Comments on: The Naked Spur

By: Kay Cox

Kay Cox — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 15:51:38 +0000

If you are fan of James Stewart this is another one of his adventures and it has great scenery of the Rockies with a touch of the bad guy attacking him but all came out in the end Rating: 4 / 5 The Naked Spur

By: Den Harrow

Den Harrow — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 14:59:38 +0000

A classic western. Janet Leigh (Psycho) had a very unsual role : she's a tomboy, with no makeup. Rating: 4 / 5 The Naked Spur

By: Peter Hoogenboom

Peter Hoogenboom — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 13:14:57 +0000

James Stewart sets out to capture and bring back alive an outlaw (played by Robert Ryan) so he can collect the reward money. Along the way Stewart gathers a diverse collection of people who all want their share of the reward.

As with other Stewart/Mann westerns, The Naked Spur features some nice scenery - shot in color - but is let down by an average script.

Robert Ryan spends most of the film with a silly grin on his face. It's meant to indicate smugness but its overuse is just a symptom of the shallowness of the script and direction.

The other characters are merely a collection of Western stereotypes.

Competently made but irritatingly conventional.

The only really good Mann/Stewart western is The Man from Laramie. Rating: 3 / 5 The Naked Spur

By: C.A. Arthur

C.A. Arthur — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 11:13:37 +0000

This is a very predictable, corny, melodramatic western. The script is the worst part, filled with cliches. The acting is okay, although villains Robert Ryan and Ralph Meeker laugh and smirk all through the film. The highlight is the great western scenery. But Shane this isn't. Rating: 2 / 5 The Naked Spur

By: Alan Talbott

Alan Talbott — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 09:32:07 +0000

While the acting wasn't bad for it's day the movie it self less than steller..... you can spend your time and money on better. Rating: 2 / 5 The Naked Spur