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Lightning Strikes West (1940)

Lightning Strikes West poster
Directed by
Harry L. Fraser
Genre
western
Country
United States
Runtime
55 min
Rated
NR
Rating
5.3 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A cowboys and sheriffs story set in the old West. The hero rides into town and gets involved with outlaws and a woman in distress.

old-fashionedstraightforwardmildaction-packedclassicwesternpacysimpleunpretentious

What happens

Lightning Strikes West is a 1940 American Western film directed by Harry L. Fraser and written by Martha Chapin. The film stars Ken Maynard, Claire Rochelle, Bob Terry, Michael Vallon, Charles King and Reed Howes. The film was released on June 1, 1940, by Colony Pictures. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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