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Lightning Strikes West
“Another 100 per cent score for the screen's premier Western star! A cyclonic drama of Love, laughter and slaughter in a land where blue steel Blints, bullets whine, and Death rides on dangerous trails.”
5.3 / 10• 1940• 55m•NR• English
Western
Storyline
When Butch Taggart escapes prison, the Marshal sends Lightning Morgan to find him and his hidden gold. He finds the map to the gold on Taggart's boot. Joe Laikon and his men are also after the gold and they overpower Morgan, get the map, and head for the treasure. But Morgan and Tod Grant are soon on their trail
Cast & Crew
Ken Maynard
Lightning Ken Morgan
Lead
Claire Rochelle
Mae Grant
Bob Terry
Tad Grant
Michael Vallon
Butch Taggart
Charles King
Joe Lakin
RH
Reed Howes
Henchman Frank
Dick Dickinson
Henchman Mack
William Gould
Marshal Jim Correy
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Harry L. Fraser's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Lightning Strikes West is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
