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The Fastest Guitar Alive

19674.3 / 1087 min
Comedy, Music, Western, Crime, War

Overview

America's hottest singing star on the screen at last!

Confederate super-spy Johnny and his partner in crime Steve travel to San Francisco near the end of the Civil War, masquerading, respectively, as a singer/guitar instructor and a magic-elixir vendor. Once there, Johnny dons a fake wig, beard and mustache, and steals Union gold to bring back to the South, aided by a guitar that doubles as a gun.

Cast

Roy Orbison

Roy Orbison

Johnny

Patricia Donahue

Patricia Donahue

Stella

Maggie Pierce

Maggie Pierce

Flo Chesnut

Joan Freeman

Joan Freeman

Sue Chesnut

Lyle Bettger

Lyle Bettger

Charlie

John Doucette

John Doucette

Max

Sammy Jackson

Sammy Jackson

Steve

Wilda Taylor

Wilda Taylor

Emily

Vincent Chase

Vincent Chase

Night Watchman (uncredited)

Crew

Robert E. Kent

Robert E. Kent

Screenplay

Michael D. Moore

Michael D. Moore

Director

Wilda Taylor

Wilda Taylor

Choreographer

Loren Janes

Loren Janes

Stunts

Sam Katzman

Sam Katzman

Producer

Jerome F. Katzman

Jerome F. Katzman

Associate Producer

Fred Karger

Fred Karger

Original Music Composer

W. Wallace Kelley

W. Wallace Kelley

Director of Photography

Ben Lewis

Ben Lewis

Editor

George W. Davis

George W. Davis

Art Direction

Merrill Pye

Merrill Pye

Art Direction

Henry Grace

Henry Grace

Set Decoration

Joseph J. Stone

Joseph J. Stone

Set Decoration

Mary Keats

Mary Keats

Hairstylist

John Truwe

John Truwe

Makeup Artist

William Tuttle

William Tuttle

Makeup Artist

Donald C. Klune

Donald C. Klune

Assistant Director

Franklin Milton

Franklin Milton

Recording Supervision

Fred Karger

Fred Karger

Conductor

Robert G. Stone

Robert G. Stone

Production Coordinator