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Lightning Strikes Twice (1934)
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7 December 1934 (USA) morePlot:
Three apparent murders and a pair of imposters disrupt the lives of an engaged couple. full summary | add synopsisPlot Keywords:
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Early farce has plenty of laughs moreCast
(Complete credited cast) | Ben Lyon | ... | Steven 'Steve' Brewster |
| Thelma Todd | ... | Judith 'Judy' Nelson |
| Pert Kelton | ... | Fay, the Fan Dancer |
| Laura Hope Crews | ... | Aunt Jane Madison |
| Richard 'Skeets' Gallagher | ... | Wally Richards (as 'Skeets' Gallagher) |
| Chick Chandler | ... | Marty Hicks |
| Walter Catlett | ... | Gus |
| Jonathan Hale | ... | Capt. Hobart Nelson (as John Hale) |
| Margaret Armstrong | ... | Martha, the Housekeeper |
| John Davidson | ... | Phillips, the Butler |
| Fred Kelsey | ... | Detective Dugan |
| Edgar Dearing | ... | Police Lt. Foster |
| Roger Gray | ... | Officer Casey |
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Mono (RCA Victor System)FAQ
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This is a fast-moving farce, the type of thing that Leon Errol would be doing at RKO a few years later. Ben Lyon and Skeets Gallagher, drunk after a stag party, cause a slight accident with Pert Kelton and hubby Walter Catlett. The latter pair wind up disguising themselves as Lyon's fiancé and her father. Laura Hope "Aunt Pittypat" Crews is Lyon's loony aunt who finds the bogus pair charming. All the while John Davidson is sneaking around as a supposed murderer. Great comedy cast topped off in the third act by the entrance of Fred Kelsey as the detective. Thelma Todd is lovely (of course) as Lyon's real fiancé and her role is limited in that respect. Skeets steals the show and, for once, Chick Chandler's excessive mugging is charming and whimsical. All in all, lots of smiles for this fluffy RKO quickie.