From Noon Till Three

"The most wanted men in the west!"

1976 1h 39m EN

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★6.0TMDB · 75

ComedyWestern

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Bank robber Graham Dorsey spends a few hours with beautiful widow Amanda Starbuck, in which time his gang takes part in a disastrous holdup. Learning of his comrades' demise, Dorsey goes on the lam. Believing her short-term lover was killed by the law, Amanda decides to make the most of having had a liaison with the supposedly deceased desperado by writing a book about him. Much to his confusion, the still-living Dorsey watches as his name becomes legendary.

“The most wanted men in the west!”

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Cast

Charles Bronson
Graham Dorsey
Jill Ireland
Amanda Starbuck
Douglas Fowley
Buck Bowers
Stan Haze
Ape
Damon Douglas
Boy
Hector Morales
The Mexican
Bert Williams
Sheriff
Davis Roberts
Sam

Credits

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Director: Frank D. Gilroy
Writers: Frank D. Gilroy
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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50 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Frank D. Gilroy, shot by Lucien Ballard. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Elmer Bernstein. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Maury Winetrobe shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Charles Bronson and Jill Ireland and Douglas Fowley carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "The most wanted men in the west!".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0074553 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 75 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Frank D. Gilroy directs. Lucien Ballard behind the camera. Elmer Bernstein scores. Maury Winetrobe cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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150 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Directed by Frank D. Gilroy, shot by Lucien Ballard. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Elmer Bernstein. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Maury Winetrobe shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Charles Bronson and Jill Ireland and Douglas Fowley carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "The most wanted men in the west!".
7IMDB entry: tt0074553 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 75 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Lucien Ballard
Original score: Elmer Bernstein
Editing: Maury Winetrobe
Production design: Robert Clatworthy
Costume design: Moss Mabry
Makeup / hair: Joe DiBella
Sound: Arthur Piantadosi
Runtime: 99 min · 1h 39m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG
IMDB: From Noon Till Three (1976)

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Wuchak2023-10-02
★ 6/10
Bronson and Jill in a satire about the making of legends Many years after the Civil War, an outlaw (Charles Bronson) is forced to stay with a humorless Victorian woman (Jill Ireland) while his buds pull off a job in the nearby town. The few hours they spend together become legendary after she chronicles the events. “From Noon till Three” (1976) is an atypical Western that features a quirky air and comedic bits combined with some effective romance in the mold of the first half of “Bandolero” or “The Ballad of Cable Hogue,” but morphs into a parable about myth being more important than reality. It’s better than “Goin’ South,” but not as entertaining as "The Duchess and the Dirtwater Fox,” keeping in mind that this isn’t an all-out comedy like the latter. It has the tone of, say, “There Was a Crooked Man...” As long as you don’t expect the awe of “Chino” or the grim action of "Breakheart pass," it’s entertaining enough in its unique way. Jill is stunning and winsome as usual. The moral doesn’t just apply to popular legends, like Jesse James, Wyatt Earp or Romeo & Juliet, but to the individual’s tendency to romanticize or bend the truth as years pass, making the person and occasion larger-than-life. The movie runs 1 hours, 39 minutes, and was shot at Thousand Oaks, California, and nearby Warner Brothers Burbank Studios. GRADE: B-

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