THE NAKED SPUR
DIRECTED BY ANTHONY MANN
PRODUCED BY WLLIAM H. WRIGHT
METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER
Photo with the courtesy of lasbugas
Information From IMDb
Plot Summary
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
Full Cast
James Stewart ... Howard Kemp
Janet Leigh ... Lina Patch
Robert Ryan ... Ben Vandergroat
Ralph Meeker ... Roy Anderson
Millard Mitchell ... Jesse Tate
Writing Credits
Sam Rolfe
Harold Jack Bloom
Original Music
Bronislau Kaper
Cinematography
William C. Mellor
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.
When this film was released in Spain, its title was changed to "Colorado Jim" and the name of 'James Stewart' (I)'s character was also changed from "Howard Kemp" to "Colorado Jim", for unknown reasons.
Goofs
Continuity: Amount of dirt on Ben's hands when Kemp drags him through the cave.
Crew or equipment visible: As Roy Anderson climbs a rope up the cliff side, the cable holding him safely in place is visible alongside the rope.
Continuity: In the opening sequence when Jesse Tate turns to face Howard Kemp, in one shot (from behind him) his hands are low (behind him). In the next shot from behind Kemp, Jesse's hands are raised.
Continuity: In the cave face-off scene, after Stewart (Kemp) gives Ryan (Vandergroat) the pistol, in 5 subsequent scenes the pistol alternates from being inside his vest, to outside his vest, to inside, to outside, and finally to outside but leaning way over about to fall out of his pants. In the scene changes, Ryan supposedly didn't move except to lower his hands during the first sequence of the scene, but when the camera changed from Stewart to Ryan and back several times, each time the pistol position alternated from inside the vest to outside.
Continuity: Right after Jesse offers to rub Ben's shoulder, he places his hand on Ben's left shoulder. In the next shot, Jesse is still holding his rifle with both hands.
Continuity: When Jesse is shot, a short rock wall is seen right behind him. In all later shots of him laying dead, he's seen in the middle of a flat rocky area. Also, when he's shot, he begins to crouch forward but in later shots is seen lying on his back.
Factual errors: When Howard and Jesse meet Lieutenant Roy Anderson for the first time, Howard asks for his discharge papers, which states he has a dishonorable discharge. Officers do not receive dishonorable discharges; an officer found guilty in a court martial receives a dismissal. Otherwise, they may retire or resign their commissions.
Revealing mistakes: SPOILER: When Howard Kemp is talking to Lina at the end of the film, Ben moves his head and it is obvious that he is not dead. The camera quickly cuts away.
Filming Locations
Durango, Colorado, USA
Lone Pine, California, USA
Rocky Mountains, Colorado, USA
San Juan Mountains, Colorado, USA