HIGH NOON at The Million Dollar Theatre

Join us for a matinee screening of HIGH NOON (1952), delivering a real-time Western showdown! In an Oscar-winning performance, Gary Cooper plays Will Kane, a marshal counting down to the moment he must confront a gang of outlaws alone. Also starring, the legendary Grace Kelly, Lloyd Bridges, and Katy Jurado, HIGH NOON offers one of the most powerful portrayals of duty, morality, and loyalty on the silver screen.

Directed by Fred Zinnemann and written by blacklisted screenwriter Carl Foreman, HIGH NOON (1952) is a landmark Western that unfolds in real time. Gary Cooper stars as Marshal Will Kane, who, on the brink of retirement and marriage to his pacifist bride (Grace Kelly), learns that a vengeful outlaw is arriving on the noon train. As the town turns its back on him, Kane is left to face the threat alone, embodying a powerful meditation on duty, courage, and integrity. The film features acclaimed performances from Grace Kelly and Mexican actress Katy Jurado, who earned a Golden Globe for her groundbreaking role. With its stark realism, tight pacing, and Cooper’s Oscar-winning performance, HIGH NOON remains one of film history’s most revered and influential Westerns.

Before the main feature, enjoy the 1931 Talkartoon short THE BUM BANDIT, featuring Betty Boop’s fourth appearance as the feisty Dangerous Nan McGrew—a vintage cartoon gem guaranteed to deliver plenty of laughs.