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Show ' . ; .. ... ; , ' " -""rr 74.- L-, '"j;;,, ' Drama- Packed Romantic Hit Now at Centre Lana Turner and John Garfield Gar-field are currently on the Centre screen as the ill-fated lovers of James M. Cain's much-discussed novel, "The Postman Always Rings Twice." This tragically powerful tale of a man and woman who are driven to desperate measures to achieve their love offers richly rich-ly rewarding roles to both its stars. Miss Turner meets the challenge of a penetratingly emotional characterization with the greatest performance of her career, while Garfield also offers a portrayal that will be of interest inter-est to the next academy award committee. With swift, decisive strokes Director Tay Garnett lays open his plot of the entanglement of two young people whose love is frustrated by an unwanted, middle-aged husband. Miss Turner is Cora Smith who has married the unimaginative Nick, proprietor propri-etor of a roadside restaurant, in order to achieve security. Garfield Gar-field is the good-natured, attractive at-tractive and easy-going Frank VIOLENCE FliARES - Lana Tinner, John Garfield, plot murder for love in "Postman Rings Twice" now at Centre theatre. Chambers who takes a temporary tempo-rary job with Nick. The attraction between Cora and Frank is irresistible, and inevitably in-evitably finds its outlet in a plot to do away with the unwanted Nick. How this is achieved, the resultant murder trial, and the hatred and suspicion which this crime engenders between Cora and Frank builds up to a surprise sur-prise climax and a stirringly ironic retribution. |