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The Naked Spur (1953)

91 min  -  Thriller | Western  -   3 August 1953 (Sweden)
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A bounty hunter trying to bring a murderer to justice is forced to accept the help of two less-than-trustworthy strangers.

Director:

Anthony Mann

Writers:

Sam Rolfe, Harold Jack Bloom

Stars:

James Stewart, Janet Leigh and Robert Ryan
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Storyline

Howard Kemp is a bounty hunter who's been after killer Ben Vandergroat for a long time. Along the way, Kemp is forced to take on a couple of partners, an old prospector named Jesse Tate and a dishonorably discharged Union soldier, Roy Anderson. When they learn that Vandergroat has a $5000 reward on his head, greed starts to take the better of them. Vandergroat takes every advantage of the situation sowing doubt between the two men at every opportunity finally convincing one of them to help him escape. Written by garykmcd  

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Bounty Hunter | Greed | Prospector | Justice | Kansas  | See more »

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Packed with Technicolor Thrills!

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Thriller | Western

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

El precio de un hombre See more »

Filming Locations:

Durango, Colorado, USA See more »

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Production Co:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) See more »
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Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Sound System)

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1
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Trivia

In Germany all films get dubbed, and at that time even the titles were translated. Thus it happened that in the German dubbed version James Stewart's name is spelled wrong in the front credits, with a d in the end. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: Amount of dirt on Ben's hands when Kemp drags him through the cave. See more »

Quotes

Jesse Tate: [Referring to Vandergroat] He's not a man; he's a sack of money!
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"Beautiful Dreamer"
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Composed by Stephen Foster (1864)
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