The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946)

113 min · Drama, Film Noir, Thriller, crime film, drama film, film noir, romance film

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Directors

Tay Garnett

Cast

Lana Turner, John Garfield, Cecil Kellaway, Hume Cronyn, Leon Ames, Audrey Totter, Alan Reed, Jeff York

The story

thumb|200px|left|Lana Turner in the trailer for the film Drifter Frank Chambers hitches a ride with District Attorney Kyle Sackett. Kyle drops Frank off at "Twin Oaks", a rural diner/service station on a highway in the hills outside Los Angeles. Frank begins working there.

Catalogue themes and tags

1940s, Attempted Murder, Aussprache, Bath Tub, Beaten to Death, Blackmail, California, Canada, Car Crash, Car Journey, Cliff, Confession, Death Sentence, Defendant, Hochzeit, Imbiss, Kühle Blonde, Ladder, Life Insurance, Life Story, Marriage of Convenience, Mercy Petition, Murder Charge, Murder of Husband, Parole, Passion, Prison priest, Run Away, Scoundrel, Sea, Short Circuit, Site of Crime, Star-Rechtsanwalt, Window, Wine, Woman between two Men, Zelle, schwanger, verlieben, Thriller, Crime Fiction, Black-and-white, Mystery, Drama, Film adaptation, Crime Thriller, Romance Film, Film noir

Genres

Drama, Film Noir, Thriller, crime film, drama film, film noir, romance film

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