The Postman Always Rings Twice is a 1946 Film Noir directed by Tay Garnett. It starts John Garfield as a drifter named Frank Chambers who gets a job at a diner, and Lana Turner as Cora Smith who owns the diner with her husband. They pair begin an affair and as Cora wishes to escape her situation, they plan to murder her husband. They then have to face the queries of a local prosecutor who suspects them of the murder. Cora pleads guilty to manslaughter and receives probation, after which her and Frank believe they can finally begin a happy life together. However, Cora is killed in a car accident but Frank is accused of setting it up. He is sentenced to death, and ponders on the idea of the postman always ringing twice. By this, he means that if you are waiting for a letter it does no matter if you don't hear the postman at first for he will always ring again. He believes this is the same in life, and him being blamed for Cora's death is his "second ring" for the murder of her husband. The film is based on a 1934 crime novel by James M. Cain, of the same name. This film is another good example of classic Noir. It involves a femme fatale, Cora, and a doomed hero, Frank. They get involved in a murder, and eventually cannot escape fate's clutches.
Frank Chambers: With my brains and your looks, we could go places.
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