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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Predicate Object
instanceOf femme fatale
fictional character
film character
appearsIn The Postman Always Rings Twice
appearsInFilm The Postman Always Rings Twice
surface form: 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 of America
surface form: United States
creator James M. Cain
fictionalUniverse The Postman Always Rings Twice (novel)
surface form: The Postman Always Rings Twice universe
filmDirectorOfWork Tay Garnett
filmReleaseYear 1946
firstAppearance The Postman Always Rings Twice (novel)
surface form: 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 mainCharacter Cora Smith
subject surface form: The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946 film)