The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946 film) a play, which had 72 performances at the Lyceum Theatre, in New York, from February to April 1936. The cast included Richard Barthelmess as Frank, Mary Philips as Cora, Joseph Greenwald as Nick and Dudley Clements as Sackett, with minor roles played by Joseph Cotten and Charles Halton. Lana Turner was cast as Cora Smith. Turner said this was a favorite role of hers. Cain felt that she was the perfect choice for Cora and was so impressed with her performance that he presented her with a leather-bound copy of the novel inscribed "For my dear Lana, thank you for
Patricia Smith (actress) She played Doctor Sara Kingsley in the "" episode . Her final acting role was in the 1997 film "Mad City". Smith and her husband, John Lasell, had two children. Smith, a diabetic for many years, died of heart failure on January 2, 2011 in Los Angeles, California, aged 80. Patricia Smith (actress) Patricia Smith (February 20, 1930 – January 2, 2011) was an American actress who appeared in film and television roles from the early 1950s through the 1990s. Born in New Haven, Connecticut, Smith appeared in a 1953 episode of "Kraft Television Theater" titled "A Room and a