THE POSTMAN ALWAYS RINGS TWICE
1946

Lana Turner said that Cora Smith was "the role I liked best".
Writer James M. Cain felt that Lana Turner was the perfect choice to play Cora. He was so impressed with her performance that he 
presented her with a leather-bound copy of the book inscribed, 
"For my dear Lana, thank you for giving a performance that was even finer than I expected."

This is the third version of "The Postman Always Rings Twice" novel. The first was French, Le dernier tournant (1939) whilst the second was Italian, Ossessione (1943). 

PLOT
Drifter Frank Chambers, looking for work, finds a roadside café a few hours north of Los Angeles. There he meets Cora, a restless young waitress married to a much-older man who runs the roadside diner. Frank becomes the hired help and is immediately captivated by Cora. Cora's husband Nick's main concern is the diner, but Cora wants more from life than just eking out a meager living. But staring over again with nothing is not what she wants. She would like to have the café and make something of it. And when the hired help Frank falls for her, she realizes he is the perfect means for them both to get what they want...

CAST
Lana Turner ... Cora Smith
John Garfield ... Frank Chambers
Cecil Kellaway ... Nick Smith
Hume Cronyn ... Arthur Keats
Leon Ames ... Kyle Sackett
Audrey Totter ... Madge Gorland
Alan Reed ... Ezra Liam Kennedy
Jeff York ... Blair

Director: Tay Garnett

Running time: 113 minutes