"High Noon" (1952)

One of the benefits/"learnin's" happening from watching these more "pop" natured films: I had no idea that there were so many social dynamics and social commentary that these westerns did. Or maybe it's just the good ones (I better qualify that). An early allusion in the film to an instance from the history of ancient Greece as a predictive prelude to where the story is going to go. You watch, ignoring it, hoping against it, and disbelieving it when it holds true. wow. Western ballad telling the tale, used as the opening credits music and throughout the movie within it is a ballad sung by Tex Ritter using thumps on an acoustic guitar (I'm assuming), his singing, and a harmonica. The impression left is that's it, but there is other music used (a few well placed strings, for example). Black and white. Stars Gary Cooper. Will have to remember to give westerns mentally more academic credit. I won't give away the ending here, but I liked it. Fitting.