Two of a Kind (1951 film)

Two of a Kind
Two of a Kind
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Henry Levin
Screenplay by	Lawrence Kimble; James Gunn
Based on	the story; by James Edward Grant
Produced by	William Dozier
Starring	Edmond O'Brien; Lizabeth Scott; Terry Moore
Cinematography	Burnett Guffey
Edited by	Charles Nelson
Music by	George Duning
Production; company	Columbia Pictures
Distributed by	Columbia Pictures
Release date	July 1951;
Running time	75 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Two of a Kind is a 1951 American crime film directed by Henry Levin and starring Edmond O'Brien, Lizabeth Scott and Terry Moore.^[1]

Plot

Mike Farrell (O'Brien) is induced by con artists Brandy Kirby (Scott) and attorney Vincent Mailer (Knox) to purloin a rich couple's ten million dollar estate by having Farrell pose as their long-lost son.

When the old man refuses to change his will, Mailer decides to kill the couple, and Kirby plays along.^{[clarification needed]} Farrell refuses to assist and Mailer plans to kill him too. After a botched attempt, with Kirby's help, Farrell exposes the scam to the old man, dooming Mailer's plan, and allowing Kirby and Farrell to unite, as "Two of a Kind".

Cast

Edmond O'Brien as Michael 'Lefty' Farrell
Lizabeth Scott as Brandy Kirby
Terry Moore as Kathy McIntyre
Alexander Knox as Vincent Mailer
Griff Barnett as William McIntyre
Virginia Brissac as Maida McIntyre
Robert Anderson as Todd

References

^ Two of a Kind at IMDb.

External links

Two of a Kind at IMDb
Two of a Kind at AllMovie
Two of a Kind at the TCM Movie Database
Two of a Kind film trailer on YouTube

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[1] Two of a Kind at IMDb.

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