The Naked Spur debuts on Blu-ray courtesy of the Warner Archive Collection receiving a new video restoration and stars James Stewart, Janet Leigh, Robert Ryan and Ralph Meeker and is out September 21st.
The Naked Spur
— Warner Archive Collection —
(1953)
Genre(s): Western, Suspense
Warner Archive | NR – 92 min. – $21.99 | September 21, 2021
Date Published: 09/25/2021 | Author: The Movieman
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PLOT SYNOPSIS |
| Howard Kemp (JAMES STEWART) has been tracking killer Ben Vandergroat (ROBERT RYAN) for a long time. In the Colorado Rockies, he teams up with prospector Jesse Tate (MILLARD MITCHELL) and former Union soldier Roy Anderson (RALPH MEEKER). Thinking Kemp is a sheriff, they agree to help for a small fee. When they catch Vandergroat, he tells them Kemp is pursuing a $5,000 bounty. After demanding equal shares, the uneasy alliance heads for Kansas as Vandergroat tries to turn them against each other. |
SPECIAL FEATURES – 1½/5 |
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Features include Things We Can Do Without short from Pete Smith Speciality, Little Johnny Jet classic cartoon, and the Theatrical Trailer. |
VIDEO – 4½/5, AUDIO – 4/5 |
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Warner Bros. releases The Naked Spur onto Blu-ray via their Archive Collection and is shown in the original 1.37 full frame aspect ratio and has been given a new 1080p high-definition transfer. Outside of maybe a couple of specs, this picture looks quite good, detail is relatively sharp, especially on the close-up shots, and colors are vivid without appearing artificially boosted or overly saturated. The disc comes with a more than adequate DTS-HD Master Audio 2.0 Mono track. There is some minor hissing here and there, especially noticeable during the quieter scenes; however dialogue does come across with nice clarity. There is some okay depth, as mono tracks go, for the score and ambient noises. |
Check out some more 1080p screen caps by going to page 2. Please note, these do contain spoilers.