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Lightning Strikes Twice

  • 1951
  • Approved
  • 1h 31min
NOTE IMDb
6,5/10
1,6 k
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Lightning Strikes Twice (1951)
Dark RomanceFilm NoirPsychological DramaWhodunnitCrimeDramaMysteryRomance

Ajouter une intrigue dans votre langueSent 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.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.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.

  • Réalisation
    • King Vidor
  • Scénario
    • Lenore J. Coffee
    • Margaret Echard
  • Casting principal
    • Richard Todd
    • Ruth Roman
    • Mercedes McCambridge
  • Voir les informations de production sur IMDbPro
  • NOTE IMDb
    6,5/10
    1,6 k
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    • Réalisation
      • King Vidor
    • Scénario
      • Lenore J. Coffee
      • Margaret Echard
    • Casting principal
      • Richard Todd
      • Ruth Roman
      • Mercedes McCambridge
    • 40avis d'utilisateurs
    • 19avis des critiques
  • Voir les informations de production sur IMDbPro
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    Richard Todd
    Richard Todd
    • Richard Trevelyan
    Ruth Roman
    Ruth Roman
    • Shelley Carnes
    Mercedes McCambridge
    Mercedes McCambridge
    • Liza McStringer
    Zachary Scott
    Zachary Scott
    • Harvey Turner
    Frank Conroy
    Frank Conroy
    • J.D. Nolan
    Kathryn Givney
    Kathryn Givney
    • Myra Nolan
    Rhys Williams
    Rhys Williams
    • Father Paul
    Darryl Hickman
    Darryl Hickman
    • String
    Marjorie Bennett
    Marjorie Bennett
    • Drug Store Customer
    • (non crédité)
    Arthur Berkeley
    • Bus Passenger
    • (non crédité)
    Ralph Byrd
    Ralph Byrd
    • Salesman
    • (non crédité)
    Frank Cady
    Frank Cady
    • Gas Station Man
    • (non crédité)
    Irene Calvillo
    • Raquel
    • (non crédité)
    Albert Cavens
    Albert Cavens
    • Lunch Counter Patron
    • (non crédité)
    Leo Cleary
    • Editor
    • (non crédité)
    Eileen Coghlan
    • Gossip
    • (non crédité)
    Byron Foulger
    Byron Foulger
    • Hotel Clerk
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    Nacho Galindo
    Nacho Galindo
    • Pedro
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    • Réalisation
      • King Vidor
    • Scénario
      • Lenore J. Coffee
      • Margaret Echard
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    8jjnxn-1

    Desperation in the desert

    Fun overheated histrionics in the desert with two of the more under-appreciated actresses of the 50's.

    Ruth Roman is a big city actress looking for a bit of rest in the wilderness and finding little. Right from the get go things in this docile community seem a bit off even though the residents appear friendly. Next thing you know she's neck deep in contretemps with suspected murderers and intrigue! It's all pitched to the higher notes of melodrama but kept grounded by the competence of the cast and no nonsense direction.

    The movie is a routine Warners programmer but given some snap by the quality performances of Ruth Roman, subtle and dignified, and Mercedes McCambridge, controlled for most of the film but she gets her chance to do some florid emoting later in the picture.

    Professionally done this is enjoyable in an over the top way especially for fans of either actress.
    6blanche-2

    not very believable

    If something is really good, I will forgive plot holes or situations that stretch the imagination. I won't do it here.

    "Lightning Strikes Twice" stars Ruth Roman, Richard Todd, Mercedes McCambridge, and Zachary Scott. Roman plays an actress, Shelley Carnes, who has been sent out west for her health and is going to a dude ranch. The talk on the train is about Richard Trevelyan who was convicted of murdering his wife and received a death sentence. He was given a stay of execution pending a new trial and freed because the jury had one holdout who thought he was not guilty.

    When her car gets stuck in the mud, Shelley is helped by a man in a house nearby, who turns out to be Trevelyan. She leaves the next day. The dude ranch, it turns out, is closed. She is invited by the caretakers Liza and String (McCambridge and Darryl Hickman) to stay for a few days anyway. She has already met their neighbors, who were friends of Trevelyan. Everyone seems to be looking for him. She learns that Liza was the one holdout on the jury. Because he wasn't convicted, the people in town are nasty to her (reminds me of the Casey Anthony trial where the local restaurants wouldn't serve jurors). Liza believes in his innocence.

    Shelley meets Richard again, and the two of them fall in love. Shelley wants to prove him not guilty. But was he? This noirish film was a nice diversion thanks to the acting, but it had a few problems. The first is, what the heck was Liza doing on the jury if she knew this guy? Doesn't that suggest a certain prejudice? Second, things happen too fast. Roman and Todd are madly in love after one kiss and a couple of days. Third, why was Zachary Scott in this film? Talk about being superfluous, and he was hardly in it anyway.

    Richard Todd is miscast as Trevelyan. He and Roman make a beautiful couple, and Todd was a good actor, but he is out of place in the west, given his accent and bearing. As someone on the board suggested, Scott may have been a better choice for the role, or Jim Davis.

    The rest of the acting is very good, with a strong performance by Mercedes McCambridge and a solid one by Roman. In the end, though, this film is pretty routine, though atmospheric.
    7meaninglessname

    A noir-gothic-romance-murder mystery, berserk but worth a look

    A film noir buff, I recently came across this film, which has all the hallmarks of a sharply focused Warner Brothers film noir, with an excellent cast and some scenic black-and-white cinematography somewhere in the southwestern desert.

    A promising start features Ruth Roman as an actress seeking a dude ranch for her health (which appears unimpaired, by the way) who stumbles into an unresolved murder mystery involving Richard Todd (who appeared gorgeous even to this straight male) as a rancher acquitted of murdering his wife after two trials, the first ending in a conviction.

    Roman and Todd "meet cute" and she becomes smitten with him before learning his identity. She becomes determined to establish his innocence once and for all to quiet area residents still harboring doubt.

    At this point I was wondering why this film wasn't mentioned more among noir classics but then things started getting weird.

    There are various subplots involving Todd's foster parents, from whom he is estranged, Mercedes McCambridge, both the owner of the now-shuttered dude ranch and juror responsible for Todd's acquittal, and Zachary Scott as an indolent playboy who seems a bit out of place in ranching territory.

    Indeed there is an air of opulence, including a swank Beverly Hills-style dinner party at a ranch, that seems out of keeping with the setting. And Todd, is remarkably well dressed and groomed even when hiding out in the wilderness.

    Eventually, with the plot and setting becoming progressively less realistic and various characters going into unexplained hysterics, the film seemed less noir than fantastic melodrama. However, it does resolve the murder mystery, if only via the indiscretion of the real culprit.

    There's also a background story that eventually fades from the plot about a lovable priest with a Hispanic flock that perpetuates Hollywood stereotypes of childlike Mexicans speaking broken English and taking siestas against walls.

    Despite my misgivings, I enjoyed the film on its own terms and wouldn't mind watching it again some time down the road. Good cast and cinematography and fast-paced enough to distract you from the anomalies.
    8hildacrane

    Juicy melodrama

    Definitely worth a look. Immediately following his "Beyond the Forest" and "The Fountainhead" (also Warners), this Vidor film is somewhat less feverish and over-the-top than those two, and accordingly does not pack the same punch, but still has a nice erotic frisson. It's a whodunit with romance--including a rainstorm when the two leads meet in an isolated house. Ruth Roman is lovingly photographed and underscored by luscious Steiner music in this threatened-bride tale. Mercedes McCambridge does some of the same kind of scenery chewing that Davis did in "Forest," while Zachary Scott reprises his charming scoundrel from many Warner's films.
    dougdoepke

    Overloaded

    While staying at a deserted dude ranch, a woman (Roman) gets involved with a man (Todd) suspected of murder

    Apparently, the movie was intended to showcase rising stars Roman, Todd, and Mc Cambridge. Trouble is they're undone by a screenplay that can't make up its mind. Is it a whodunit, a noir, a "woman in danger", or a soap opera. Actually, it's a little of all four that turns out more like an overloaded dish of stew than a tasty soufflé. Too bad because it's a waste of some fine performers like Conroy, Givney, and especially Scott.

    There is one ridiculous scene almost worth the overlong 90-minutes. That's where Todd and Roman decide to have a romantic interlude perched atop a narrow cliff. Now, why a woman would choose a drop-off as a trysting spot with a suspected wife killer remains the movie's biggest mystery. In fact, the scene is almost a parody of every poorly staged soap opera on film. As an old movie fan, I wondered why I'd never heard of this film. Now I know.

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    • Anecdotes
      Director King Vidor's own ranch in Paso Robles, California was used as a filming location for the Nolan Ranch.
    • Gaffes
      Shelly drives through the rain to a part in the road, then later gets stuck in the mud. She sees a house and makes her way to the door stoop. Once in the house, she comments on Texas hospitality (thereby placing the movie in Texas). But there are Joshua trees where the road parted, as well as in front of the house, and Joshua trees are found only in the Mohave Desert (southeastern California, southern Nevada, southwestern Utah, western Arizona, and northern Baja California).
    • Citations

      Richard Trevelyan: You can sleep in the den. There's a lock on the door.

      Shelley Carnes: Do I need it?

      Richard Trevelyan: I want you to feel that you're safe.

      Shelley Carnes: From what?

      Richard Trevelyan: From your thoughts.

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    • How long is Lightning Strikes Twice?Alimenté par Alexa

    Détails

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    • Date de sortie
      • 25 juin 1951 (Suède)
    • Pays d’origine
      • États-Unis
    • Langues
      • Anglais
      • Espagnol
    • Aussi connu sous le nom de
      • Celos mortales
    • Lieux de tournage
      • Paso Robles, Californie, États-Unis(The Nolan's house)
    • Société de production
      • Warner Bros.
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    • Budget
      • 1 108 000 $US (estimé)
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    • Durée
      1 heure 31 minutes
    • Couleur
      • Black and White
    • Rapport de forme
      • 1.37 : 1

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