Black Noon
Seen it?1971 | 75 min | Horror, Western, TV Movie
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With almost no lasting buzz and middling reviews (50% on Rotten Tomatoes), it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- One for anyone who loves a world with magic in it and anyone who likes wide open spaces and slow-burning standoffs. Its magic has rules, and the story plays by them. A good follow-up to High Noon or Open Range. Dust, horses and a showdown waiting to happen.
- The mood
- Scary.
- The pace
- Keeps the tension tight, at 1 hr 15 min. Done before bedtime.
- What might put you off
- Made in 1971: an older pace and style.
- Skip it if you scare easily or watch alone at night.
Reverend John Keyes and his wife, Lorna, on their way to a new congregation out west, break down in the desert and are rescued by the residents of a nearby town. At first warm and welcoming, the townspeople become more and more solicitous of John and insistent that he stay on as their minister, against the wishes of Lorna, who goes unheeded and slowly becomes deathly ill. Will John realize the danger before it is too late?
How it earned its rating
- CriticsBelow par
50% on Rotten Tomatoes
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 6K people sought it out in the past year
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Open Range
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Cast & crew
Directed by Bernard L. Kowalski
- Roy ThinnesReverend John Keyes
- Yvette MimieuxDeliverance
- Ray MillandCaleb Hobbs
- Gloria GrahameBethia
- Lynn LoringLorna Keyes
- Henry SilvaMoon
- Hank WordenJoseph
- William BryantJacob (as Bill Bryant)
- Stan BarrettMan in Mirror
- Joshua BryantTowhead