High Noon quotes

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On the day he gets married and hangs up his badge, Marshal Will Kane is told that a man he sent to prison years before, Frank Miller, is returning on the noon train to exact his revenge. Having initially decided to leave with his new spouse, Will decides he must go back and face Miller. However, when he seeks the help of the townspeople he has protected for so long, they turn their backs on him. It seems Kane may have to face Miller alone, as well as the rest of Miller's gang, who are waiting for him at the station.

Director: Fred Zinnemann
Writer: Carl Foreman (screenplay by), John W. Cunningham (based on the magazine story "The Tin Star" by)
Production: United Artists
Genre: drama, thriller, western
Year: 1952
MetaScore: 89/100
ImdbRating: 7.9
BoxOffice: N/A
Released: 30 Jul 1952
Awards: Won 4 Oscars. Another 13 wins & 10 nominations.


25 Clips & Quotes

You're a good looking boy - High Noon 00:32 You're a good looking boy For nothing - High Noon 00:57 For nothing People gotta talk themselves into law and order before they do anything about it - High Noon 00:35 People gotta talk themselves into law and order before they... No matter what you say - High Noon 00:37 No matter what you say What kind of woman are you - High Noon 01:36 What kind of woman are you You're leaving on the noon train - High Noon 00:46 You're leaving on the noon train This is just a dirty little village in the middle of nowhere - High Noon 00:28 This is just a dirty little village in the middle of nowhere Kane will be a dead man in half an hour and nobody's gonna do anything about it - High Noon 00:51 Kane will be a dead man in half an hour and nobody's gonna... Go on home to your kids - High Noon 00:12 Go on home to your kids The commandments say 'Thou shalt not kill - High Noon 00:57 The commandments say 'Thou shalt not kill It takes a pretty smart man to know when to back away - High Noon 00:29 It takes a pretty smart man to know when to back away I've got to - High Noon 00:14 I've got to Don't try to be a hero - High Noon 00:19 Don't try to be a hero Do you want me to get killed - High Noon 00:25 Do you want me to get killed I'm tired of being shoved - High Noon 00:16 I'm tired of being shoved Stay at the hotel until it's over - High Noon 00:59 Stay at the hotel until it's over This is crazy - High Noon 00:15 This is crazy You cleaned this town up - High Noon 00:21 You cleaned this town up What do you want - High Noon 01:02 What do you want I'll be back in ten minutes - High Noon 00:16 I'll be back in ten minutes Why aren't you - High Noon 00:15 Why aren't you But he's got guts - High Noon 00:21 But he's got guts It sure is hot - High Noon 00:37 It sure is hot You can go home now - High Noon 00:27 You can go home now Did you see what I saw - High Noon 00:12 Did you see what I saw

Cast

Marshal Will Kane - Gary Cooper
Mayor Jonas Henderson - Thomas Mitchell
Deputy Marshal Harvey Pell - Lloyd Bridges
Helen Ramírez - Katy Jurado
Amy Fowler Kane - Grace Kelly
Judge Percy Mettrick - Otto Kruger
Martin Howe - Lon Chaney Jr.
Sam Fuller - Harry Morgan
Frank Miller - Ian MacDonald
Mildred Fuller - Eve McVeagh
Dr. Mahin - Minister - Morgan Farley
Cooper - Harry Shannon
Jack Colby - Lee Van Cleef
Jim Pierce - Robert J. Wilke
Ben Miller - Sheb Wooley
Boy - Lee Aaker
Townsman - Ernest Baldwin
Church Member - Benjie Bancroft
Fred - Coffinmaker - Guy Beach
Mrs. Henderson - Jeanne Blackford
Gillis - Saloon Owner - Larry J. Blake
Church Member - John Breen
Barfly - Roy Bucko
Townswoman - Nora Bush
Hotel Clerk - Howland Chamberlain
Mrs. Simpson - Virginia Christine
Ed Weaver - Cliff Clark
Townsman - Ben Corbett
Barfly - Russell Custer
Trumbull - John Doucette
Church Member - Tex Driscoll
Scott - Paul Dubov
Charlie - Drunk in Jail - Jack Elam
Kibbee - Dick Elliott
Mrs. Fletcher - Virginia Farmer
Barfly - Joe Garcio
Townsman - Rudy Germane
Church Member - Herschel Graham
Sawyer - Tim Graham
Ezra - Tom Greenway
Coy - Harry Harvey
Townsman - Chuck Hayward
Barfly - Tex Holden
Townsman - Michael Jeffers
Townswoman - Kay Koury
Church Member - Paul Kruger
Townswoman - Ann Kunde
Lewis - Nolan Leary
Sam - Tom London
Fletcher - Merrill McCormick
Townsman - Billy McCoy
Deputy Sheriff Herb Baker - James Millican
Townsman - Kansas Moehring
Townsman - Jack Montgomery
Jimmy - Drunk with Eye Patch - William Newell
Church Member - William H. O'Brien
Barfly - Artie Ortego
Barber - William 'Bill' Phillips
Joe - Ramirez Saloon Bartender - Lucien Prival
Johnny - Town Boy - Ralph Reed
Townsman - Buddy Roosevelt
Townsman - Allen D. Sewall
Townswoman - Lucile Sewall
Indian Outside of Saloon - Charles Soldani
Station Master - Ted Stanhope
Barfly - Steve Stephens
Barbershop Customer - Slim Talbot