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| Rory Calhoun | ... | Santee | |
| Linda Darnell | ... | Sadie | |
| Terry Moore | ... | Anna Elkins | |
| Scott Brady | ... | Rev. Tanner | |
| Lon Chaney Jr. | ... | Gus Kile (as Lon Chaney) | |
| Richard Arlen | ... | Pete Muchin | |
| Bruce Cabot | ... | Bill Henderson | |
| Patricia Owens | ... | Clare Grubbs | |
| James Best | ... | Sheriff Ralph Elkins | |
| Jerome Courtland | ... | Sam Grubbs | |
| DeForest Kelley | ... | Sheriff Dal Nemo | |
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Joseph Hoover | ... | Swifty |
| James Brown | ... | Sheriff | |
| Robert Carricart | ... | El Pescadore | |
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Barbara Wilkin | ... | Mrs. Rourke |
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A dissatisfied ranch hand becomes a bounty hunter. He conspires with a crooked town boss to dirty up a neighboring village where a valuable railroad franchise is headed, in order to divert it to the town the boss owns. Then, he finds that his former fiancée is married to the sheriff of the town he seeks to destroy. Written by phillindholm
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1 June 1965 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
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Paramount Studios - 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA See more »Company Credits
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Very obvious use of stunt doubles in the fight between Santee (Rory Calhoun (I)) and Rev. Tanner (Scott Brady (I)). See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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Black Spurs (1965)
* 1/2 (out of 4)
A ranch hand named Santee (Rory Calhoun) grows tired of being poor so he decides to turn into a bounty hunter so that he can collect some big rewards. After being successful at this he decides to move in on a local town to take it over because he knows a railroad is about to come through. BLACK SPURS has a very interesting cast but sadly that's about the only thing the movie has going for it. This is a pretty strange Western to watch and especially when you consider it was 1965. By this time most Westerns like this weren't being made anymore as the story, structure and overall feel of this makes you seem like it would have been better fit in the 1940s. I think the main reason people are going to come to this film are for the stars. Calhoun isn't very well known today but he has a strong devoted group of fans who will probably be the only ones wanting to watch this. He's pretty good in the film as he has no problem playing rough and later on more soft-hearted. The supporting cast includes some very familiar faces including Linda Darnell and Scott Brady as well as the likes of Lon Chaney, Jr. and Bruce Cabot. Those coming to this film to see Chaney and Cabot might be disappointed to see their roles so small but both actors are still good. BLACK SPURS features some rather routine gunfights that never get too exciting and we're also treated to a sidestory between Calhoun and Darnell that really doesn't add up to much and the big twist is something you'll see coming from a mile away.