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 (1946 film) Frank to meet his new boss. Frank and Cora conspire to stage a drunk-driving accident that will kill Nick. As they are about to leave, District Attorney Sackett shows up for gas; the couple had planned to fake an argument, at a gas station along the way, in which Cora would insist on driving because the men are too drunk (in fact, it is only Nick who is drunk). Since Sackett is there, they feign the exchange there at Twin Oaks, so he can later be a witness if needed. Cora drives along precarious cliff roads and soon stops the