5.8
Noon is a gunfighter who has become amnesiac. Helped by Rimes, an outlaw who has befriended him, he tries to figure out who he is actually. It gradually appears that his wife and kid have been murdered. As time goes by, Noon also recalls a fortune hidden somewhere. Niland, a scheming judge, and Peg Cullane, a greedy will do everything to prevent Noon and Rimes from achieving their end while Fan Davidge, a woman living in a ghost town, will support them.
Richard Crenna
Noon
Stephen Boyd
Rimes
Rosanna Schiaffino
Fan Davidge
Farley Granger
Judge Niland
Patty Shepard
Peg Cullane
Ángel del Pozo
Ben Janish
Howard Ross
Bayles
Aldo Sambrell
Kissling
José Jaspe
Henneker
Charly Bravo
Lang
Ricardo Palacios
Brakeman
Fernando Hilbeck
Ford
José Canalejas
Cherry
Julián Ugarte
Christobal
César Burner
Charlie
Barta Barri
Mexican
Adolfo Thous
Old Mexican
Bruce M. Fischer
Ranch Hand
Director
Peter Collinson
Novel
Louis L'Amour
Screenplay
Scot Finch
Screenplay
Antonio Recoder
May 27, 2023
6
Despite the fact that Stephen Boyd starred in a couple of the most famous films ever made, he really was a singularly mediocre actor and that is pretty clearly illustrated in this hotch-potch of a western. Here he ("Rimes") finds himself assisting the forgetful "Noon" (Richard Crenna) to track down who he is, where he is from and just how, exactly, he found himself in this amnesiac state. During moments of lucidity, "Noon" recalls a cache of gold - so the two, along with the feisty "Fan" (Rosanna Schiaffino) set off to find it before nasty "Judge Niland" (Farley Granger) and his slightly do-lally pal "Peg" (Patty Shepard) do them all in. Peter Collinson has done an OK job with this. These multi-national efforts were never as good on screen as they might have looked on paper. Crenna is efficient, though not spectacular and there is some nice cinematography to accompany a jaunty score from Luis Bacalov. Nothing new here and not a film I could say I shall ever watch again.
Status:
Released
Original Language:
English
Budget:
$0.00
Revenue:
$0.00