Cora Smith

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Cora Smith is the seductive and scheming femme fatale who conspires with her lover to murder her husband in the classic film noir The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946).

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Cora Smith canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf femme fatale ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ
film character ⓘ
appearsIn The Postman Always Rings Twice ⓘ
appearsInFilm The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946 film) ⓘ
associatedWithGenre crime drama ⓘ
melodrama ⓘ
associatedWithTheme adultery ⓘ
betrayal ⓘ
crime ⓘ
murder plot ⓘ
basedOn Cora Papadakis ⓘ
basedOnWork The Postman Always Rings Twice (novel) ⓘ
characterTrait ambitious ⓘ
manipulative ⓘ
scheming ⓘ
seductive ⓘ
conspiresToMurder Nick Smith ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
creator James M. Cain ⓘ
fictionalUniverse The Postman Always Rings Twice universe ⓘ
filmDirectorOfWork Tay Garnett ⓘ
filmReleaseYear 1946 ⓘ
firstAppearance The Postman Always Rings Twice (novel, 1934) ⓘ
genreContext film noir ⓘ
hairColorInFilm blonde ⓘ
hasLover Frank Chambers ⓘ
languageOfWork English ⓘ
maritalStatus married ⓘ
medium cinema ⓘ
narrativeRole antagonist ⓘ
protagonist ⓘ
notableFor conspiring with her lover to kill her husband ⓘ
occupation diner co-owner ⓘ
waitress ⓘ
portrayedBy Lana Turner ⓘ
setting California roadside diner ⓘ
spouse Nick Smith ⓘ

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The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946 film) → mainCharacter → Cora Smith ⓘ
subject linked to: The Postman Always Rings Twice
The Postman Always Rings Twice (1981 film) → mainCharacter → Cora Smith ⓘ
subject linked to: The Postman Always Rings Twice