Ruth Roman
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In the early 1950s, a wealthy rancher, young Richard Trevelyan ( Richard Todd) is now on death row in a Texas prison. But he wins a new trial, which ends in a hung jury when a lone juror holds out. He is set free. Actress Shelley Carnes ( Ruth Roman) is on her way to a Texas dude ranch for a rest.
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Lightning Strikes Twice: Directed by King Vidor. With Ruth Roman, Richard Todd, Mercedes McCambridge, Zachary Scott. 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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- Crime, Drama, Film-Noir
- King Vidor
- 1951-06-25
In Texas, Richard Trevelyan, a prisoner on death row convicted of wife-killing, wins an acquittal during a re-trial after one woman on the jury refuses to find him guilty. Meanwhile, stage actress Shelley Carnes is enroute to the Tumble Moon Dude Ranch for a rest cure when she learns about Trevelyan from her fellow bus passengers, many of whom ...
- King Vidor, Felix Jacoves, Frank Mattison
- Ruth Roman
Lightning Strikes Twice (1951) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
In a second trial, a single juror held out, causing him to be released. A local priest, Father Paul (Rhys Williams), and other eyewitnesses paint a deadly picture to the future bride but the actual murder was not witnessed and somehow, unbelievably, love wins out.
Shelley Carnes (Ruth Roman) freezes in fear after an encounter with Trevelyan. String (Darryl Hickman) confronts his sister Liza (Mercedes McCambridge) about the murder.
Lightning Strikes Twice (1951). Director: King Vidor. Cast: Richard Todd, Ruth Roman, Mercedes McCambridge, Zachary Scott. After Richard Trevelyan, who was convicted for killing his wife, wins an acquittal during a re-trial after one woman on the jury can not find him guilty.
