The Postman Always Rings Twice

Dir. Tay Garnett (1946).
It’s more MGM than James M. Cain, but Tay Garnett’s overly polite adaptation of the archetypal adultery-murder meller can boast a hot couple of studio stars in Lana Turner and John Garfield.

Fri., Dec. 17, 10 a.m., 2010

This article from the Village Voice Archive was posted on December 8, 2010

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