Lightning Strikes West

June. 01,1940      NR
Rating:
7
Trailer Synopsis Cast

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 as  Lightning Ken Morgan
Claire Rochelle as  Mae Grant
Bob Terry as  Tad Grant
Michael Vallon as  Butch Taggart
Charles King as  Joe Lakin
Reed Howes as  Henchman Frank
Dick Dickinson as  Henchman Mack
William Gould as  Marshal Jim Correy
George Chesebro as  2nd Sheriff
John Elliott as  Dr. Jenkins

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Reviews

InformationRap
1940/06/01

This is one of the few movies I've ever seen where the whole audience broke into spontaneous, loud applause a third of the way in.

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Humaira Grant
1940/06/02

It’s not bad or unwatchable but despite the amplitude of the spectacle, the end result is underwhelming.

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Abbigail Bush
1940/06/03

what a terribly boring film. I'm sorry but this is absolutely not deserving of best picture and will be forgotten quickly. Entertaining and engaging cinema? No. Nothing performances with flat faces and mistaking silence for subtlety.

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Adeel Hail
1940/06/04

Unshakable, witty and deeply felt, the film will be paying emotional dividends for a long, long time.

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Michael Morrison
1940/06/05

Pretty good Western script with a great performance by Ken Maynard make this a must-see movie.Of course any movie with Charles King is also a must-see, but Maynard and King are surrounded by players ranging from capable to excellent.George Chesebro gets a rare chance to play a good guy; Wally West gets another unbilled part; Reed Howes and Bob Terry had small parts which they handled very well.William Gould had what might now be called a cameo, but he might have been the smoothest actor in the entire cast. I thought he showed ability, subtlety, presence enough to have been a major performer. He did have a very long career, anyway.Michael Vallon beautifully and slimily played a character named Butch Taggart, surely the worst Taggart ever except for James Taggart in "Atlas Shrugged."But Maynard surprised me. His characterization might well have been his best performance ever. He showed nuance, subtlety, a grasp of his character that might be because of a good director, Harry Fraser, but still had to come from within him.In one scene, when he tries to convey a message to his horse, Tarzan, his character shows frustration worthy of a Chaplin.In his next to last performance, the movie "Bigfoot" with tons of great character actors, John Carradine had high praise for his ability in front of a camera, despite a 26-year layoff, his knowing how to stand with the light and avoid shadows. Carradine called Maynard "an old pro." High praise, indeed, from one of the best, and, coupled with his Lightning Ken Morgan role here, surely enough to earn Ken Maynard another look as an actor, not just a cowboy star.

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