
The Postman Always Rings Twice(1946)
A married woman and a drifter fall in love, then plot to murder her husband.


“Pity the men in her life!”
When Ivy, an Edwardian belle, begins to like Miles, a wealthy gentleman, she is unsure of what to do with her husband, Jervis, or her lover, Dr. Roger. She then hatches a plan to get rid of them both.

Joan Fontaine
Ivy

Patric Knowles
Dr. Roger Gretorex

Herbert Marshall
Miles Rushworth

Richard Ney
Jervis Lexton

Cedric Hardwicke
Inspector Orpington

Lucile Watson
Mrs. Gretorex

Sara Allgood
Martha Huntley

Henry Stephenson
Judge

Rosalind Ivan
Emily

Lilian Fontaine
Lady Flora
Ivy is a drama, crime, thriller film released in 1947 exploring themes of adultery, poison, investigation, trial, murder, period drama. Directed by Sam Wood, it stars Joan Fontaine, Patric Knowles, Herbert Marshall. When Ivy, an Edwardian belle, begins to like Miles, a wealthy gentleman, she is unsure of what to do with her husband, Jervis, or her lover, Dr. Roger. She then hatches a plan to get rid of them both.
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