Summary
Lightning Strikes Twice is an American film first released in 1951,
directed by King Vidor.
The film is based on a novel by Margaret Echard and stars Richard Todd, Ruth Roman, Mercedes McCambridge, Zachary Scott and Darryl Hickman.
Our overall rating for this film is: good.
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Credits
- Director: King Vidor
- Script: Lenore J. Coffee, Margaret Echard (novel)
- Photo: Sidney Hickox
- Music: Max Steiner
- Cast: Richard Todd (Richard Trevelyan), Ruth Roman (Shelley Carnes), Mercedes McCambridge (Liza McStringer), Zachary Scott (Harvey Fortescue Turner), Darryl Hickman (String), Frank Conroy (J.D. Nolan), Kathryn Givney (Myra Nolan), Rhys Williams (Father Paul), Marjorie Bennett (Drug Store Customer), Ralph Byrd (Jack Ross, Hair Tonic Salesman on Bus), Frank Cady (Gas Station Man), Irene Calvillo (Raquel), Leo Cleary (Editor), Eileen Coghlan (Gossip), Byron Foulger (Hummel, Hotel Clerk), Nacho Galindo (Pedro), Joaquin Garay (Johnny Lopez), Sumner Getchell (Rancher), Ned Glass (Tom – a Rancher), Dick Gordon (Prison Guard), Edward Hearn (Hank), Marya Marco (Josepha), Harold Miller (Extra at Cookout), Frank Mills (Lunch Counter Patron), Jack Mower (Lunch Counter Patron), Gordon Nelson (Warden), Franklin Parker (Guard), Nina Parry (Conchita), Charles Perry (Sidewalk Extra), John Pickard (Policeman at Accident), Henry Sharp (Justice of the Peace), Bill Walker (The Nolans’ Butler), Helen Winston (Gossip)
- Country: USA
- Language: English
- Runtime: 91 min; B&W
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