Postman Always Rings Twice, The (1946)

The Postman Always Rings Twice helped lock in the template for classic film noir: doomed romance, moral rot, and desire that curdles into violence. Lana Turner’s femme fatale became a defining image of postwar Hollywood, glamorous on the surface, lethal underneath, while the film’s blunt sexuality and cynicism pushed right up against what the studio system would allow at the time.

This original one-sheet leans into pure tension. Turner glows in warm color, Garfield looms close, and the space between them feels charged rather than romantic. The dark background, slanted type, and tightly framed embrace sell the promise right away: passion, danger, and consequences. It’s a poster that doesn’t explain itself, it dares you to step closer.

• Year: 1950
• Nationality: United States
• Condition: Linen-backed
• Type: Original One Sheet
• Size: 27 X 41 Inches
• Product Code: P2287