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Lightning Strikes Twice (1951)

Lightning Strikes Twice poster
Directed by
King Vidor
Genre
drama film, film noir, thriller film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 31m
Rated
NR
Rating
5.7 of 10 from 22 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A woman travels to a remote inn and meets a man recently acquitted of murdering his wife. As they grow closer, she begins to doubt his innocence and fears for her safety.

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What happens

Lightning Strikes Twice is a 1951 Warner Bros. crime melodrama film starring Ruth Roman and Richard Todd and directed by King Vidor. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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