The Fastest Guitar Alive is a 1967 American musical comedy Western film directed by Michael D. Moore and starring singer Roy Orbison in his only acting role.

His song "There Won't Be Many Coming Home" is featured in the 2015 western film The Hateful Eight.

Near the end of the American Civil War, a Southern spy (Orbison) with a bullet-shooting guitar is given the task of robbing gold bullion from the United States Mint in San Francisco to help finance the ill-fated Confederacy's last-ditch war effort.

[7] Richie Unterberger of AllMusic said the album "includes what may be his best obscure tune, the rarely anthologized "Whirlwind."

"[9] Cashbox gave the album a positive reviews, notes "These tunes, in addition to three other Orbison originals, are included"[10]