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With the exception that the lead is now an official law enforcement Straight Shooter is a remake of that other B picture classic Phantom Of The Range that Tom Tyler was the star.

Tim McCoy is the lead in this film and he's a hard riding, hard shooting son of the west who also happens to work for the Federal Bureau Of Investigation anticipating the Cowboy G-Men television series by a decade. He's bought himself a ranch at an auction outbidding Julie Sheldon the former owner's niece and Forest Taylor head of the bad guys who killed the former owner.

What's hidden is a fortune in government bonds which brings the FBI in on the case. That's what everybody's looking for.

If you saw the Tom Tyler feature you know how things work out in Straiht Shooter.

Tim McCoy plays Federal Bureau Agent "Lightning Bill Carson" hot on the trail of ambushers who held up a train an got away with a half-million dollars worth of government bonds.

Julie Sheldon is the pretty lady in distress.

Tim McCoy was considered one of the fastest guns in Hollywood, and his films always had plenty of gun-play. "Straight Shooter" is an excellent example of what a true "shoot 'em up" western should be... lots of action, an actual plot, an element of mystery, a beautiful girl, and the subliminal "the good guy always wins" message, which in those days was mandatory due to the Hayes office stating "No motion picture can portray a criminal going unpunished".

Tim McCoy today is nearly forgotten, but in his day, his name was right up there with Gene Autry, Tom Mix, and Roy Rogers.