High Noon (1952)

Added: 2026-06-03

[00:00:00]gimmick of High Noon is that Miller is going to arrive by train at High Noon.

[00:00:06]>> That's funny.

[00:00:06]>> So, Kane has a limited amount of time to prepare himself for battle and try to find anybody in town who's willing to stand with him and do the right thing.

[00:00:16]The tension and suspense is ramped up by the constant symbolism of the clock.

[00:00:23]Time becomes a theme.

[00:00:26]Characters are constantly looking at clocks or talking about the time.

[00:00:31]And the clock is almost always looming over them in the background like a specter.

[00:00:37]>> You made him send for