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Jeanine Basinger’s critical study of this director notes that an unusual amount of his films end with the hero climbing a rocky feature. This director claimed to have seen “a great way with violence” in an actor whom he filmed being tied to a burning wagon filled with salt. Two brothers try to draw on each other from empty holsters in a film by this director, which was the first in the sound era to give a star a percentage of receipts. In a film by this director, a captive needles a prospector, an ex-soldier, and a (*) bounty hunter as they march him through the Rockies. In another film by this director, a cowboy shoots a coin in Dodge City to win a “one in a thousand” rifle. For 10 points, what director worked with Jimmy Stewart (10[1])on Westerns like The Naked Spur and Winchester ‘73? ■END■ (10[1])

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