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Superb movie. Gary Cooper, the marshal, retires, marries Ingrid Bergman, and heads out of town, but a murderer he put away is coming on the noon train gunning for him.
Cooper decides he cannot run, for the murderer will follow, so returns to town and attempts to round up a possie. One by one, starting with his wife, then his deputy, his friends and associates, even his former squeeze, all leave him.
His former deputy attempts to force Cooper to leave town. Do you know why?
He goes to church and one of the members pulls a real mind job on him, explaining that saying and fighting is the wrong thing to do for the town, regardless of the outcome.
Eventually he is left alone to face the murderer and his three henchmen. Plot description stops here.
I was really disappointed with Cooper's acting at the beginning of the movie, as he married Bergman. He seemed really stiff and almost distracted. Then, listening to the commentary track, it seems Cooper had a bad back and it was really bothering him that day, and he had to lift the lovely Bergman several times. He literally was stiff and the pain distracted him.
He starts with a brave face and a bit of a swagger, but as his associates betray him one by one, you can see the creeping fear and doubt slip into the cracks of his resolve. Masterful acting. A friend turns him down for one excuse or another, and you can see the emotions and thoughts surge across Cooper's face. I HATE HOW DIRECTORS DON'T DO THIS ANY MORE IN HOLLYWOOD. Subtle attention to details is a lost art among the blockbusters, how sad.
Marvelous direction. Much of the story can only be known by watching for longing looks, smiles, stares, and backs turned. Even the street signs provide hints. Top notch.
The climax was great, though way understated by today's standards. No nuclear explosions, no flaming cars flung into airborne helicopters, and no, Darth wasn't his father.
The final scene seemed a bit rushed. I would have liked to see more.
We'll have to agree to disagree about human caused global warming until the next global cooling scare comes along.
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Topic - High Noon, best western ever? Pres Clinton's favorite film - Brian A 01:42:57 08/30/08 (13)
- A bad posse often makes for a great western. - J.R. 20:01:08 08/31/08 (0)
- Good movie, but not one of my favorites. - Harmonia 16:16:31 08/30/08 (5)
- RE: Good movie, but not one of my favorites. - patrickU 13:09:31 08/31/08 (0)
- Me too...No one filmed a Western like Ford - DWPC 18:50:38 08/30/08 (0)
- It, and "Shane," portray courage in primal colors unmatched by other Westerns. - tinear 18:07:04 08/30/08 (2)
- RE: It, and "Shane," portray courage in primal colors unmatched by other Westerns. - Tom Brennan 18:35:21 08/30/08 (1)
- You forgot Jack Palance. Nationally known critics, I meant, too, not - tinear 21:06:52 08/30/08 (0)
- RE: High Noon, best western ever? Pres Clinton's favorite film - Tom Brennan 12:22:41 08/30/08 (1)
- I agree, Rio Bravo is a much better film. I'm a Cooper - Wendell Narrod 12:55:37 08/30/08 (0)
- His wife is played by Grace Kelly, not Bergman... - C.B. 06:27:27 08/30/08 (2)
- Age discrepancy? In "real life" she married a geezer, too, and he was no Gary Cooper! nth - tinear 07:50:57 08/30/08 (1)
- Wasn't the Prince in his 30s when he married Grace? - Wendell Narrod 12:53:22 08/30/08 (0)
- Have not seen it in years - Mike K 05:21:33 08/30/08 (0)
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