The Man Called Noon

1973

1h 38m

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5.8/10

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Noon is a gunfighter who has become amnesiac. Helped by Rimes, an outlaw who has befriended him, he tries to figure out who he is actually. It gradually appears that his wife and kid have been murdered. As time goes by, Noon also recalls a fortune hidden somewhere. Niland, a scheming judge, and Peg Cullane, a greedy will do everything to prevent Noon and Rimes from achieving their end while Fan Davidge, a woman living in a ghost town, will support them.

Directors

Peter Collinson

Writers

Scot Finch(screenplay by)

Louis L'Amour(novel by)

Antonio Recoder(screenplay by)

Stars

Richard Crenna

Stephen Boyd

Rosanna Schiaffino

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Noon

Rimes

Fan Davidge

Judge Niland

Peg Cullane

Ben Janish

Bayles

Kissling

Henneker

Lang

Brakeman

Ford

Cherry

Christobal

Charlie

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Old Mexican

Ranch Hand

Directors

Peter Collinson

Writers

Scot Finch(screenplay by)

Louis L'Amour(novel by)

Antonio Recoder(screenplay by)

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6/10

Despite the fact that Stephen Boyd starred in a couple of the most famous films ever made, he really was a singularly mediocre actor and that is pretty clearly illustrated in this hotch-potch of a western. Here he ("Rimes") finds himself assisting the forgetful "Noon" (Richard Crenna) to track down who he is, where he is from and just how, exactly, he found himself in this amnesiac state. During moments of lucidity, "Noon" recalls a cache of gold - so the two, along with the feisty "Fan" (Rosanna Schiaffino) set off to find it before nasty "Judge Niland" (Farley Granger) and his slightly do-lally pal "Peg" (Patty Shepard) do them all in. Peter Collinson has done an OK job with this. These multi-national efforts were never as good on screen as they might have looked on paper. Crenna is efficient, though not spectacular and there is some nice cinematography to accompany a jaunty score from Luis Bacalov. Nothing new here and not a film I could say I shall ever watch again.

Geronimo196727 May, 2023