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Lightning Strikes Twice is a american film of genre Drama directed by King Vidor released in USA on 12 april 1951 with Richard Todd

Lightning Strikes Twice (1951)

Lightning Strikes Twice
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Released in USA 12 april 1951
Length 1h31
Directed by
OriginUSA
Genres Drama,    Thriller,    Noir,    Crime
Rating64% 3.244613.244613.244613.244613.24461

Lightning Strikes Twice is a 1951 film drama starring Ruth Roman and Richard Todd.

Synopsis

Once a rancher, Richard Trevelyan (Richard Todd) is now on a Texas prison's death row. But he wins a new trial, then a complete acquittal when a lone juror holds out.

Actors

Richard Todd

(Richard Trevelyan)
Ruth Roman

(Shelley Carnes)
Mercedes McCambridge

(Liza McStringer)
Zachary Scott

(Harvey Fortescue Turner)
Frank Conroy

(J.D. Nolan)
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