Summary
Will Kane, the sheriff of a small town in New Mexico, learns a notorious outlaw he put in jail has been freed, and will be arriving on the noon train. Knowing the outlaw and his gang are coming to kill him, Kane is determined to stand his ground, so he attempts to gather a posse from among the local townspeople.
Cast
Gary Cooper
Marshal Will Kane
Thomas Mitchell
Mayor Jonas Henderson
Lloyd Bridges
Deputy Marshal Harvey Pell
Grace Kelly
Amy Fowler Kane
Katy Jurado
Helen Ramírez
Otto Kruger
Judge Percy Mettrick
Lon Chaney Jr.
Martin Howe
Harry Morgan
Sam Fuller
Ian MacDonald
Frank Miller
Eve McVeagh
Mildred Fuller
Morgan Farley
Dr. Mahin, minister
Harry Shannon
Cooper
Lee Van Cleef
Jack Colby
Robert J. Wilke
Jim Pierce
Sheb Wooley
Ben Miller
Jack Elam
Charlie - Drunk in Jail (uncredited)
John Doucette
Trumbull (uncredited)
Ted Stanhope
Station Master (uncredited)
Lee Aaker
Boy (uncredited)
Guy Beach
Fred - Coffinmaker (uncredited)
Larry J. Blake
Gillis - Saloon Owner (uncredited)
John Breen
Church Member (uncredited)
Tex Driscoll
Church Member (uncredited)
Herschel Graham
Church Member (uncredited)
Paul Kruger
Church Member (uncredited)
William H. O'Brien
Church Member (uncredited)
Roy Bucko
Barfly (uncredited)
Russell Custer
Barfly (uncredited)
Nora Bush
Townswoman (uncredited)
Ann Kunde
Townswoman (uncredited)
Ben Corbett
Townsman (uncredited)
Rudy Germane
Townsman (uncredited)
Chuck Hayward
Townsman (uncredited)
Michael Jeffers
Townsman (uncredited)
Kansas Moehring
Townsman (uncredited)
Jack Montgomery
Townsman (uncredited)
Buddy Roosevelt
Townsman (uncredited)
Allen D. Sewall
Townsman (uncredited)
Howland Chamberlain
Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
Virginia Christine
Mrs. Simpson (uncredited)
Cliff Clark
Ed Weaver (uncredited)
Paul Dubov
Scott (uncredited)
Dick Elliott
Kibbee (uncredited)
Virginia Farmer
Mrs. Fletcher (uncredited)
Tim Graham
Sawyer (uncredited)
Tom Greenway
Ezra (uncredited)
Harry Harvey
Coy (uncredited)
Nolan Leary
Lewis (uncredited)
Tom London
Sam (uncredited)
Merrill McCormick
Fletcher (uncredited)
William Newell
Jimmy - Drunk with Eye Patch (uncredited)
James Millican
Deputy Sheriff Herb Baker (uncredited)
William Phillips
Barber (uncredited)
Lucien Prival
Joe - Ramirez Saloon Bartender (uncredited)
Ralph Reed
Johnny - Town Boy (uncredited)
Charles Soldani
Indian Outside of Saloon (uncredited)
Slim Talbot
Barbershop Customer (uncredited)
Crew
Director
Fred Zinnemann
Screenplay
Carl Foreman
Story
John W. Cunningham
Reviews
Otokichi786
September 30, 2016
8
A masterpiece of tightly plotted drama/suspense in what would become The Adult Western. Normally, one is happiest on your wedding day, but former lawman Will Kane is troubled.
An old nemesis is due on the noon train, and his gang is in town to meet him. He's sworn to kill the man who sent him to prison, so the expected action is to flee. But weighed down with a new bride and traveling in a buckboard, there's no chance of escape.
Seeking help to at least face down the gang, Will Kane returns to town, and finds that everybody either won't or can't Do The Right Thing. The inaction of the town is a thinly disguised parable of The Cold War, with the U.S. standing alone against the Red Menace
As Will Kane walks through the silent town, which he "served and protected" for years, we are left to wonder if we would do the same. 8/10
Media
Status:
Released
Original Language:
English
Budget:
$730,000.00
Revenue:
$8,000,000.00
