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The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946) More at IMDbPro »

• This caused a stir amongst 1940s audiences who were shocked when it seemed clear to them that John Garfield uses his tongue in one of his kissing scenes with Lana Turner.
  
  
• Lana Turner said that her turn as Cora Smith was "the role I liked best".
  
  
• It took 12 years to adapt the explicit material (by 1940 standards) of the novel into a screenplay tame enough to comply with the Production Code prevalent at the time.
  
  
• After the first murder attempt, Nick is hospitalized in Blair General Hospital, also the locale for MGM's "Dr. Kildare" (1961) franchise.
  
  
• Joel McCrea turned down the role of Frank Chambers.
  
  
• As a contrast to the fact she's playing an inherently evil character, Lana Turner wears white throughout the film.
  
  
• Writer James M. Cain felt that Lana Turner was the perfect choice to play Cora.
  
  

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