Sunday at SIFF's Noir Fest, a John Garfield Double Feature

"Their Love Was a Flame That Destroyed!" was a tagline for The Postman Always Rings Twice. Remade  in '81 with Jack Nicholson and Jessica Lange, it was the 1946 original with Lana Turner and John Garfield that set the standard for erotic thrillers to come.

The YouTube trailer, above (compare with the original trailer), updates the opening credits so you aren't fooled into thinking all classic black-and-white films feature wholesome glimpses of sleepy small towns. Some are about plotting to kill your husband.

Tomorrow, Sunday, February 21, SIFF presents Postman (1:30 p.m., 6 p.m.) in a double feature with John Garfield's last film, 1951's He Ran All the Way  (4 p.m., 8:30 p.m.). There's a small-time hood, a cop shooting, a manhunt, and Shelley Winters. The Guardian says, "It's a doom-laden movie, wonderfully lit by cinematographer James Wong Howe." Here's a clip.