A while back, I watched High Noon and noticed this short story was mentioned as the inspiration for the film. I decided to see how the story turned into a movie.
Doane is an old man, and one of his old cases has been released from prison. The criminal is on his way to town on a train, and Doane knows the man and his gang will be coming for his life. His deputy, Toby, is planning on staying by his side during the fight, but after that, he's out.
I'm not going to say much more about the story. It was only 14 pages. I thought it was a pretty decent little Western story, but the movie varied in many ways. It almost seems like two different stories.
This story wasn't really long enough for any type of character development or anything, so I don't really feel comfortable giving it a proper ranking. If you like old-fashioned Westerns, you might want to give this one a shot.
*You can see my review of High Noon HERE. Be warned that it has SPOILERS. The review is on my newer blog where I keep track of the older movies/shows (and some not as old) I've been watching lately.
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