This is one of the best western movies ever made. If you haven't seen it, find a copy.
We had been planning to finish off the Anne of Green Gables sequel, but a couple of people who've been watching it with us couldn't make it last night, so we watched something a little different in tone: High Noon. High Noon, released in 1952, is the tale of Will Kane, the marshal of a small town in New Mexico who is retiring because he has married a Quaker- Amy- who is opposed to guns and violence. Just as they are getting ready to leave town, Will gets word that Frank Miller, a violent criminal whom Kane had sent to jail, has been released and is coming in on the noon train. Three members of Miller's gang are waiting for him at the station. It's obvious that they are planning on getting revenge on Will, as Frank Miller swore at his trial that he would come back and kill Kane. Amy begs Will to just follow their plan to leave town, but Kane knows that Miller and his men will only follow and they'll be caught in the middle of nowhere with no guns. In addition, he still feels an obligation to the town, whose new marshal has not arrived yet. Unfortunately, a lot of the town does not reciprocate that feeling of obligation and Will has a hard time finding allies to stand with him against Miller and his thugs. As the clock ticks toward noon, Kane is a stark, lonely figure on a dusty, deserted street- alone but determined to do his duty as a lawman. This is one of the best western movies ever made. If you haven't seen it, find a copy.
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