Lightning Strikes Twice

Lightning Strikes Twice

Lightning Strikes Twice

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Lightning Strikes Twice

"Would You Have the Nerve to Do What She Did on Her Wedding Day?"

1951

1h 31m

5.7(22 votes)

Thriller

Mystery

Crime

Drama

Overview

Sent to a dude ranch in the west to recover her health, a New York actress falls in love with a ranch owner recently acquitted of the murder of his wife.

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Production Companies

Warner Bros. Pictures

The people behind it

Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Ruth Roman

Ruth Roman

Shelley Carnes

Richard Todd

Richard Todd

Richard Trevelyan

Mercedes McCambridge

Mercedes McCambridge

Liza McStringer

Zachary Scott

Zachary Scott

Harvey Fortescue Turner

Frank Conroy

Frank Conroy

J.D. Nolan

Kathryn Givney

Kathryn Givney

Myra Nolan

Rhys Williams

Rhys Williams

Father Paul

Darryl Hickman

Darryl Hickman

String

Nacho Galindo

Nacho Galindo

Pedro

Marjorie Bennett

Marjorie Bennett

Drug Store Customer

Creative team

Directed by: King Vidor
Written by: Lenore J. Coffee
Produced by: Henry Blanke

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