“Few westerns have conveyed fear so potently as Kane tries to persuade the townsfolk to stand against Miller and his gang, while the clock runs down in real time.”
Small town marshal, Will Kane (Gary Cooper), is hanging up his badge and moving on to pastures new, when he learns that notorious outlaw Frank Miller (Ian MacDonald) has just been released from prison and is on his way to seek revenge on Kane for turning him in. And what time does this villian’s train arrive? (You’ll never guess...) Gary Cooper won an Oscar for his portrayal of Will Kane, and with a supporting cast that includes Grace Kelly (as Kane’s bride, Amy) and Lloyd Bridges (as Deputy Marshal Pel) High Noon is one of the great allegoric films of the 1950s, whose clock-tickin’ plot-device adds to the tension.
