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Man of the West was quite a provocarive film dealing as it doesa with the violence and the mentality of the players portrayed. Cooper stripping Jack Lord in the fight scene caused quite a stir at the time as did the rape of Julie London by Lee J Cobb (seen off screen). But for all of that a reasonable film. J hadn't realised that James stewart had fallen out with Mann. It is an interest thing to consider if Stewart had played the Cooper role would it have included even more violence.
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Arthur
