| Black Noon | |
|---|---|
 Release poster | |
| Genre | Horror Western |
| Written by | Andrew J. Fenady |
| Directed by | Bernard L. Kowalski |
| Starring | Roy Thinnes Yvette Mimieux |
| Music by | George Duning |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Producer | Andrew J. Fenady |
| Cinematography | Keith C. Smith |
| Editor | Dann Cahn |
| Running time | 74 minutes |
| Production companies | Andrew J. Fenady Productions Screen Gems Television |
| Original release | |
| Network | CBS |
| Release | November 5, 1971 |
Black Noon is a 1971 American Horror Western television film. It was written and produced by Andrew J. Fenady and directed by Bernard L. Kowalski. The film originally aired on November 5, 1971, as part of CBS's The CBS Friday Night Movies,[1] and was shown repeatedly in 1982.[2][3][4]
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Plot
When Reverend John Keyes (Roy Thinnes) and his wife Lorna (Lynn Loring) arrive in a western town, they find that there is mysterious force causing bad luck to plague the settlers. Once the Reverend is able to get the recalcitrant residents to speak about the ongoing troubles, he finds his spiritual leadership is being challenged by a cult of devil worshippers who practice voodoo, and have to get to the heart of a strange relationship between a mute young girl and a gunslinger who seem possessed by Satanic spirits.
Cast
- Roy Thinnes as Reverend John Keyes
- Yvette Mimieux as Deliverance
- Ray Milland as Caleb Hobbs
- Gloria Grahame as Bethia
- Lynn Loring as Lorna Keyes (as Lyn Loring)
- Henry Silva as Noon
- Hank Worden as Joseph
- William Bryant as Jacob (as Bill Bryant)
- Stan Barrett as Man in Mirror
- Joshua Bryant as Towhead
- Jennifer Bryant as Towhead
- Charles McCready as Towhead
- Leif Garrett as Towhead
- David S. Cass Sr. as Man (as Dave Cass)
- Suzan Sheppard as Wife
- Bobby Eilbacher as Boy
- Buddy Foster as Ethan
Reception
Jerry Beigel wrote in the Los Angeles Times about the premiere stating that the film's release would have been more fitting a week earlier, before Halloween.[5]
See also
References
- ^ "Tonight's Best on TV". The Ledger. November 5, 1971. Retrieved July 24, 2009.
- ^ "Tonight's Best on TV". The Ledger. May 9, 1972. Retrieved July 23, 2009.
- ^ "Weekend, May 9–10". New York. May 11, 1981. Retrieved July 24, 2009.
- ^ "Evening, June 16–18 and 21–22". New York. June 21, 1982. Retrieved July 24, 2009.
- ^ Beigel, Jerry (November 5, 1971). "Strange Doings on CBS' 'Black Noon'". Los Angeles Times. pp. section G22, page 1. Retrieved July 30, 2009.[permanent dead link]
External links
- Black Noon at AllMovie
- Black Noon at IMDb
- Black Noon at the TCM Movie Database
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