Movie: High Noon (1952)

“On the day he gets married and hangs up his badge, lawman Will Kane is told that a man he sent to prison years before, Frank Miller, is returning on the noon train to exact his revenge. Having initially decided to leave with his new spouse, Will decides he must go back and face Miller. However, when he seeks the help of the townspeople he has protected for so long, they turn their backs on him. It seems Kane may have to face Miller alone, as well as the rest of Miller’s gang, who are waiting for him at the station… Written by Man_With_No_Name_126″

• Director: Fred Zinnemann
• Release Date:
  9 January 1953 (West Germany)
• Run Time:
  85 min
• Country: USA
• Genre: Drama , Western

Tagline: Simple. Powerful. Unforgettable.

Trivia: In the showdown scenes, western film trivia buffs may notice a store called “Boyd’s Hardware”, apparently a reference to actor William Boyd, who played “Hopalong Cassidy” on TV. The years 1951-1952 were the height of Boyd’s TV career as Hopalong Cassidy.

Goofs: Continuity: When Will Kane goes to visit Martin Howe, the house door has a different arrangement of panels on the outside from the inside.