Lightning Strikes Twice (1951)
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.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $1,108,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $1,144,000.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 3.513 |
Directed By
King Vidor
Crew
King Vidor
Margaret Echard
Henry Blanke
Max Steiner
Sidney Hickox
Thomas Reilly
William Wallace
Lenore J. Coffee
Douglas Bacon
Charles Lang
Felix Jacoves
David Curtiz
Leah Rhodes
Frank Mattison
Frank Mills
Harvey Parry
Murray Cutter
TOP CAST
Ruth Roman
Shelley Carnes
Richard Todd
Richard Trevelyan
Mercedes McCambridge
Liza McStringer
Zachary Scott
Harvey Fortescue Turner
Frank Conroy
J.D. Nolan
Kathryn Givney
Myra Nolan
Rhys Williams
Father Paul
Darryl Hickman
String
Nacho Galindo
Pedro
Marjorie Bennett
Drug Store Customer
Ralph Byrd
Jack Ross
Frank Cady
Gas Station Man
Irene Calvillo
Raquel
Leo Cleary
Editor
Eileen Coghlan
Gossip
Byron Foulger
Hummel
Joaquin Garay
Johnny Lopez
Sumner Getchell
Rancher
Ned Glass
Tom
Dick Gordon
Prison Guard
Edward Hearn
Hank
Marya Marco
Josepha
Harold Miller
Guest at Cookout
Frank Mills
Lunch Counter Patron
Jack Mower
Lunch Counter Patron
Gordon Nelson
Warden
Franklin Parker
Guard
Nina Parry
Conchita
Jack Perry
Sidewalk Passerby
John Pickard
Policeman at Accident
Henry Sharp
Justice of the Peace
Bill Walker
The Nolans' Butler
Tom Wilson
Bus Passenger
Helen Winston
Gossip
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