The Naked Spur

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The Naked Spur ★★★½ 1953

A compulsive bounty hunter tracks down a vicious outlaw and his beautiful girlfriend. An exciting film from the Mann-Stewart team and considered one of their best, infusing the traditional western with psychological confusion. Wonderful use of Rockies locations. 93m/C VHS, DVD . James Stewart, Robert Ryan, Janet Leigh, Millard Mitchell, Ralph Meeker; D: Anthony Mann; W: Sam Rolfe, Harold Jack Bloom; C: William Mellor; M: Bronislau Kaper. Natl. Film Reg. ‘97.

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