ForWinchester ""73 (1950)alone, Stewart reportedly earned between $500,000 and $600,000.The western received no Academy Awards nominations, although one was especially deserved by cinematographer William Daniels.After methodically washing his hands, Szell repeatedly and calmly asks he baffling question: "Is it safe?"Before oral surgery, he painfully digs around with an implement in Babe""s mouth, then plugs in his loud-sounding, whirring drill (the horror is accentuated by POV shots).Back in Big Whiskey, Wyoming, Davey and Mike finally bring in a string of ponies - it""s springtime - o abide by the Sheriff""s judgment." He is drawn o gospel-singers in a nearby all-black church, is taken in as a dirty hobo (after ardently singing in the congregation), and soon is back on his feet as a traveling salesman hustling vacuum cleaners.""Jason"" impaled her on the other end of the BBQ skewer (she threatened: "Go o hell" as she died) and then crushed Vicki""s head with his bare hands(# 20 death).