The Fastest Guitar Alive

The Fastest Guitar Alive is a 1967 MGM motion picture starring singer Roy Orbison in his only starring role as an actor. A musical western, the story is set near the end of the American Civil War with Orbison portraying a Southern spy with a bullet-shooting guitar given the task of robbing gold bullion from the United States Mint in San Francisco in order to help finance the Confederacy's war effort.

Related Topics:
1967 - MGM - Motion picture - Roy Orbison - American Civil War - United States Mint - San Francisco - Confederacy

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The film features Orbison performing several original songs which appeared on his 1967 MGM record album of the same name.

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Production

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• Director: Michael D. Moore
• Producer: Sam Katzman
• Screenplay: Robert E. Kent
• Cinematography: W. Wallace Kelley
• Film editing: Ben Lewis
• Music: Roy Orbison, Bill Dees, Fred Karger

Running time: 87 min

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Primary cast

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• Roy Orbison - Johnny Banner
• Sammy Jackson - Steve Menlo
• Maggie Pierce - Flo
• Joan Freeman - Sue
 
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