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
Leon Ames "Bright Honor" (1936). Ames made his film debut in "Quick Millions" (1931). During the 1940s, he was under contract to Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. He played the important role of Mr. Smith in 1944's massive hit and subsequent classic "Meet Me in St. Louis". Ames appeared in a featured role in "The Postman Always Rings Twice" (1946) as district attorney Kyle Sackett. He also appeared in the Doris Day-Gordon MacRae film "On Moonlight Bay", its sequel, "By the Light of the Silvery Moon", and "Peyton Place" (1957). He played the role of Samuel Eaton, Alfred Eaton's (Paul Newman) father, in "From the Terrace"