The Naked Spur

"Packed with Technicolor Thrills!"

Feb 1 1953 Approved 1h 31m
Thriller, Western

A bounty hunter trying to bring a murderer to justice is forced to accept the help of two less-than-trustworthy strangers.

Plot

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

Sam Rolfe, Harold Jack Bloom

Directed by

Anthony Mann

Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Loew's Incorporated

Languages

English

Awards

Nominated for 1 Oscar. 1 win & 1 nomination total

Scores
# of Votes
13,077
Average Rating
7.3 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA