eric Zeisl
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- Costume Design by
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| Marion Herwood Keyes
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| Irene Sharaff
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- Film Editing by
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- Produced by
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- Other crew
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| Jack Dawn (I) | .... | make-up
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| Randall Duell | .... | art director
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| Ted Duncan | .... | orchestration
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| Cedric Gibbons | .... | art director
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| Douglas Shearer | .... | sound
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| Edwin B. Willis | .... | set decorator
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