
The Naked Spur(1953)
A bounty hunter trying to bring a murderer to justice is forced to accept the help of two less-than-trustworthy strangers.


“He never wanted to be the hero”
Aging sidekick Lefty Brown has ridden with Eddie Johnson his entire life. But when a rustler kills Eddie, Lefty is forced from his partner’s shadow and must confront the ugly realities of frontier justice.

Bill Pullman
Lefty Brown

Peter Fonda
Edward Johnson

Kathy Baker
Laura Johnson

Jim Caviezel
Jimmy Bierce

Tommy Flanagan
Tom Harrah

Diego Josef
Jeremiah

Joseph Lee Anderson
Oak

Michael Spears
Biscuit
Dillinger Steele
Doc
Brian Henningsen
Sampson
The Ballad of Lefty Brown is a western film released in 2017 exploring themes of ambush, alcoholic, frontier justice, political expediency, a decent man, scapegoats. Directed by Jared Moshé, it stars Bill Pullman, Peter Fonda, Kathy Baker. Aging sidekick Lefty Brown has ridden with Eddie Johnson his entire life. But when a rustler kills Eddie, Lefty is forced from his partner’s shadow and must confront the ugly realities of frontier justice.
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