High Noon
Sheriff Will Kane races against time to stop a vengeful outlaw’s gang from killing him at high noon, but his own town refuses to stand with him, forcing the lawman to face the showdown alone.
“The story of a man who was too proud to run!”
Synopsis
Will Kane serves as sheriff of a small New Mexico town. He learns that a notorious outlaw he previously jailed has been released and will arrive on the noon train. Anticipating that the outlaw and his gang intend to kill him, Kane resolves to hold his position and attempts to assemble a posse from among the local townspeople.
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A crew of 80+ credited
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Edited by Elmo WilliamsShot by Floyd CrosbyScored by Dimitri TiomkinDesigned by Rudolph Sternad
Box Office
1952 · Box office
💰 Box-office hit — grossed 11× its budget
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Worldwide gross
$8.0M
Also known as
- Zwölf Uhr mittagsde
- Le train sifflera trois foisfr
- Mezzogiorno di fuocoit
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Cast & Crew
80 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Gary Cooper
as Marshal Will Kane
Grace Kelly
as Amy Fowler Kane
Thomas Mitchell
as Mayor Jonas Henderson
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as Amy Fowler Kane
Lloyd Bridges
as Deputy Marshal Harvey Pell
Katy Jurado
as Helen Ramírez
Otto Kruger
as Judge Percy Mettrick
Lon Chaney Jr
as Martin Howe
Harry Morgan
as Sam Fuller
Ian Macdonald
as Frank Miller
Eve Mcveagh
as Mildred Fuller
Morgan Farley
as Dr. Mahin
Supporting cast
61Harry Shannon
as Cooper
Lee Van Cleef
as Jack Colby
Robert J Wilke
as Jim Pierce
Sheb Wooley
as Ben Miller
Lee Aaker
as Boy (uncredited)
Ernest Baldwin
as Townsman (uncredited)
Benjie Bancroft
as Church Member (uncredited)
Guy Beach
as Fred - Coffinmaker (uncredited)
George Bell
as Townsman (uncredited)
Jeanne Blackford
as Mrs. Henderson (uncredited)
Larry J Blake
as Gillis - Saloon Owner (uncredited)
John Breen
as Church Member (uncredited)
Roy Bucko
as Barfly (uncredited)
Nora Bush
as Townswoman (uncredited)
Robert Carson
as Barfly (uncredited)
John Cason
as Barfly (uncredited)
Howland Chamberlain
as Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
Virginia Christine
as Mrs. Simpson (uncredited)
Cliff Clark
as Ed Weaver (uncredited)
Ben Corbett
as Townsman (uncredited)
Russell Custer
as Barfly (uncredited)
John Doucette
as Trumbull (uncredited)
Tex Driscoll
as Church Member (uncredited)
Paul Dubov
as Scott (uncredited)
Jack Elam
as Charlie - Drunk in Jail (uncredited)
Dick Elliott
as Kibbee (uncredited)
Virginia Farmer
as Mrs. Fletcher (uncredited)
Joe Garcio
as Barfly (uncredited)
Rudy Germane
as Townsman (uncredited)
Herschel Graham
as Church Member (uncredited)
Tim Graham
as Sawyer (uncredited)
Tom Greenway
as Ezra (uncredited)
Harry Harvey
as Coy (uncredited)
Chuck Hayward
as Townsman (uncredited)
Tex Holden
as Barfly (uncredited)
Michael Jeffers
as Townsman (uncredited)
Kay Koury
as Townswoman (uncredited)
Paul Kruger
as Church Member (uncredited)
Ann Kunde
as Townswoman (uncredited)
Nolan Leary
as Lewis (uncredited)
Tom London
as Sam (uncredited)
Merrill Mccormick
as Fletcher (uncredited)
Billy Mccoy
as Townsman (uncredited)
James Millican
as Deputy Sheriff Herb Baker (uncredited)
Kansas Moehring
as Townsman (uncredited)
Jack Montgomery
as Townsman (uncredited)
William Newell
as Jimmy - Drunk with Eye Patch (uncredited)
William H O Brien
as Church Member (uncredited)
Artie Ortego
as Barfly (uncredited)
William Phillips
as Barber (uncredited)
Lucien Prival
as Joe - Ramirez Saloon Bartender (uncredited)
Ralph Reed
as Johnny - Town Boy (uncredited)
Orie Robertson
as Townsman (uncredited)
Buddy Roosevelt
as Townsman (uncredited)
Allen D Sewall
as Townsman (uncredited)
Lucile Sewall
as Townswoman (uncredited)
Charles Soldani
as Indian Outside of Saloon (uncredited)
Ted Stanhope
as Station Master (uncredited)
Steve Stephens
as Barfly (uncredited)
Slim Talbot
as Barbershop Customer (uncredited)
Jack Tornek
as Barfly (uncredited)
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