High Noon
Date: 1952
Director: Fred Zinnemann
Production Company: Stanley Kramer Productions
Stars: Gary Cooper, Grace Kelly, Lloyd Bridges, Katy Jurado, Lee van Cleef, Robert Wilke, Sheb Wooley, Ian MacDonald, Ted Stanhope
Location(s): California
Region(s): N. America
Storyline:
On his wedding day a marshall has to single-handedly face four men while his town deserts him. SJ
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- Capture 1
- 12 Mar 2015
van Cleef, Wooley and Wilke ride into town. St Joseph's Catholic Church, Gardner Avenue, Tuolumne City, California. Well to the east of San Francisco.
As it looks now. This and others taken and sent in by Bill Ayers, taken in 2005.
- Capture 2
- 'Now' required
The three ride through the fictional town of "Hadleyville." The western street of Burbank Studio Ranch, destroyed by Warner Bros in 1993... and Beau Dare adds, "I am an American actor/ screenwriter who worked on the High Noon Western set, in the Columbia Ranch in Burbank as an actor. Also, while I was doing research on a Western screenplay of mine, I spoke with the actor, Jack Elam. During my talk with him (lovely man), he mentioned how one of his comic scenes in the saloon was cut from the final film, as perhaps it didn't quite fit in with the building tension of Cooper's walk through town. It's odd that all this took place in early 1993, just before the Western Street was torn down."
- Capture 3
- 12 Mar 2015
Riding up to Hadleyville train station. This is a set built alongside the railway which eventually leads to the Railtown 1897 State Historic Park some 15 miles to the north-west. Warnerville Road looking west. I am grateful to Matthew Flick (see cap8) for some clarity here.
Bill found the spot.
- Capture 4
- 10 Mar 2015
The station master runs away.
Now. Bill
- Capture 5
- 10 Mar 2015
Wooley stands up while Wilke and van Cleef prefer the shade.
Note the lie of the land. Bill
- Capture 6
- 12 Mar 2015
Cooper looks for help from the congregation.
No mistaking it. Bill
- Capture 7
- 10 Mar 2015
Waiting for the noonday train.
No sign of it yet. Bill
- Capture 8
- 20 May 2025
The train's not due until 12.
Matthew Flick sends this photo certainly showing a clear match of the hills: a GEV search places this looking west from in front of the junction with Crabtree Road. And considerably south-west of the State Historic Park as I erroneously first cited. (SJ)
- Capture 9
- 'Now' required
Cooper walks the streets alone and unloved.
- Capture 10
- 12 Mar 2015
Cooper is disappointed once again.
Taken by Bill. The sign says "Wilson-McConnell" home, Columbia State Historic Park, Columbia and this house dates from 1876.
- Capture 11
- 12 Mar 2015
And he walks away back in the centre of town.
And Bill again.
- Capture 12
- 'Now' required
None in the town is prepared to help him fight MacDonald and his three cronies.
- Capture 13
- 12 Mar 2015
The train carrying MacDonald arrives.
Back to Waterville Road. Bill
- Capture 14
- 'Now' required
Jurado and Kelly leave town.
- Capture 15
- 20 May 2025
Stanhope greets Jurado and Kelly at the station.
Matthew Flick captures the hill in the background. (SJ)
- Capture 16
- 'Now' required
Really alone. A crane shot which nearly captures modern-day LA behind the studio street.
- Capture 17
- 'Now' required
Kelly runs back to help Cooper but he's started without her.
- Capture 18
- 'Now' required
MacDonald lies in the street, Kelly about to get up and Cooper still standing.
- Capture 19
- 'Now' required
Only just published on Reelstreets, and then Günter from Germany noticed and sent in this. Could that be an air conditioner?