Shooting Straight (1927)

Genres - Western  |   Sub-Genres - B-Western  |   Release Date - Mar 31, 1927 (USA - Unknown)  |   Run Time - 40 min.  |   Countries - United States  |   MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Hal Erickson

Straight Shootin' is a rubber stamp Universal western vehicle for second-string cowboy hero Ted Wells. The villains kidnap a grizzled old prospector, threatening to starve him to death unless he reveals the whereabouts of his gold mine. The old man's far-from-loyal partner locates the mine on behalf of the crooks, hoping to get a piece of the action himself. Crosses and double-crosses abound until Wells shows up to settle matters. Were it not for the fact that future Oscar-winner William Wyler was the director, Straight Shootin' would be completely forgotten today.

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bad-guy, double-cross, gold, good-guy, kidnapping, prospector, rescue