High Noon
1952
****
Director: Fred Zinneman
Cast: Gary Cooper, Thomas Mitchell, Lloyd Bridges, Katy Jurado, Grace Kelly, Ian MacDonald
Will Kane, the long-serving marshal of Hadleyville, finds himself abandoned by his townsfolk just when he needs to face a gang of vengeful outlaws. Fred Zinneman's classy and streamlined Western is an entertaining but somewhat idealistic story of one man's fight against the odds. Cary Cooper won his second Oscar, and the film picked up another three awards.
