Garfield. Turner. One of the greatest pictures ever made about passion, crime, and punishment: TCM’s Film Noir of the Week Saturday Night-Sunday Morning at 12:15 and 10 a.m. ET is James M. Cain, Harry Ruskin, Niven Busch and Tay Garnett’s The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946), Starring John Garfield and Lana Turner, with Cecil Kellaway and Leon Ames (Videos)

By David in TN
friday, december 27, 2024 at 6:43:00 p.m. est

TCM’s Film Noir of the Week Saturday Night-Sunday Morning at 12:15 and 10 a.m. ET is Tay Garnett’s The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946) with John Garfield and Lana Turner.

Red Eddie Muller ends 2024 with the prototypical Film Noir based on James M. Cain’s novel. The story begins with the protagonist (Garfield) seeing the sexiest woman he’s ever seen (Turner), and ends with him on San Quentin’s Death Row, waiting to die in the gas chamber.

The Postman Always Rings Twice has been on Noir Alley before, and is shown by TCM about half a dozen times every year, but is always good.

N.S.: Although like David says, John Garfield could play just about any role, this one was tailor-made for him.

The Postman Always Rings Twice: Trailer



The Postman Always Rings Twice: Title Sequence