Film

Lightning Strikes West

1940 · 55m · Western

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.

IMDb

7.0

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

Ken Maynard

Lightning Ken Morgan

Claire Rochelle

Mae Grant

Bob Terry

Tad Grant

Michael Vallon

Butch Taggart

Charles King

Joe Lakin

Reed Howes

Henchman Frank

Dick Dickinson

Henchman Mack

William Gould

Marshal Jim Correy

George Chesebro

2nd Sheriff

John Elliott

Dr. Jenkins

Jack Evans

Barfly

Oscar Gahan

Posse Rider

Chick Hannan

Posse Rider

Carl Mathews

Posse Rider

Forrest Matthews

Deputy

Tex Palmer

Posse Rider

• Harry L. FraserDirector
• Martha ChapinWriter
• Max AlexanderProducer
• Arthur AlexanderProducer
• Elmer DyerDirector of Photography
• Lew PorterOriginal Music Composer
• Charles Henkel Jr.Editor

Release date

June 1, 1940

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

55m

Rated

NR

Genres

Western

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