High Noon

Continuing forward with fifties week I watched this, another Gary Cooper classic. Shot in black and white this movie tells the tale of a Sheriff played by Cooper who is to be faced with a return to town of a convict, and his gang, that he put away.

Donna Reed plays the newlywed Quaker wife of the aging lawman played by Cooper. She wants him not to fight. Still Kane is worried about the townsfolk being terrorized if h goes through with his retirement.

The townspeople are no help either afraid or not willing to help for their own personal reasons such as Cooper's deputy played by Lloyd Bridges.

This is a great movie.

Sheb Wooley plays the gunman's brother and the title song sung by Frankie Laine was a hit and still provides a good time capsule to the era.

Again, a great movie