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      Lightning Strikes Twice

      Released Apr 12, 1951 1h 31m Mystery & Thriller List
      Reviews 67% Fewer than 50 Ratings Audience Score An actress (Ruth Roman) staying at a Texas dude ranch loves a man (Richard Todd) suspected of killing his wife. Read More Read Less

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      Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews A muddled b/w drama, attempting vainly to be film noir. Rated: B- Jan 14, 2019 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Ashley H Lightning Strikes Twice is a decent film. It is about a a New York actress who is sent to a dude ranch in the west to recover her health. Richard Todd and Ruth Roman give good performances. The screenplay is a little slow in places. King Vidor did an alright job directing this movie. I liked this motion picture because of the drama. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 03/04/24 Full Review Jithin K I can't seem to watch older films without being angry about how men act towards women and how men write women. This was entertaining enough as a crime drama mystery where we have to look over a lot of plotholes. But Ruth Roman was charming enough for me to look over all of those and see her go through the motions even if the events and characters are not really believable. But the film still managed to keep my interest in how these people act in these situations and how none of it makes any sense. I read some reviews saying it is campy, which I was surprised at first because I would think that word would fit for something more wild but now that I read what I wrote about how I felt, this is after all campy which is why I enjoyed it. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 11/15/23 Full Review Tom V Very nicely done... Ruth Roman has never been a favorite, but handles her part just fine. Mercedes McCambridge shines,as per usual. What an actress. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/19/23 Full Review deke p 1951! WOW! GREAT MOVIE. & Terrific suspense & twists. HEY, RT STAFF! This movie should be Rated!! RICHARD TODD! RUTH ROMAN! Interesting mystery thriller. I've long heard her name but had NO idea who RUTH was, but she was smartly GORGEOUS! She goes on my list of All Time HOT WOMEN! & DARRY HICKMAN, as the young man. Bro of Dobie Gillis. & TODD, a WWII real life British hero, with accent like RICHARD BURTON & CHRISTOPHER HITCHENS. TODD was ROBIN HOOD in the 50s TV series. Hardly ever seen him in much else. Saw this on THE MOVIE CHANNEL 8.15.2021, & again saw much of it 2.10.22 Rated 5 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Movie Info

      Synopsis An actress (Ruth Roman) staying at a Texas dude ranch loves a man (Richard Todd) suspected of killing his wife.
      Director
      King Vidor
      Screenwriter
      Lenore J. Coffee
      Distributor
      Warner Bros.
      Production Co
      Warner Bros.
      Genre
      Mystery & Thriller
      Original Language
      English
      Release Date (Theaters)
      Apr 12, 1951, Original
      Release Date (Streaming)
      Oct 6, 2016
      Runtime
      1h 31m