Lightning Strikes Twice
Lightning Strikes Twice
Lightning Strikes Twice
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1951
1h 31m
5.5(20 votes)
Thriller
Mystery
Crime
Drama

Overview

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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Warner Bros. Pictures

Cast & Crew

38 members
Acting

Ruth Roman

Shelley Carnes

Ruth Roman
Acting

Richard Todd

Richard Trevelyan

Richard Todd
Acting

Mercedes McCambridge

Liza McStringer

Mercedes McCambridge
Acting

Zachary Scott

Harvey Fortescue Turner

Zachary Scott
Acting

Frank Conroy

J.D. Nolan

Frank Conroy
Acting

Kathryn Givney

Myra Nolan

Kathryn Givney
Acting

Rhys Williams

Father Paul

Rhys Williams
Acting

Darryl Hickman

String

Darryl Hickman
Acting

Nacho Galindo

Pedro

Nacho Galindo
Acting

Marjorie Bennett

Drug Store Customer

Marjorie Bennett
Acting

Ralph Byrd

Jack Ross

Ralph Byrd
Acting

Frank Cady

Gas Station Man

Frank Cady
Acting

Irene Calvillo

Raquel

No Image
Acting

Leo Cleary

Editor

Leo Cleary
Acting

Eileen Coghlan

Gossip

No Image
Acting

Byron Foulger

Hummel

Byron Foulger
Acting

Joaquin Garay

Johnny Lopez

Joaquin Garay
Acting

Sumner Getchell

Rancher

Sumner Getchell
Acting

Ned Glass

Tom

Ned Glass
Acting

Dick Gordon

Prison Guard

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Edward Hearn

Hank

Edward Hearn
Acting

Marya Marco

Josepha

Marya Marco
Acting

Harold Miller

Guest at Cookout

Harold Miller
Acting

Frank Mills

Lunch Counter Patron

Frank Mills
Acting

Jack Mower

Lunch Counter Patron

Jack Mower
Acting

Gordon Nelson

Warden

No Image
Acting

Franklin Parker

Guard

No Image
Acting

Nina Parry

Conchita

No Image
Acting

Jack Perry

Sidewalk Passerby

Jack Perry
Acting

John Pickard

Policeman at Accident

John Pickard
Acting

Henry Sharp

Justice of the Peace

No Image
Acting

Bill Walker

The Nolans' Butler

Bill Walker
Acting

Tom Wilson

Bus Passenger

Tom Wilson
Acting

Helen Winston

Gossip

No Image
Acting

Arthur Berkeley

Unknown Role

No Image
Acting

Albert Cavens

Unknown Role

No Image
Acting

Joseph La Cava

Unknown Role

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Fred Rapport

Unknown Role

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