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Black Spurs

  • 1965
  • Approved
  • 1h 21m
IMDb RATING
5.8/10
432
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Lon Chaney Jr., Linda Darnell, Rory Calhoun, Richard Arlen, and Terry Moore in Black Spurs (1965)
DramaWestern

A man becomes a bounty hunter to earn enough to marry the woman he loves, but when he returns to their Kansas town, she has married the sheriff instead which prompts him to scheme revenge by... Read allA man becomes a bounty hunter to earn enough to marry the woman he loves, but when he returns to their Kansas town, she has married the sheriff instead which prompts him to scheme revenge by ruining the town's reputation.A man becomes a bounty hunter to earn enough to marry the woman he loves, but when he returns to their Kansas town, she has married the sheriff instead which prompts him to scheme revenge by ruining the town's reputation.

  • Director
    • R.G. Springsteen
  • Writer
    • Steve Fisher
  • Stars
    • Rory Calhoun
    • Linda Darnell
    • Terry Moore
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.8/10
    432
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • R.G. Springsteen
    • Writer
      • Steve Fisher
    • Stars
      • Rory Calhoun
      • Linda Darnell
      • Terry Moore
    • 16User reviews
    • 11Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
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    Rory Calhoun in Black Spurs (1965)
    Rory Calhoun in Black Spurs (1965)
    Lon Chaney Jr. and Rory Calhoun in Black Spurs (1965)
    Lon Chaney Jr., Linda Darnell, Rory Calhoun, and Bruce Cabot in Black Spurs (1965)
    Lon Chaney Jr., Linda Darnell, Rory Calhoun, Rusty Allen, Sandra Giles, and Sally Nichols in Black Spurs (1965)
    Rory Calhoun in Black Spurs (1965)
    Terry Moore in Black Spurs (1965)
    Terry Moore in Black Spurs (1965)
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    Rory Calhoun and Bruce Cabot in Black Spurs (1965)
    Rory Calhoun and Bruce Cabot in Black Spurs (1965)

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    Rory Calhoun
    Rory Calhoun
    • Santee
    Linda Darnell
    Linda Darnell
    • Sadie
    Terry Moore
    Terry Moore
    • Anna Elkins
    Scott Brady
    Scott Brady
    • Rev. Tanner
    Lon Chaney Jr.
    Lon Chaney Jr.
    • Gus Kile
    • (as Lon Chaney)
    Richard Arlen
    Richard Arlen
    • Pete Muchin
    Bruce Cabot
    Bruce Cabot
    • Bill Henderson
    Patricia Owens
    Patricia Owens
    • Clare Grubbs
    James Best
    James Best
    • Sheriff Ralph Elkins
    Jerome Courtland
    Jerome Courtland
    • Sam Grubbs
    DeForest Kelley
    DeForest Kelley
    • Sheriff Dal Nemo
    Joseph Hoover
    • Swifty
    James Brown
    James Brown
    • Sheriff
    Robert Carricart
    Robert Carricart
    • El Pescadore
    Barbara Wilkin
    • Mrs. Rourke
    Jeanne Baird
    • Greta Nemo
    Sandra Giles
    • Sadie's Girl
    Sally Nichols
    • Sadie's Girl
    • Director
      • R.G. Springsteen
    • Writer
      • Steve Fisher
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    • Trivia
      Final film of Linda Darnell.
    • Goofs
      Very obvious use of stunt doubles in the fight between Santee (Rory Calhoun (I)) and Rev. Tanner (Scott Brady (I)).
    • Quotes

      Manuel Reese: Ay, chihuahua!

    • Connections
      Featured in Biography: Linda Darnell: Hollywood's Fallen Angel (1999)
    • Soundtracks
      Black Spurs
      (title song)

      Written by 'By' Dunham and Jimmie Haskell

      Sung by Jerry Cole

    User reviews16

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    7/10
    "Santee Turns Bounty Hunter"
    Black Spurs is directed by R.G. Springsteen and written by Steve Fisher. It stars Rory Calhoun, Linda Darnell, Lon Chaney Junior, Terry Moore, Bruce Cabot, James Best, DeForest Kelly and Scott Brady. Music is by Jimmie Haskel and Technicolor/Techniscope photography is by Ralph Woolsey.

    A brisk and ebullient Oater out of Paramount, Black Spurs finds Calhoun as Santee, a sharp shooting gunman turning to bounty hunting and then paid to corrupt the town of Lark. Lark has been pencilled in to receive the on coming railway, so wealthy town owner of nearby Kile, Gus Kile (Chaney), hires Santee to discredit Lark in order to have the railroad routed through Kile instead. Once in Lark, Santee finds lots of resistance, particularly from an ex-lover and her husband, the sheriff!

    Plot holds few surprises as per outcome and characterisations, but the pic is no less entertaining for it. There are a number of live wire action sequences, with Santee often proving he is the number one gun in the West, and there's even some evil nastiness portrayed when things start to come to a head. The seedy saloon set up by Santee is awash with beautiful girls in beautiful costumes, and these girls drink beer out of pint pot tankards! The villains are a gruff, rough and tough bunch, and naturally there's a big good versus evil heart thundering away in the story.

    Calhoun has swagger and dangerous sexuality in abundance and he's surrounded by a good cast of pros. Darnell and Chaney, however, were winding down their careers, and in truth there two characterisations could have been played by any studio actors of the time, but they don't disgrace themselves as Springsteen wisely keeps their screen time to a minimum. The Techniscope photography doesn't really add much as more could have been made of the exterior locations, while Haskel's score is a bit too jaunty for its own good.

    It feels like a 50s Oater at times, which is no bad thing at all. Not prime Calhoun or a prime 60s Western, but much to enjoy here for the discerning Duster fan. 7/10
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    • Release date
      • June 1, 1965 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Crne mamuze
    • Filming locations
      • Corriganville, Ray Corrigan Ranch, Simi Valley, California, USA
    • Production company
      • A.C. Lyles Productions
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 21 minutes
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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