The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946 film) is riveted." The review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reported that 95% of critics gave the film a positive review, based on eighteen reviews. The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946 film) The Postman Always Rings Twice is a 1946 American film noir based on the 1934 novel of the same name by James M. Cain. This adaptation of the novel features Lana Turner, John Garfield, Cecil Kellaway, Hume Cronyn, Leon Ames, and Audrey Totter. It was directed by Tay Garnett. The musical score was written by George Bassman and Erich Zeisl (the latter uncredited). This version was the third filming of "The
George White (film editor) George White (film editor) George White (August 20, 1911 – February 15, 1998) first became a Hollywood editor in 1942, spending most of his career at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Among his more well known efforts were the war film "Bataan" (1943), Vincente Minnelli’s "The Clock" (1945), Tay Garnett’s steamy version of "The Postman Always Rings Twice" (1946), the epic special effects extravaganza "Green Dolphin Street" (1947), for which he was nominated for an Academy Award for Film Editing, and "Challenge to Lassie" in 1949. The 1950s saw him working on such films as "A Life of Her Own" (1950), "The Naked Spur"