Review marks Gary Cooper's Oscar-winning performance as the cornered sheriff as the highlight of this classic western.

Awarded Best Song for "High Noon" and Best Actor for Gary Cooper's performance, this 1952 classic has become legendary in the western genre.

Amateur review of the film calls it "one of the best western films ever made," and applauds Cooper's acting and the movie's tension.

Short essay describing the film addresses its iconoclastic elements and the way its casting and acting break with western tradition.