the story of a man who was too proud to run!

Starring: Gary Cooper, Thomas Mitchell, Lloyd Bridges, Katy Jurado, Grace Kelly, Otto Kruger, Lon Chaney Jr., Henry Morgan

DML Rating: ★★★★★★★★★★ - perfect

"You risk your skin catching killers and the juries turn them loose so they can come back and shoot at you again. If you're honest you're poor your whole life and in the end you wind up dying all alone on some dirty street." - Martin

Why watch this? Watching Cooper act is like butter melting on a piece of toast.

Plot Summary: On the day of his wedding and retirement, Marshal Will Kane learns that Frank Miller, an outlaw he sent to prison, has been released and is returning on the noon train for revenge. Despite his new wife's urging to leave, Kane feels a duty to stay and confront the threat, but finds the townspeople, including his deputies and friends, unwilling to help him. As the clock ticks towards the inevitable showdown, Kane must grapple with the decision to face Miller and his gang alone or abandon the town that has abandoned him.

Dad's Preview: It had all the ear marks of a standard Western drama: a sheriff has to stand against outlaws, backed by his deputies and concerned citizens. Except that is not what happens. This sheriff is forced to really stand alone. His friends and deputies quit, one by one. Even his fiancé leaves him. Yet this lawman, portrayed by the great Gary Cooper, knows he has to stay - this is his job, and a man does his job. This simple plot element makes this Western classic unique and feel more real.

Stanley Kramer Productions; United Artists