The Naked Spur (1953)

Directed by Anthony Mann. Staring James Stewart, Janet Leigh, Robert Ryan, and Ralph Meeker.

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This is my first time watching this film.

Anthony Mann! My first taste of Mann was T-Men, a hard edged film noir style docudrama from 1947 (might have to rewatch this one too). I’d seen a few of Mann’s westerns with Jimmy Stewart - Winchester ‘73, The Man From Laramie, Bend of the River - all fucking great movies. I came across The Naked Spur in a collection titled “Noir on the Range”. Yes, please.