Ruth Roman
Shelley Carnes
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The Fountainhead and Ruby Gentry break down into interesting patterns of dynamic visuals, even as their overheated dramatics are impossible to take seriously. 1951's Lightning Strikes Twice forms a link between King Vidor and Douglas Sirk's delirious women's pictures. Faced with a gimmicky, far-fetched storyline and inconsistent characters ...
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
A rare attempt at film noir from an unexpected source, Lightning Strikes Twice (1951) is a not entirely successful, but nevertheless fascinating film that boasts deft directorial touches from the great King Vidor, and a compelling performance by the intense Mercedes McCambridge.
- King Vidor, Felix Jacoves, Frank Mattison
- Ruth Roman
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. Because of local expectation, Shelley ends up at a competing dude ranch run by J.D. (Frank Conroy) and Myra Nolan (Kathryn Givney).
Ashley H Lightning Strikes Twice is a decent film. It is about a a New York actress who is sent to a dude ranch in the west to recover her health. ... Lightning Strikes Twice (1951) Lightning ...
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- Dennis Schwartz
- Mystery & Thriller
- King Vidor
LIGHTNING STRIKES TWICE By Dan Day, Jr. on Jan 7, 2023 From The Hitless Wonder Movie Blog. LIGHTNING STRIKES TWICE is a 1934 film produced by RKO, starring Ben Lyon and Thelma Todd. The movie attempts to be a wild madcap comedy, with a beginning set during a rainy, stormy night, that features gun shots, screams, and a couple of disappearing cops.
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In Lightning Strikes Twice, Ruth Roman stars a Shelley Carnes, a stage actress who champions the cause of Richard Trevelyan (Richard Todd), whom she believes has been falsely accused of murdering his wife. Freed on a technicality, Trevelyan is nonetheless adjudged guilty in the court of public opinion.
