Flesh and the Spur (1957)
1957 · Feature film · 78 min · dir. Edward L. Cahn
NAKED FURY...and death staked on the ant-hill!
- Western
Synopsis
Flesh and the Spur is a 1956 American Western film directed by Edward L. Cahn. The film stars John Agar as Lucius Random, Marla English as Wild Willow, and Mike Connors as Stacy Tanner. The film was released by American International Pictures as a double feature with Naked Paradise. The plot is about a young cowboy who searches for the killer of his twin brother.
Synopsis from Wikipedia
Details
- Director
- Edward L. Cahn
- Writer
- Charles B. Griffith
- Studio
- American International Pictures, Hy Productions
- Released
- 1956-09-25
- Running time
- 78 minutes
Cast & crew
Edward L. Cahn Director
John Agar
Mike Connors
Marla English
Raymond Hatton
Joyce Meadows- Maria Monay
Kenne Duncan
Frank Lackteen
Reviews on the Internet Archive
★★★ · Slow Spur · Spuzz · 2006-04-02
Although highly talky and doesnt really have a lot of action, I sort of liked this movie mainly because it immediately puts you into some kind of low-budget independent cinema right from the start.. I mean, look at how the titles are set up! Although John Agar isn't my favorite actor (and hey! Neither is Touch Connors!) I sort of liked their on and off relationship with each other (admiring their guns wink wink) and there's some female candy to look at. But other than that, there's a lot of stretches of winded talking and talking, and it REALLY gets monotonous during the middle. So I would…
★★ · Alex Gordon + Eddie Cahn = Deadly Dull · cosmico · 2010-06-02
Despite a half-decent script and a couple of good performances, producer Alex Gordon and director Edward L. Cahn team up to kill any energy this cheap oater might otherwise have had. Neither man seemed to possess much real interest in their work, and it always showed. The usually good composer Ronald Stein must have done this score in his sleep, and cameraman Fred West contributes flat, lifeless cinematography. Two star rating goes to scripter Mark Hanna and stars John Agar and Mike Connors for trying to bring this dead horse to life but sadly failing.
