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I love this product! I bought two of them and they are adorable, and look great with or without flowers. Highly recommend it

LOVE THIS AUTHENTIC DESIGN!! I OWN 4 OTHER BOOT DESIGNS. ANY OTHERS OR MINI RESIN BOOTS?

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This has an excellent rendition of my favorite Souza marches. I used to play in a band, and I still remember my part in the music. It's fun to whistle the counterpoint. The sound quality is excellent. I'm glad I have it.

We purchased this music to use as part of a Fourth of July celebration. It was just exactly what we needed to set the tone for the party.

It was everything I expected. It was delivered timely. If you are a Sousa fan or enjoy marching music, I reccomend it.

I'm OK with this CD, but the production doesn't have the "POP" that I had in mind. Next time I think I'll go for an orchestral version. Nothing against these Marine's - the recording just didn't pick up the sound as well as it could have.

This cd of the US Marine Band playing all of the great marches of Sousa is the best cd. I have never heard a better version of Sousa's marches. I can't say enough about it. It's just great. Thanks Amazon for having it available to me. I don't know where else I would have found it.

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The Eastman Wind Ensemble performs classic circus music with their usual precision and attention to detail.

This CD is the source of the music played on the Dumbo ride in Disneyland Resort Paris and can be heard over a wide area of Fantasyland. If you are a collector of BGM (background Music Loops) for Disney Parks, this is a MUST for you! All tracks are played on the ride from the "Screamers" section of this CD. Play it at home and relive your holiday at the park. Excellent vintage circus music. Well worth the money.

These recordings from the 60s are simply great fun. They demonstrate the classic Fennell sound, which most people love and some think over the top. But this is music to go over the top for. The recording quality is not bad at all. Apparently, there has been some cleanup in the digital transfer. Some of the marches are sublime and some are trash. Doesn't matter. Just listen and enjoy.

This is an incredible CD. Talk about variety and non-stop march action! I DO NOT recommend blasting it at full volume to annoy the neighbors. Serious lawsuits could result. First note that Sousa is not on here at all: Frederick Fennell and the Eastman Wind Ensemble have done a separate disc dedicated solely to Sousa called "Fennell conducts Sousa", which I myself, have reviewed. The main march composers on this collection are Karl L. King, Henry Fillmore, and Edwin Franko Goldman. I can't think of a single march that I didn't like on this CD, though my favorites would have to be the Guadalcanal March (from the "Victory at Sea" soundtrack by Richard Rodgers), "Robinson's Grand Entrée" a wondrous circus march by King, and "Onward-Upward" by Edwin Franko Goldman. The only non-American march on here is Kenneth J. Alford's "The Mad Major", and that is certainly no sin. Five stars for this All-Star disc, rollicking, loud, and absolutely fun. Once again I would remind you to please be moderate in your enthusiasm: don't annoy the neighbors!

The Circus March is unfortunately a style of music that is often ignored, yet can be one of the most difficult things to play. Musicians almost have to have a feel for it to achieve the desired effect. Each march contained herein captures both excitement, showmanship, and even a certain degree of comedy that is associated with this style. Listening to these brings back a by-gone era of bearded ladies, roller coasters, and kettle corn. If you play this regularly, you may even begin to smell the peanuts roasting....

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This is a superb collection of Sousa Marches from Frederick Fennell's old Mercury Records Sousa Series. It is amazing how good the sound comes across on CD -- comparing very favorably with CD recordings 20 years more recent. Fennell was, of course, one of the all time great Sousa interpreters and the Eastman one of the all time great Sousa bands. Because I use this CD to pace me on the treadmill, I have had the opportunity to listen to it over and over again. Fennell was by no means perfect. He can be a bit bass-heavy and brass-heavy. The trombones drown out the woodwind melody in the trio of "High School Cadets," and even manage to overpower his all-but invincible trumpets in the break strains of "Gridiron Club" and "Golden Jubilee." He can extend the end of a line a bit too long, as in "Invincible Eagle" and "Cadets," and his first trumpet (and piccolo) can be too strident, particularly when accompanying a melody in the winds (I play the bassoon and saxophone and am accustomed to being drowned out in Sousa anyway). But Fennell's defects have corresponding virtues. The trumpet work in "Gallant Seventh" is really glorious, and his percussions are a wonder (note, for example, the "Native American" section of his "New Mexico March.") His rhythms are rock-solid, if sometimes perhaps just a bit inflexible. Furthermore, his selections are terrific. Many rarely heard marches remind you that what is most popular in Sousa is not necessarily what is best in Sousa, with just enough "old chestnuts" thrown in to remind you who the composer is. One minor point: the "playlist" in Amazon's bill lists No. 14 as "Golden Jubilee." It is not. It is "Pride of the Wolverines."

As a retired Marine, I have found this CD to be very inspirational. I used to have a copy and it somehow got lost a while back. I considered myself to be very fortunate to have found it again at Amazon. I use this music at Marine Corps League functions and outdoor BBQs to motivate the hell out of people. Very stirring and to all militarists out there, I highly recommend this recording!

If there is ONE Sousa cd to get, this is definitely a top candidate. Fennell chose Sousa's best, but not necessarily his most famous. Conspicuously (which may be a relief to some) missing are Stars and Stripes, Washington Post, and Semper Fidelis. Instead you get the far more interesting "Nobles of the Mystic Shrine", "Pride of the Wolverines", and "The Gridiron Club". Fennell and the Eastman are at their best in these, where you need that extra "oomph"...on some marches, such as "The Gallant Seventh" or "Sabres and Spurs" there seems to be a sense of lagging that harms the march sound, but maybe that's just me. In any case, Gunther Schuller pulls off a wonderful "Gallant Seventh" on the disc "Footlifters", Sony label. If you compare that with this performance, I think you might agree. But don't let that small squabble stop you. Fennell + Sousa = Success, and I do not tentatively give this the full five stars, I give it in full sincerity.

This is an outstanding CD. The sound quality is very good. The instrumental balance is very good. It's interesting to compare the rather subtle difference in the percussion section performance between the two recording dates, particulalarly the cymbalist.Sousa had an uncanny ability to score the cymbal strike at places which add significantly to the listening experience.Hats off to Sousa, Fennell,and the Eastman Wind Ensemble

In the 60s, Fennell and the Eastman Wind ensemble recorded a good amount of marches by Sousa, many released on this album, and the rest (as far as I know) on the album Hands Across the Sea. As many of Sousa's best marches are on that later album, this one falls a bit short of greatness -- but not my much. Sousa knew his marches, writting something like 200 of them, and almost every one of these is a great example of how to write a good march. Indeed, The Liberty Bell and Manhatten Beach are two of my alltime favorite marches. However, being prolific often means that there will be misses, and many here, while written well, just aren't all that memorable. I'd be hard pressed to be able to identify such pieces as The Gallant Seventh, New Mexico, or the Black Horse Troop unless I had just listened to them. Still, one has to admire the creative way Sousa sometimes put his music together. The Ancient and Honorable Artillery Company uses the song 'Aude Lang Syne' for its trio, and it fits so well that it's hard to believe he didn't write it himself. The Liberty Bell uses tubular bells in *just* the right spots that it makes an impact every time one listens. And Sabre And Spurs uses wook blocks to simulate horses, which also works great.So overall, this is a solid album that has its ups and downs. The sound quality is great, haveing a certain amount of 'bite' that's almost impossible with digital recordings, the playing impecable, and there's plenty of variety.

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Naked Spur is one of those B westerns produced in the 50s when westerns were at their peak. Although this period did produce some classic films, in general they were disappointing, and specifically, to this film, very disappointing. The film is basically a film about greed. To me it is reminiscent of 1948s "Treasure of the Sierra Madre". In that film, 3 prospectors (Humphrey Bogart, Walter Huston, and Tim Holt) turn against each other on a long journey to town after they discovered gold. In this film, 3 cowboys turn against each other on a long journey to town in order to collect a $5000 reward. The difference is that "Naked Spur" has Robert Ryan as the wanted man who spurs the conflict, while in "Treasure" there is no visible cause. The film stars Jimmy Stewart. Stewart is a film icon. He was nominated for an Oscar 5 times, winning once ("The Philadelphia Story" in 1940). He had 2 BAFTA nominations (Anatomy of a Murder", "The Glenn Miller Story") and 3 Golden Globe nominations including one win ("Hawkins" in 1971). Twice he won the New York film critics award ("Anatomy of a Murder" and "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington") and he also gave us such memorable performances as "It's a Wonderful Life" and "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance". Stewart worked extensively with Alfred Hitchcock and together they made "Rope" (1948), "Rear Window" (1954), "The Man Who Knew Too Much" (1956), and "Vertigo" (1958). The film is directed by Anthony Mann. Mann originally specialized in film noir in the 40s (e.g., "T-Men", "Raw Deal") but starting in 1950 with "The Furies" he began to make westerns and put out a dozen, although he still on occasion, made other types of films (e.g., "Strategic Air Command", "God's Little Acre", "El Cid"). Mann received 3 DGA nominations ("El Cid", "Men at War", "The Glenn Miller Story"). Naked Spur is the third of eight collaborations between Stewart and Mann, five of which were westerns. Their first film together,"Winchester 73", is the best of their western films, and it was this film that established Stewart as a major star who could command cast and director approval as well as receive a percentage of the profits. Mann brought his film noir sensitivities to the western genre, and this blend produced a western that was distinct from the Ford ("Fort Apache", "She Wore a Yellow Ribbon") or the Hawks ("Red River", "Rio Bravo") films as well as the films of Budd Boetticher (" Commanche Station", "The Tall T"). Though Ford and Hawks tended to use John Wayne, Mann used Stewart and Boetticher used Randolph Scott. Rarely did one of the directors use one of the stars used by the other director (notable exception being Ford using Stewart in "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance"). Unfortunately, the blend of film noir and westerns has rarely worked well. Raoul Walsh's "Pursued" (1947) and Nicholas Ray's "Johnny Guiitar" are exceptions to this rule. While noir westerns per se were not terribly successful, they did help turn the traditional western into a more balanced genre. One can only imagine that "The Searchers" (1956) would not have been possible without the influence of the noir westerns. Robert Ryan co-stars as the killer who Stewart is trying to take back to Abilene for trial. Ryan made nearly 100 films over a 30+ year career. He was nominated for an Oscar ("Crossfire", 1947) and a BAFTA "Billy Budd", 1962) and won an NBR Award ("The Iceman Cometh", 1973). Ryan was a favorite of film noir directors, working with Nicholas Ray "On Dangerous Ground", 1951) and Robert Wise ("Set Up", 1949). He often played military roles ("Dirty Dozen", "Longest Day", "Battle of the Bulge") and westerns ("The Professionals", "Bad Day at Black Rock"), and I think his best role was in Peckinpah's "The Wild Bunch" (1969). Ryan's performance in "Naked Spur" is one of his poorest performances of his long career. His villain is far too convivial and his attempts to create conflict are so self-evident it's hard to believe that this script was filmed. Janet Leigh plays a simple girl who latches on to Ryan as a substitute father figure. We all know Leigh from her role in "Psycho" (1960), but she made more than 50 films and gave us memorable roles in "Touch of Evil" (1958) and "Manchurian Candidate" (1962) among others. She made 5 films with her husband Tony Curtis, and appeared twice with her daughter Jamie Lee Curtis. Leigh's in this film is comical. She seems to fall in and out of love in every other scene. Millard Mitchell plays an old prospector who teams up with Stewart to bring Ryan back and split the reward. Mitchell appeared in more than 30 films and won the Golden Globe for "My Six Convicts" (1952). He gave us memorable performances as Gregory Peck's commanding officer in "Twelve O'Clock High" (1949) and as the movie mogul in "Singing in the Rain" (1952). He gives the only good performance in this film. Ralph Meeker plays a dishonorably discharged cavalry man who joins up with Stewart. Meeker appeared in more than 50 films and as many TV programs, but never attained more than B status. His performance here is similar to his performance in other films - nothing really distinguished but certainly adequate. One of the few good parts of the film is the scenery. Mann is famous for his use of landscape, and this is another one of his prime examples. The film was a box office success, as were most 50s westerns, and most films with Jimmy Stewart. It received a nomination for Best Screenplay, but didn't win. Fans of the western can find hundreds of better films. Fans of Jimmy Stewart can find dozens of better films, even from the non-westerns he did with Mann. Fans of the other stars will also find that their favorite actors can be seen in much better films. Even Anthony Mann films can find better films elsewhere. There is simply nothing to recommend this film.

James Stewart is angry, obsessed, and scary in this essential Anthony Mann western. The landscape is the most amazing and menacing element of a compelling story set in an ounfriendly environment with a spare but superb cast.

The tagline for this movie at IMDB says "Packed with Technicolor Thrills!" - and this is exactly the case. After seeing a few Technicolor movies produced in the early 50's (notably - "Picnic" by William Holden) I'm inclined to view Technicolor as much more than just a color film process, it's rather a state of mind. Everything is hyper about Technicolor films in general and "The Naked Spur" in particular, starting with the color - and all the way up to human wickedness and charged sexuality. No production code is ever violated in "The Naked Spur", but it's so suggestive and powerful in its sexual undertones that even the wonderful Colorado landscapes add to this sexual appeal. "The Naked Spur" was produced long before anybody heard about PC, so the woman's role in this film is totally secondary and submissive. Even the happy end scene where Lina agrees to become Kemp's wife is very much a show of woman's transferring her allegiance to a powerful winning male. At the very end Kemp generously decides to spare Lina's sensibilities and not to take Ben's body to the authorities to claim bounty, but this happens already after Lina accepted his proposal. There are four male characters in the movie, and all of them're wicked to various degrees. Kemp, who's supposed to be a "good guy", does not really become one until well into the movie, and even at the very end he does not look spotless from the moral viewpoint. All others are plain bad, and the authors make no excuses, blaming human nature, which takes the first opportunity to follow greedy impulses to commit any crime. "The Naked Spur" is much more than a western, it's a psychological drama. Excellent script, superb performance by all cast, very professional camera work, beautiful scenery - the movie is a pleasure to watch.

I RECEIVED THE DVD IN EXCELLENT COND. AND IN A TIMELY MANNER. I WILL DO BUSINESS WITH THIS VENDOR IN THE FUTURE

"The Naked Spur",shot in 1953,an entertaining "western adventure". This James Stewart classic is loaded with bold scenery,rolling hills, and rocky river streams,the cinematography alone is worth the price of admission,added to that is the fine acting of James Stewart as a amateur bounty hunter searching for an old acquaintance wanted for murder. Along the way the bounty hunter meets up with a dishonorably discharged soldier(Ralph Meeker) and an old prospector(Millard Mitchell)both are wanting a piece of the action to share the profits. The wanted man is(Robert Ryan)and after being captured he has different ideas - to escape the hanging rope waiting at the end of the line,escape to California with the beautiful blonde(Janet Leigh)he has forcefully taken under his wing. Will the three captors bring the outlaw to justice? The answer lies within the "The Naked Spur". - filmed in glorious colour,excellent transfer,full screen,Warner Brothers DVD.

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awsome video that goes through the whole playoffs including some backstage stuff and footage of the Spurs finally winning an NBA Title!every so sweet.

I'm a native and this video depicts the class act of the San Antonio Spurs Organization and their loyal fans! I would recommend this tape to anyone who is a San Antonio Spurs fan but especially to those who just love the game of basketball! :)

This is really well made video for a Classy team. A definite Must for any San Antonio Spurs fan.

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"The Mind and the Matter" is an episode that the modern person struggling against the rapid pace of the world can relate to. In the sixties, the catch phrase was "Stop the world, I want to get off." Archibald Beechcroft is an office worker-bee that hates people but must tolerate them and their noise in order to survive. A bumbling co-worker gives him a book about the power of concentration to change your life so he concentrates on the thought that there are no other people. To his surprise and initial delight, Archibald discovers that he is the only person left. Out of habit, he goes to work but there is of course no work to do there. He quickly becomes lonely, so he concentrates on another wish that will make the Earth crowded again, unfortunately his solution is once again worse than the initial condition. Stand-up comic Shelley Berman does a very good job as Archibald, while not really an actor, he brings the right amount of angst to the role. Unfortunately, it is a story where you can relate to the situation but understand the absurdity of Archibald's solution. I found the idea of wishing all the people away too far out for even "The Twilight Zone." "Back There" is another in the long list of stories where the main character goes back in time in an attempt to change history. Peter Corrigan has spent the evening discussing the concept of time travel at a gentleman's club. When he gathers his possessions and steps out the door, he encounters a period of dizziness, from which he quickly recovers. However, the world does not recover, for he has been transported back in time to Washington D. C. on April 14, 1865, the day actor John Wilkes Booth shot Abraham Lincoln. It is the middle of the day, well before the evening when the shooting took place. Recognizing the significance of the moment, Corrigan tries to warn Lincoln, but is dismissed as a drunk and tossed in jail. When a kindly man takes pity on him and gets him released, Corrigan is grateful and relieved. The man claims to be interested in diseases of the mind and listens to Corrigan's story. However, the man is actually John Wilkes Booth and he drugs Corrigan's drink so that he will pass out and not be able to interfere with the assassination. Corrigan comes to, recognizes that the fatal wound has been delivered and is transported back to the sidewalk outside the gentleman's club. He pounds on the door and is finally granted admission by a waiter that he has never seen before. Corrigan goes inside and meets a man whose position has been significantly altered by his trip to the past. Therefore, Corrigan learned that he did change history; just not the specific points that he wanted to alter. The concept of time travel is fraught with an enormous set of contradictions and logical paradoxes, yet it is such a tantalizing subject that many writers use it as the fundamental premise of their stories. This one is pretty good; having Corrigan's benefactor be Booth himself is a plot element that heightens the story to the point where it is interesting. "Spur of the Moment" is another time travel story that can be described as one in the "If I knew then what I know now" class. Young 18-year-old Anne is riding her horse on her father's estate when she spots a woman dressed in black riding a black horse. The woman screams and charges her horse down the hill at Anne, causing her to flee in terror. When Anne gets back to her home, her new fiancé (a stockbroker) is there with her mother and father. After taking some time to recover, Anne learns that her former fiancé, an intense man with a fiery disposition, has arrived and demands to see Anne. He forces his way into the house and after some scuffling, is led out the door. Anne finds herself still unable to choose between the two men, her heart wants her to go to the fiery man and her head insists that she marry the stockbroker. It turns out that the black apparition that young Anne fled from is Anne herself many years in the future and after she has made a bad marriage decision. The "black Anne" is trying to warn young Anne about the mistake that she is about to make. All of us make decisions that we deeply regret and wish we could change. What is good about this episode is that the knowledge is there but the two Anne's never really communicate so that history continues to flow on the proper path. Therefore, there is the universal appeal of hindsight without the ability to do anything about it. "The Old Man in the Cave" is a bad episode; the inconsistencies and weaknesses overwhelm the message. The time is 1974, ten years after an all-out atomic war has turned most of the Earth into a radioactive wasteland. A small community has barely managed to survive by following the advice of an oracle called "The Old Man in the Cave." Village leader Mr. Goldsmith travels to the cave and receives replies to his questions regarding what canned foods are safe and where is the best place to plant their crops. Although the people are malnourished, they have managed to survive when hundreds of millions have died. Suddenly, four soldiers arrive in a jeep, led by Major French. The major is a cynic, demanding that he be allowed to see the "old man" for himself. His attitude infects the other townspeople and when they learn that the "old man" is in fact a computer, they attack and destroy it. The soldiers and all the townspeople other than Mr. Goldsmith gorge themselves on the food and drink that the "old man" said was radioactively contaminated. Shortly after this, they all die leaving Mr. Goldsmith as the sole survivor. The story is ultimately a sad one, not only because it is based on the premise of a horrific atomic war, but also because the people so quickly turn on the computer that has kept them alive for ten years. The outsider military authority quickly assumes power and leads a mass suicide of the people.

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Naked Spur is one of those B westerns produced in the 50s when westerns were at their peak. Although this period did produce some classic films, in general they were disappointing, and specifically, to this film, very disappointing. The film is basically a film about greed. To me it is reminiscent of 1948s "Treasure of the Sierra Madre". In that film, 3 prospectors (Humphrey Bogart, Walter Huston, and Tim Holt) turn against each other on a long journey to town after they discovered gold. In this film, 3 cowboys turn against each other on a long journey to town in order to collect a $5000 reward. The difference is that "Naked Spur" has Robert Ryan as the wanted man who spurs the conflict, while in "Treasure" there is no visible cause. The film stars Jimmy Stewart. Stewart is a film icon. He was nominated for an Oscar 5 times, winning once ("The Philadelphia Story" in 1940). He had 2 BAFTA nominations (Anatomy of a Murder", "The Glenn Miller Story") and 3 Golden Globe nominations including one win ("Hawkins" in 1971). Twice he won the New York film critics award ("Anatomy of a Murder" and "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington") and he also gave us such memorable performances as "It's a Wonderful Life" and "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance". Stewart worked extensively with Alfred Hitchcock and together they made "Rope" (1948), "Rear Window" (1954), "The Man Who Knew Too Much" (1956), and "Vertigo" (1958). The film is directed by Anthony Mann. Mann originally specialized in film noir in the 40s (e.g., "T-Men", "Raw Deal") but starting in 1950 with "The Furies" he began to make westerns and put out a dozen, although he still on occasion, made other types of films (e.g., "Strategic Air Command", "God's Little Acre", "El Cid"). Mann received 3 DGA nominations ("El Cid", "Men at War", "The Glenn Miller Story"). Naked Spur is the third of eight collaborations between Stewart and Mann, five of which were westerns. Their first film together,"Winchester 73", is the best of their western films, and it was this film that established Stewart as a major star who could command cast and director approval as well as receive a percentage of the profits. Mann brought his film noir sensitivities to the western genre, and this blend produced a western that was distinct from the Ford ("Fort Apache", "She Wore a Yellow Ribbon") or the Hawks ("Red River", "Rio Bravo") films as well as the films of Budd Boetticher (" Commanche Station", "The Tall T"). Though Ford and Hawks tended to use John Wayne, Mann used Stewart and Boetticher used Randolph Scott. Rarely did one of the directors use one of the stars used by the other director (notable exception being Ford using Stewart in "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance"). Unfortunately, the blend of film noir and westerns has rarely worked well. Raoul Walsh's "Pursued" (1947) and Nicholas Ray's "Johnny Guiitar" are exceptions to this rule. While noir westerns per se were not terribly successful, they did help turn the traditional western into a more balanced genre. One can only imagine that "The Searchers" (1956) would not have been possible without the influence of the noir westerns. Robert Ryan co-stars as the killer who Stewart is trying to take back to Abilene for trial. Ryan made nearly 100 films over a 30+ year career. He was nominated for an Oscar ("Crossfire", 1947) and a BAFTA "Billy Budd", 1962) and won an NBR Award ("The Iceman Cometh", 1973). Ryan was a favorite of film noir directors, working with Nicholas Ray "On Dangerous Ground", 1951) and Robert Wise ("Set Up", 1949). He often played military roles ("Dirty Dozen", "Longest Day", "Battle of the Bulge") and westerns ("The Professionals", "Bad Day at Black Rock"), and I think his best role was in Peckinpah's "The Wild Bunch" (1969). Ryan's performance in "Naked Spur" is one of his poorest performances of his long career. His villain is far too convivial and his attempts to create conflict are so self-evident it's hard to believe that this script was filmed. Janet Leigh plays a simple girl who latches on to Ryan as a substitute father figure. We all know Leigh from her role in "Psycho" (1960), but she made more than 50 films and gave us memorable roles in "Touch of Evil" (1958) and "Manchurian Candidate" (1962) among others. She made 5 films with her husband Tony Curtis, and appeared twice with her daughter Jamie Lee Curtis. Leigh's in this film is comical. She seems to fall in and out of love in every other scene. Millard Mitchell plays an old prospector who teams up with Stewart to bring Ryan back and split the reward. Mitchell appeared in more than 30 films and won the Golden Globe for "My Six Convicts" (1952). He gave us memorable performances as Gregory Peck's commanding officer in "Twelve O'Clock High" (1949) and as the movie mogul in "Singing in the Rain" (1952). He gives the only good performance in this film. Ralph Meeker plays a dishonorably discharged cavalry man who joins up with Stewart. Meeker appeared in more than 50 films and as many TV programs, but never attained more than B status. His performance here is similar to his performance in other films - nothing really distinguished but certainly adequate. One of the few good parts of the film is the scenery. Mann is famous for his use of landscape, and this is another one of his prime examples. The film was a box office success, as were most 50s westerns, and most films with Jimmy Stewart. It received a nomination for Best Screenplay, but didn't win. Fans of the western can find hundreds of better films. Fans of Jimmy Stewart can find dozens of better films, even from the non-westerns he did with Mann. Fans of the other stars will also find that their favorite actors can be seen in much better films. Even Anthony Mann films can find better films elsewhere. There is simply nothing to recommend this film.

James Stewart is angry, obsessed, and scary in this essential Anthony Mann western. The landscape is the most amazing and menacing element of a compelling story set in an ounfriendly environment with a spare but superb cast.

The tagline for this movie at IMDB says "Packed with Technicolor Thrills!" - and this is exactly the case. After seeing a few Technicolor movies produced in the early 50's (notably - "Picnic" by William Holden) I'm inclined to view Technicolor as much more than just a color film process, it's rather a state of mind. Everything is hyper about Technicolor films in general and "The Naked Spur" in particular, starting with the color - and all the way up to human wickedness and charged sexuality. No production code is ever violated in "The Naked Spur", but it's so suggestive and powerful in its sexual undertones that even the wonderful Colorado landscapes add to this sexual appeal. "The Naked Spur" was produced long before anybody heard about PC, so the woman's role in this film is totally secondary and submissive. Even the happy end scene where Lina agrees to become Kemp's wife is very much a show of woman's transferring her allegiance to a powerful winning male. At the very end Kemp generously decides to spare Lina's sensibilities and not to take Ben's body to the authorities to claim bounty, but this happens already after Lina accepted his proposal. There are four male characters in the movie, and all of them're wicked to various degrees. Kemp, who's supposed to be a "good guy", does not really become one until well into the movie, and even at the very end he does not look spotless from the moral viewpoint. All others are plain bad, and the authors make no excuses, blaming human nature, which takes the first opportunity to follow greedy impulses to commit any crime. "The Naked Spur" is much more than a western, it's a psychological drama. Excellent script, superb performance by all cast, very professional camera work, beautiful scenery - the movie is a pleasure to watch.

I RECEIVED THE DVD IN EXCELLENT COND. AND IN A TIMELY MANNER. I WILL DO BUSINESS WITH THIS VENDOR IN THE FUTURE

"The Naked Spur",shot in 1953,an entertaining "western adventure". This James Stewart classic is loaded with bold scenery,rolling hills, and rocky river streams,the cinematography alone is worth the price of admission,added to that is the fine acting of James Stewart as a amateur bounty hunter searching for an old acquaintance wanted for murder. Along the way the bounty hunter meets up with a dishonorably discharged soldier(Ralph Meeker) and an old prospector(Millard Mitchell)both are wanting a piece of the action to share the profits. The wanted man is(Robert Ryan)and after being captured he has different ideas - to escape the hanging rope waiting at the end of the line,escape to California with the beautiful blonde(Janet Leigh)he has forcefully taken under his wing. Will the three captors bring the outlaw to justice? The answer lies within the "The Naked Spur". - filmed in glorious colour,excellent transfer,full screen,Warner Brothers DVD.