Directed by cult filmmaker Ed Wood, “The Face That is Known to Millions of TV and Western Movie Fans” is a showcase that has Keene Duncan performing various shooting challenges, demonstrating the capabilities of the firearms and the skill of the shooter. The film was presented by McLaughlin Brothers. Kenne Duncan was a Canadian-born American B-movie character actor. Hyped professionally as “The Meanest Man in the Movies,” the vast majority of his over 250 appearances on camera were Westerns, but he also did occasional forays into horror, crime drama, and science fiction. He also appeared in over a dozen serials.
0:39 – 0:57: The narrator introduces the Remington 552 autoloading .22 caliber rifle, describing its balance, accuracy, and versatility for different ammunition types (.22 shorts, longs, or long rifle). They are using .22 shorts for shooting.
1:02 – 1:05: The narrator explains using neck wafers as targets, which shatter when hit.
1:29 – 2:03: Music plays during the shooting sequences, with no dialogue. The focus is on hitting the middle wafer dead center.
2:13 – 2:27: The narrator discusses the challenge of shooting through a plastic disc with a less than 3/4 inch opening, explaining that shots get harder.
2:30 – 2:47: The goal is to hit a wafer behind a lifesaver by shooting through it, with only 3/16 of an inch clearance on either side.
2:50 – 3:18: Demonstrates breaking a thread to drop a disc with a .22 bullet.
3:22 – 3:53: The narrator talks about putting out a large candle flame and then shows a birthday candle, hoping to snuff it out.
3:56 – 4:02: The objective is to light a match by hitting its tip and then put it out by hitting the flame with the bullet base.
4:40 – 4:54: Introduces shooting at a small Christmas tree ball at the end of a stationary pendulum, aiming to break it while in motion.
5:06 – 5:21: Similar to the previous shot, this one involves timing to shatter a wafer without hitting a moving target.
6:13 – 6:23: The challenge is to split a thread to release a balloon and then shoot and break the balloon in midair, all with .22 shorts.
6:36 – 7:06: The narrator switches to an autoloading Remington Nylon 66, model Apache Black, which is lightweight and adjustable for windage and elevation. They attempt a shot holding it like a pistol.
7:42 – 7:58: The narrator takes advantage by notching a soft lead bullet to make it split easier on impact, aiming to hit two targets with one shot.
The Remington Nylon 66 was a rifle manufactured by Remington Arms from 1959 to 1989. It was one of the earliest mass-produced rifles to feature a stock made from a material other than wood. Previously the 22-410 Stevens Arms combination gun had been offered with a Tenite stock. The firearms market generally lacked experience with synthetic stocks, making the Nylon 66 a risky gamble for Remington. The model name was taken from the polymer of the same name.
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