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Robert E. Kent (writer)
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Release Date:
1 September 1967 (USA) more
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The South is losing the Civil War and the coffers are nearly empty. A group of Confederate spies steals... more | add synopsis
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Bad script, good intentions more (6 total)

Cast

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Roy Orbison ... Johnny Banner
Sammy Jackson ... Steve Menlo
Maggie Pierce ... Flo
Joan Freeman ... Sue
Lyle Bettger ... Charlie

John Doucette ... Marshal Max Cooper

Patricia Donahue ... Stella DeWitt
Ben Cooper ... Deputy Rink
Ben Lessy ... Indian Chief
Douglas Kennedy ... Sheriff Joe Stedman
Len Hendry ... Deputy George
Iron Eyes Cody ... 1st Indian
Domingo Samudio ... 1st Expressman (as Sam the Sham)
Wilda Taylor ... Emily
Victoria Carroll ... Margie
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Runtime:
87 min
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Final film of Douglas Kennedy. more
Soundtrack:
Whirlwind more

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9 out of 10 people found the following comment useful.
Bad script, good intentions, 21 November 2005
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Author: bevcar from United States

Yes, the movie "The Fastest Guitar Alive" was terrible and Roy Orbison was not an actor. But just like anything else, you must practice to be good at whatever you choose to do. Elvis at first, was not good, but he got better, but then the roles got worse.Roy should have studied first before going before the camera.Granted, he would not have been a matinée idol, but who knows what could have happened if he would have continued with acting.Most big name actors started out in bad movies and acted badly, but as time went on, they learned their craft and some went on to win Oscars.One of the first roles that Clint Eastwood had was a lab assistant in "The Revenge Of The Creature", and you know what happened in his career.One of the biggest problems with "The Fastest Guitar Alive" is that it should not have been trying to be a musical.It just didn't work and the movie seemed to have too many things going on. But don't blame the actors for a bad script, they just made the mistake of being in the movie.And don't be too hard on Roy. He was new to movie making and didn't have anyone to guide him. He gave it a shot and we have to give him credit for that.

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