"The Naked Spur" movie archive, 1953.
Content Description
Collection of production material relating to the 1953 film The Naked Spur, written by Sam Rolfe and Harold Jack Bloom. The material includes 451 black and white stills, color film fragments and color negatives; a mimeograph typed script with autograph corrections; a list of the production crew, correspondence pertaining to censors and the Humane Association, production schedule, director's cutting notes, wardrobe and makeup notes with 43 reference photographs tipped in.
Includes typescripts with handwritten revisions and notes; photographic prints.
Dates
- Creation: 1952 - 1953
Creator
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (Producer, Organization)
Biographical / Historical
The Naked Spur starred James Stewart, Janet Leigh, Robert Ryan, Ralph Meeker and Millard Mitchell. The film was directed by Anthony Mann with William Mellor being in charge of photography. In the film a bounty hunter, a prospector, and a former army officer find themselves manipulated against one another by the outlaw they are transporting back to justice.
Extent
1 Linear Feet (1 half-legal document box; 1 photo album.)
Language of Materials
English
Physical Location
Collection shelved on 3rd floor.
Condition Description
Good
Subject
- Mann, Anthony, 1906-1967 (Director, Person)
- Bloom, Harold Jack, 1924-1999 (Author of screenplay, etc., Person)
- Rolfe, Sam H., 1924-1993 (Author of screenplay, etc., Person)
- Mitchell, Millard, 1900-1953 (Actor, Person)
- Meeker, Ralph, 1920-1988 (Actor, Person)
- Ryan, Robert Bushnell, 1909-1973 (Actor, Person)
- Leigh, Janet, 1927-2004 (Actor, Person)
- Stewart, James Maitland "Jimmy", 1908-1997 (Actor, Person)
- Mellor, William C., 1903-1963 (Cinematographer, Person)
- Loew's Incorporated (Organization)
Source
- Unknown provenance (Person)
- Title
- "The Naked Spur" movie archive
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Milissa Burkart
- Date
- 2019-11-5
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the The University of Tulsa, McFarlin Library, Department of Special Collections & University Archives Repository
McFarlin Library
University of Tulsa
2933 E. 6th St
Tulsa 74104-3123 USA
(918) 631-2496
speccoll@utulsa.edu