Noirtini Hour: The Postman Always Rings Twice

Name: Noirtini Hour: The Postman Always Rings Twice
Start: 2026-09-20T23:00:00.000Z
End: 2026-09-21T02:00:00.000Z
Location: Lucky Labrador Brew Pub

Lucky Labrador Brew Pub, portlandSunday, Sep 20 · 4:00 PM

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**Film Noir Meet-Up:** ***The Postman Always Rings Twice*** **(1946)** **Let’s talk about movies!** Join movie club member Jenna M. for *The Postman Always Rings Twice* (1946), starring Lana Turner, John Garfield, Cecil Kellaway, and Hume Cronyn. The film follows Frank Chambers, a restless drifter who takes a job at a roadside diner and quickly becomes involved with Cora, the beautiful and unhappy wife of the owner. Their attraction soon turns into a dangerous plot to murder Cora’s husband, setting off a chain of events involving suspicion, betrayal, guilt, and the consequences of trying to get away with murder. **Here’s how The Portland Movie Club meet-ups work:** Just like a book club, we watch the movie on our own time before we meet. We'll meet at Lucky Lab on SE Hawthorne at 4pm on the scheduled date. We'll typically have a sign at our table(s), but at least we'll try to be obvious and identifiable. Grab some food and drinks to support our generous hosts and spend some time socializing and discussing this movie with us. **A Few Notes about the film:** *The Postman Always Rings Twice* was directed by Tay Garnett and released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in 1946, based on James M. Cain’s 1934 novel. The film is one of the classic examples of Hollywood film noir, built around Cain’s familiar themes of lust, greed, crime, and fatalism. Lana Turner’s performance as Cora Smith was a major departure from her glamorous star image, while John Garfield brings a restless, cynical energy to Frank Chambers. The chemistry between the two drives much of the film, but what makes the story especially noir is the sense that their choices have already set them on a doomed path. The film was controversial for its time because of its sexual themes and its frank treatment of murder, but it was also a major commercial success. With its roadside diner setting, morally compromised characters, tense plotting, and increasingly oppressive atmosphere, it’s a particularly good example of how H

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