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Lightning Strikes Twice (1951 film)
1951
- 1951 · Thriller · 1h 31m
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.
- (1.4K)
- 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).
It makes sense that Lightning Strikes Twice was first filmed as a screwball comedy in 1934. I haven't seen that version, but this, King Vidor's 1951 noir/melodrama adaptation, takes constant sharp turns into bonkers territory that might be funnier and more disorienting as played straight.
- (1K)
- Warner Bros. Pictures
- King Vidor
Drama, Film noir, Mystery ... United States, 1951. ... Lightning Strikes Twice Directed by. King Vidor. Awards & Festivals. Berlin International Film Festival.
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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. King Vidor. Margaret Echard. Lenore J. Coffee.