Directed by Fred Zinnemann High Noon takes place over the course of a tense but mostly uneventful 90 minutes, at least until the expected gunfight which ends the film. The story concerns a freshly married, newly retired Marshal, Will Kane (Gary Cooper), whose sense of duty compels him to stay on the job just a … Continue reading High Noon (1952)
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The Hangman (1959)
Directed by Michael Curtiz There aren't any shootouts in The Hangman, and save for a couple of errant gunshots near the end, there might as well be no firearms in the film at all. The film isn't exactly contemplative either, as it concerns the practical aims of an out of town bounty hunter of sorts, but … Continue reading The Hangman (1959)
