Lightning Strikes Twice (1951)

Director:

King Vidor

Writers:

Lenore J. Coffee, Margaret Echard (novel)

Stars:

Richard Todd, Ruth Roman, Mercedes McCambridge

Cast

Complete credited 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

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

dude ranch | suspicion | acquittal | fear | jury | 

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Genres:

Drama | Mystery

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

25 June 1951 (Sweden)

Also Known As:

Celos mortales

Filming Locations:

Paso Robles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Warner Bros

Technical Specs

Runtime:

91 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound System)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

The morning after the rainstorm the car's windshield is shiny clean.

User Reviews

Richard and Shelley?No, Harvey and Liza!

King Vidor's movie are at their best when they depict greed,passion,mad love ,hate: so are "Duel in the sun" "fountainhead" "beyond the forest " and "Ruby Gentry" .Jennifer Jones was par excellence the romantic actress ,Bette Davis ("Beyond the forest") was at her bitchiest .Ruth Roman is too cold and too emotionally remote to convey such feelings.I'm much more interested in Mercedes McCambridge's Liza but sadly her part is underwritten and except in her final scenes she is not given a single chance to shine.Ditto for Richard Todd as Richard: we want more of Zachary Scott ,whose character is much less bland than the hero.Todd/Roman are an unexciting pairing.

That said,it is a well-told story even if there are plot holes .But the film lacks focus ,intensity,madness,Vidor's trademark.