Tay Garnett’s THE POSTMAN ALWAYS RING TWICE: 80th Anniversary!

RETRO NOIR FILM SERIES
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January 14, 2026
Tay Garnett’s THE POSTMAN ALWAYS RING TWICE: 80th Anniversary!
(1946, 113 min)
One of the most notorious noirs of the 1940s, this sultry crime drama ignited controversy for its frank eroticism and helped cement Lana Turner’s status as a Hollywood icon. A drifter (John Garfield) and a young wife (Turner) conspire to murder her husband, but passion and crime prove a dangerous mix as fate closes in. Though it received no Oscar nods, the film was a box-office smash, earning more than $5 million worldwide. Turner’s all-white wardrobe became instantly iconic, and the film’s influence reached far, inspiring the acclaimed neo-noir Body Heat decades later.
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