Straight Shooting is a 1917 American silent Western film directed by John Ford and featuring Harry Carey.

The Chicago Board of Censors refused to issue a permit for this film as submitted as it consists of detailed portrayal of murder and outlawry.

Harry Carey and John Ford hit it off immediately and continued to work together after the success of the film.

Carey mentored Ford "he tutored me in the early years sort of brought me along".

Studio executive Carl Laemmle pointed out that, if he paid for a suit and got an extra pair of pants, he wouldn’t just throw them away.