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Lightning Strikes West
“Another 100 per cent score for the screen's premier Western star! A cyclonic drama of Love, laughter and slaughter in a land where blue steel Blints, bullets whine, and Death rides on dangerous trails.”
53%
Movie
55m
AI Analysis
Lightning Strikes West (1940) — AI movie analysis
WatchMind AI generated this AI analysis of Lightning Strikes West (1940) — a movie tagged as Western with balanced tone moods and fast-paced pacing.
Story & themes: 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 Our models also surface themes such as ai from synopsis and genre signals.
Watch context: Best suited for general audiences. Expect fast-paced storytelling (~55 min).
Community signal: TMDb members rate Lightning Strikes West 53% (3 votes) — mixed but watchable scores for this movie.
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Synopsis
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
Quick facts
- Type
- Movie
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- 1940-06-01
- Runtime
- 55m
- TMDB rating
- 5.3
- TMDB ID
- 155689
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What is Lightning Strikes West about?
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... This is the official synopsis available via TMDb community metadata.
Is there an AI analysis for Lightning Strikes West?
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How long is the movie Lightning Strikes West?
The official runtime for Lightning Strikes West is approximately 55 minutes.
Cast & crew
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Directors & writers
Cast
Ken Maynard
Lightning Ken Morgan
Claire Rochelle
Mae Grant
Bob Terry
Tad Grant
Michael Vallon
Butch Taggart
Charles King
Joe Lakin
- R
Reed Howes
Henchman Frank
Dick Dickinson
Henchman Mack
William Gould
Marshal Jim Correy
George Chesebro
2nd Sheriff
John Elliott
Dr. Jenkins
- J
Jack Evans
Barfly
- O
Oscar Gahan
Posse Rider
- C
Chick Hannan
Posse Rider
- C
Carl Mathews
Posse Rider
- F
Forrest Matthews
Deputy
- T
Tex Palmer
Posse Rider
Ralph Peters
Bartender Eddie
- W
Wally West
Posse Rider
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