Episode 57 – Listen To This Episode At High Noon

High Noon

Today we are talking about one of my favorite films from film school. I was captivated by this film and the technique of it’s running time being almost in sync with the story’s timing. There are also a lot of stylistic aspects of this film that we see today. We are discussing the 1952 film, High Noon starring Gary Cooper, Grace Kelly and Lloyd Bridges. It is the story of a town Marshall who returns to town to protect the job he has done to clean up the town when it is threatened by a gang of outlaws who plan to rob the train at noon.

Will: Stay at the hotel until it’s over.

Amy: No, I won’t be here when it’s over. You’re asking me to wait an hour to find out if I’m going to be a wife or a widow. I say it’s too long to wait! I won’t do it!

Source: IMDB.com

Some of our favorite parts of this movie are:

• Showing the clocks throughout the film to show build the tension and inform the audience
• Everyone trying to convince Will to leave
• The film being edited to be almost in real time. 
• The connection between the the film and the Committee on UnAmerican Acts
• The sound design which added to the heightened tension. 

Special thanks to our editor Geoff Vrijmoet for this episode and Melissa Villagrana for helping out with our social media posts.

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