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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.
1940 | 55m | English
Popularity: 0.3 (history)
| Director: | Harry L. Fraser |
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| Writer: | Martha Chapin |
| Staring: |
| 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 | |
| Release Date: | Jun 01, 1940 |
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| Director: | Harry L. Fraser |
| Writer: | Martha Chapin |
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| Keywords | prison, marshal, white horse |
| Production Companies | Colony Pictures |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jan 19, 2026 Entered: May 04, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Ralph Peters | Bartender Eddie |
| Wally West | Posse Rider |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Harry L. Fraser | Director |
| Fred Preble | Art Direction |
| Martha Chapin | Writer |
| Charles Henkel Jr. | Editor |
| Clifford A. Ruberg | Sound Engineer |
| Elmer Dyer | Director of Photography |
| Lew Porter | Original Music Composer |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Max Alexander | Producer |
| Arthur Alexander | Producer |
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| 2024 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
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| 2024 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| 2025 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| 2025 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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