The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946 film) confident you'll enjoy the resulting legal byplay that goes on between Hume Cronyn, as Miss Turner's lawyer, and Leon Ames, as the prosecuting attorney. As a matter of fact, Mr. Cronyn and Mr. Ames take most of the acting honors, and there is a decided letdown in the picture after a courtroom clash in which both of them participate with vast enthusiasm." Writing in 2000, critic Stephen MacMillan Moser appreciated Lana Turner's acting and wrote, "It is perhaps her finest work—from a body of work that includes very few truly stellar performances. She was a star, and not necessarily an
The Postman Always Rings Twice (1981 film) the remake, which can lead to confusion among viewers. Jack Nicholson later said "If you ran a question through this industry about "The Postman Always Rings Twice", most people would surmise that it wasn’t successful. That is not true. I know it made money, because I received overages, so it must’ve grossed about as much as "Chinatown" and much more than "Carnal Knowledge". But people are anxious to disqualify it." The film has since been received more favorably; it scores a 77% "fresh" rating on Rotten Tomatoes, with 10 positive reviews and three negative. Kerry Segrave and Linda Martin praised