The Postman Always Rings Twice

James M. Cain , the author of “Double Indemnity” penned this dark and straight forward story of lust and marital betrayal.

Drifter Frank James wanders into a California diner where he meets Cora, the diner owner's younger wife who talks Frank into killer her husband "by accident." Published in 1934 and banned in Boston, "The Postman Always Rings Twice" cemented Cain's reputation and propelled his career to writing Hollywood screenplays.