The Spikes Gang

Robert Beatty, despite being credited as The Sheriff, is nowhere to be seen.

At the beginning the boys gather to bring Spikes some food under a bright blue NIGHT time sky. Obviously this scene was filmed during the day, using a filter to darken the images (these scenes were slightly darker than the preceding scenes when the posse came through looking for Spikes). This slightly darker scene, coupled with the sounds of crickets, evidently was supposed to give the impression that it was night (despite the brilliantly blue sky!).

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