High Noon High Noon High Noon is a 1952 American Western film produced by Stanley Kramer from a screenplay by Carl Foreman, directed by Fred Zinnemann, and starring Gary Cooper. The plot, depicted in real time, centers around a town marshal who is torn between his sense of duty and love for his new bride and who must face a gang of killers alone. Though mired in controversy with political overtones at the time of its release, the film was nominated for seven Academy Awards and won four (Actor, Editing, Music-Score, and Music-Song) as well as four Golden Globe Awards (Actor, Supporting
Hurricane Smith (1952 film) novel and had hired Frank Gruber to adapt it. Paulette Goddard and Sterling Hayden were discussed as stars. Holt had just made "Silver City" with Yvonne de Carlo and signed her for the lead of this as well. James Craig was borrowed from MGM to play the villain. Australian actor Murray Matheson, who had been in "Botany Bay", had a small role. Hurricane Smith (1952 film) Hurricane Smith is a 1952 adventure film directed by Jerry Hopper. Hurricane Smith steals a boat owned by Capt. Raikes, a slave trader, and heads to Australia with his men. There, he and other