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The Fastest Guitar Alive

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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.

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

• 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

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Primary cast

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

 

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Album

The Fastest Guitar Alive is the soundtrack title for the 33 1/3 record album from MGM Records released in June of 1967.

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Track listing

All songs written by Roy Orbison and Bill Dees

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Side one

• "Whirlwind"
• "Medicine Man"
• "River"
• "The Fastest Guitar Alive"
• "Rollin' On"

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Side two

• "Pistolero"
• "Good Time Party"
• "Heading South"
• "Best Friend"
• "There Won't Be Many Coming Home"

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