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starring: Lana Turner, John Garfield, Cecil Kellaway, Hume Cronyn, Leon Amesdirected by: Tay Garnett
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9786301976183
Format: Color, NTSC
ISBN: 6301976185
Label: MGM (Warner)
Manufacturer: MGM (Warner)
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: MGM (Warner)
Release Date: September 01, 1998
Running Time: 113 minutes
Sales Rank: 39501
Studio: MGM (Warner)
Theatrical Release Date: May 02, 1946
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Even under the heavy censorship of 1946 Hollywood, Lana Turner and John Garfield's libidinous desires burn up the screen in Tay Garnett's adaptation of James M. Cain's torrid crime melodrama. Platinum blond Turner is Cora, a restless sexpot stuck in a roadside diner married to mundane middle-aged fry cook Nick Smith (Cecil Kellaway) when handsome drifter Frank (Garfield) blows her way. It's lust at first sight, a rapacious desire that neither can break off, and before long they're plotting his demise--but in the wicked world of Cain nothing is that easy. Garnett's visual approach is subdued compared to the more expressionistic film noir of the period, but he's at no loss when he films the luminous Turner in her milky-white wardrobe. She radiates repressed sexuality and uncontrollable passion while Garfield's smart-talking loner Frank mixes street-smart swagger and scrappy toughness with vulnerability and sincere intensity. Costar Hume Cronyn cuts a cold, calculating figure as their conniving lawyer, a chilly character that only increases our feelings for the murderous couple, victims of an all consuming amour fou that drives their passions to extremes. --Sean Axmaker
Customer Reviews
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Rating: - Fatal Attraction
Frank is hitchhiking from San Francisco; he doesn't worry about his future. He knows how to fix cars. The restaurant owner hires him, and Frank sees Cora in her sun bathing outfit. Cora wants to make something of the restaurant. Frank admires her. The hot Santa Anna wind is blowing in from the desert [this affects people's emotions]. Frank and Cora dance to the music in the jukebox. [What was Nick thinking?] Frank and Cora go swimming in the ocean, they become friendlier. Nick is worried about being ... Read More
Rating: - The Doublest Crosser of Them All
This spellbinding 1946 B&W flick, set in California, pits sultry Lana Turner against John Garfield in a neverending love-hate relationship, which ironically parallels the lives of its 2 stars. Turner, 7 times married & dead in 1995 at 74, is electrified at first glance by Garfield, in real life, a tough Jewish bad boy who was later blacklisted during the McCarthy era, and died in 1952 at 39. Classic scenes in this all-American classic include: shots in the Twin Oaks Diner,(owned by the husband ... Read More
Rating: - Kisses With Dreams in Them...
Lana Turner and John Garfield hunger for something more in Tay Garnett's glossy soap opera noir, "The Postman Always Rings Twice." Based on James M. Cain's lusty potboiler, Turner is fantastic as the manipulative yet vulnerable Cora Smith and Garfield excellent as the drifter who can't get Cora or her dreams out of his blood. Turner is like a white creme, icy cold on the surface but burning hot and deep with desire underneath.
Cora is a girl aware of her looks and effect on men. Since she ... Read More
Rating: - Ill fated torrid love affair
Drifter Frank Chambers played by John Garfield is hired to work at a California roadside diner by owner Nick Smith played by a plain looking Cecil Kellaway. Kellaway is married to the sultry blonde Cora played by a bleached Lana Turner. Garfield takes one look at Turner and the sparks begin to fly. They gradually fall in love carrying on a steamy affair unbeknown to Nick. Together they conspire to do away with Nick in a household accident. Nick survives without suspecting the plot.
Garfield, ... Read More
Rating: - LUVLUVLUVLUV this movie!
Pay attention while you watch this - and you will catch all the significance, the depth, maybe even figure out the title during your first viewing.
It took me to watch this gem a second time before fully grasping how FIT the title is to this movie. I won't deprive you of the joy of finding out for yourself so I'll stop about that.
This is one of the most romantic, dramatic, and endearing movies of all time. YOU JUST HAVE TO WATCH THIS ORIGINAL VERSION and forget the KNOCK-OFF attempted ... Read More
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