The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946 film) filmed as "Le Dernier Tournant" ("The Last Turning") in France in 1939 and as "Ossessione" ("Obsession") in Italy in 1943. Frank Chambers (John Garfield) is a hobo who has hitched a ride with a man we later comes to learn is the local District Attorney, Kyle Sackett (Leon Ames). He drops Frank off at a rural diner/service station, Twin Oaks, for a meal. Frank ends up working there. The diner is operated by a beautiful young woman, Cora Smith (Lana Turner), and her much older husband, Nick (Cecil Kellaway). Frank and Cora start to have an affair soon after they
Lana Turner credits film noir "The Postman Always Rings Twice" (1946) advanced her career significantly and established her as a dramatic actress. She later appeared in the drama "The Bad and the Beautiful" (1952) opposite Kirk Douglas. Throughout the 1940s and 1950s, she also co-starred opposite Clark Gable in a total of four films, including "Slightly Dangerous" (1942), "Somewhere I'll Find You" (1943), and "Betrayed" (1954). After the critical and commercial failure of "Diane" (1956), MGM opted not to renew Turner's contract. At the time, her films with the studio had collectively earned over $50 million (). In 1957, she took a leading