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The Fastest Guitar Alive
America's hottest singing star on the screen at last!
1967 | 87m | English
Popularity: 0.5 (history)
| Director: | Michael D. Moore |
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| Writer: | Robert E. Kent |
| Staring: |
| 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. | |
| Release Date: | Sep 01, 1967 |
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| Director: | Michael D. Moore |
| Writer: | Robert E. Kent |
| Genres: | Comedy, Music, Western, Crime, War |
| Keywords | san francisco, california, guitar |
| Production Companies | Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Four-Leaf Productions |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 07, 2026 Entered: May 03, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Roy Orbison | Johnny |
| Patricia Donahue | Stella |
| Maggie Pierce | Flo Chesnut |
| Joan Freeman | Sue Chesnut |
| Lyle Bettger | Charlie |
| John Doucette | Max |
| Sammy Jackson | Steve |
| Wilda Taylor | Emily |
| Vincent Chase | Night Watchman (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Robert E. Kent | Screenplay |
| Michael D. Moore | Director |
| Wilda Taylor | Choreographer |
| Loren Janes | Stunts |
| Fred Karger | Original Music Composer, Conductor |
| W. Wallace Kelley | Director of Photography |
| Ben Lewis | Editor |
| George W. Davis | Art Direction |
| Merrill Pye | Art Direction |
| Henry Grace | Set Decoration |
| Joseph J. Stone | Set Decoration |
| Mary Keats | Hairstylist |
| John Truwe | Makeup Artist |
| William Tuttle | Makeup Artist |
| Donald C. Klune | Assistant Director |
| Franklin Milton | Recording Supervision |
| Robert G. Stone | Production Coordinator |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Sam Katzman | Producer |
| Jerome F. Katzman | Associate Producer |
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