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Lightning Strikes Twice
Lightning Strikes Twice

Lightning Strikes Twice

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

Genres

ThrillerMysteryCrimeDrama

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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.

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Budget

$1108000

Revenue

$1144000

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

91 mins

Rating

5.7/10

Release Date

12 April 1951

Country

United States of America

Cast

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

Ralph Byrd

Ralph Byrd

Jack Ross

Frank Cady

Frank Cady

Gas Station Man

Irene Calvillo

Irene Calvillo

Raquel

Leo Cleary

Leo Cleary

Editor

Eileen Coghlan

Eileen Coghlan

Gossip

Byron Foulger

Byron Foulger

Hummel

Joaquin Garay

Joaquin Garay

Johnny Lopez

Sumner Getchell

Sumner Getchell

Rancher

Ned Glass

Ned Glass

Tom

Dick Gordon

Dick Gordon

Prison Guard

Edward Hearn

Edward Hearn

Hank

Marya Marco

Marya Marco

Josepha

Harold Miller

Harold Miller

Guest at Cookout

Frank Mills

Frank Mills

Lunch Counter Patron

Jack Mower

Jack Mower

Lunch Counter Patron

Gordon Nelson

Gordon Nelson

Warden

Franklin Parker

Franklin Parker

Guard

Nina Parry

Nina Parry

Conchita

Jack Perry

Jack Perry

Sidewalk Passerby

John Pickard

John Pickard

Policeman at Accident

Henry Sharp

Henry Sharp

Justice of the Peace

Bill Walker

Bill Walker

The Nolans' Butler

Tom Wilson

Tom Wilson

Bus Passenger

Helen Winston

Helen Winston

Gossip

Arthur Berkeley

Arthur Berkeley

Albert Cavens

Albert Cavens

Joseph La Cava

Joseph La Cava

Fred Rapport

Fred Rapport

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