High Noon given an antique Sheriff's badge; her husband, Roarke, noting Eve is wearing the badge quips, "Funny; you don't look like Gary Cooper." then explains, ""High Noon" Darlin'." "High Noon" is alluded to in the movie "Die Hard". The 1969 comedy "Support Your Local Sheriff!" follows the overall plot of "High Noon". The 1971 Christmas episode of The Partridge Family (Don't Bring Your Guns to Town, Santa) is a play on "High Noon", with David Cassidy's 'sheriff' character constantly strumming his guitar and describing events to the tune of "Do Not Forsake Me, Oh My Darlin'", much to everyone's annoyance. High
High Noon agent ... and find out why I didn't get "High Noon" instead of Cooper ..." After Wayne turned down the Will Kane role, Kramer offered it to Gregory Peck, who declined because he felt it was too similar to his role in "The Gunfighter", the year before. He later said he considered it the biggest mistake of his career. Marlon Brando, Montgomery Clift, and Charlton Heston also declined the role. Kramer saw Grace Kelly in an off-Broadway play and cast her as Kane's bride, despite Cooper and Kelly's substantial age disparity (50 and 21, respectively). Rumors of an affair between