| Fast Bullets | |
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| Directed by | Harry S. Webb (as Henrí Samuels) |
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| Cinematography | Pliny Goodfriend |
| Edited by | Fred Bain |
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| Distributed by | Reliable Pictures |
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Running time | 58 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Fast Bullets is a 1936 American Western film directed by Harry S. Webb and starring Tom Tyler, Rex Lease and Margaret Nearing. [1] It was the 14th of Tom Tyler's 18 Westerns for Reliable Pictures.
The Texas Rangers are hot on the trail of the Travis gang that have killed two Rangers. Ranger Sgt. Tom Milton apprehends two members of the gang, then turning them over to his Ranger companion, chases after the third, young Jimmy. Instead of shooting Jimmy, Tom talks him into going on the straight and narrow by his helping Tom infiltrate the Travis gang who are smuggling explosives.
One of the outlaws Tom arrested escapes and informs Travis that Tom is actually a Texas Ranger. Travis uses Tom to ambush a column of Rangers.
Filming of Fast Bullets began in early November, 1934. [2]
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