Title: High noon /
Authors: Tiomkin, Dimitri, 1894-1979; Van Cleef, Lee, 1925-1989.; Grace, 1929-1982.; Cooper, Gary, 1901-1961; Mitchell, Thomas, 1892-1962.; Bridges, Lloyd; Jurado, Katy; Kruger, Otto, 1885-1974; Chaney, Lon, 1906-1973.; Morgan, Harry, 1915-; Foreman, Carl; Kramer, Stanley; Zinnemann, Fred, 1907-1997; Cunningham, John M.; United Artists Corporation.; Republic Pictures Corporation.; Republic Entertainment Inc.
Publisher: United Artists Corporation,
Year: 1952
Subjects: Courage Drama.; Violence United States Drama.; Man-woman relationships.
Abstract: In one of the first revisionist westerns to question conventional representations of heroism, Gary Cooper stars as a newly married marshal about to retire from his post who is forced into a last showdown with a murderous outlaw. As the clock ticks in real time toward the fateful confrontation, the marshal must face his nemesis alone, his most trusted allies in the town having dismissed his cause as futile. Abandoned by his fellow citizens, he is forced to take up his badge and guns again, alienating his new bride, a Quaker who is opposed to violence. Screenwriter Carl Foreman was blacklisted not long after the films release, and his script directly reflects the rising tide of distrust in Hollywood caused by Senator Joseph McCarthy and the HUAC hearings.