Will Kane, the sheriff of a small town in New Mexico, learns a notorious outlaw he put in jail has been freed, and will be arriving on the noon train. Knowing the outlaw and his gang are coming to kill him, Kane is determined to stand his ground, so he attempts to gather a posse from among the local townspeople.
Cast
Gary Cooper
Marshal Will Kane
Thomas Mitchell
Mayor Jonas Henderson
Lloyd Bridges
Deputy Marshal Harvey Pell
Katy Jurado
Helen Ramírez
Grace Kelly
Amy Fowler Kane
Otto Kruger
Judge Percy Mettrick
Lon Chaney Jr.
Martin Howe
Harry Morgan
Sam Fuller
Ian MacDonald
Frank Miller
Eve McVeagh
Mildred Fuller
Morgan Farley
Dr. Mahin
Harry Shannon
Cooper
Lee Van Cleef
Jack Colby
Robert J. Wilke
Jim Pierce
Sheb Wooley
Ben Miller
Lee Aaker
Boy (uncredited)
Ernest Baldwin
Townsman (uncredited)
Benjie Bancroft
Church Member (uncredited)
Guy Beach
Fred - Coffinmaker (uncredited)
George Bell
Townsman (uncredited)
Jeanne Blackford
Mrs. Henderson (uncredited)
Larry J. Blake
Gillis - Saloon Owner (uncredited)
John Breen
Church Member (uncredited)
Roy Bucko
Barfly (uncredited)
Nora Bush
Townswoman (uncredited)
Robert Carson
Barfly (uncredited)
John Cason
Barfly (uncredited)
Howland Chamberlain
Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
Virginia Christine
Mrs. Simpson (uncredited)
Cliff Clark
Ed Weaver (uncredited)
Ben Corbett
Townsman (uncredited)
Russell Custer
Barfly (uncredited)
John Doucette
Trumbull (uncredited)
Tex Driscoll
Church Member (uncredited)
Paul Dubov
Scott (uncredited)
Jack Elam
Charlie - Drunk in Jail (uncredited)
Dick Elliott
Kibbee (uncredited)
Virginia Farmer
Mrs. Fletcher (uncredited)
Joe Garcio
Barfly (uncredited)
Rudy Germane
Townsman (uncredited)
Herschel Graham
Church Member (uncredited)
Tim Graham
Sawyer (uncredited)
Tom Greenway
Ezra (uncredited)
Harry Harvey
Coy (uncredited)
Chuck Hayward
Townsman (uncredited)
Tex Holden
Barfly (uncredited)
Michael Jeffers
Townsman (uncredited)
Kay Koury
Townswoman (uncredited)
Paul Kruger
Church Member (uncredited)
Ann Kunde
Townswoman (uncredited)
Nolan Leary
Lewis (uncredited)
Tom London
Sam (uncredited)
Merrill McCormick
Fletcher (uncredited)
Billy McCoy
Townsman (uncredited)
James Millican
Deputy Sheriff Herb Baker (uncredited)
Kansas Moehring
Townsman (uncredited)
Jack Montgomery
Townsman (uncredited)
William Newell
Jimmy - Drunk with Eye Patch (uncredited)
William H. O'Brien
Church Member (uncredited)
Artie Ortego
Barfly (uncredited)
William Phillips
Barber (uncredited)
Lucien Prival
Joe - Ramirez Saloon Bartender (uncredited)
Ralph Reed
Johnny - Town Boy (uncredited)
Orie Robertson
Townsman (uncredited)
Buddy Roosevelt
Townsman (uncredited)
Allen D. Sewall
Townsman (uncredited)
Lucile Sewall
Townswoman (uncredited)
Charles Soldani
Indian Outside of Saloon (uncredited)
Ted Stanhope
Station Master (uncredited)
Steve Stephens
Barfly (uncredited)
Slim Talbot
Barbershop Customer (uncredited)
Jack Tornek
Barfly (uncredited)
Crew
Fred Zinnemann
Director
Carl Foreman
Screenplay, Associate Producer
John W. Cunningham
Story
Harry Gerstad
Supervising Film Editor
Elmo Williams
Editor
Robert L. Lippert Jr.
Assistant Editor
Floyd Crosby
Director of Photography
Emmett Emerson
Assistant Director
Clem Beauchamp
Production Supervisor
Stanley Kramer
Producer
George Glass
Associate Producer
Rudolph Sternad
Production Design
Jack Murton
Casting Director
Joe King
Costume Design
Ann Peck
Costume Design
Louise Miehle
Hairstylist
Gustaf Norin
Makeup Artist
Jean L. Speak
Sound Engineer
Willis Cook
Special Effects
Dimitri Tiomkin
Original Music Composer, Music Director
Dominic Frontiere
Music Arranger
Anthony Galla-Rini
Musician
George C. Emick
Music Editor
Ned Washington
Lyricist
Murray Waite
Set Decoration
Sam Freedle
Script Supervisor
Jack N. Young
Stunts
Don Turner
Stunts
Regis Parton
Stunts
Chuck Hayward
Stunts
Calvin Spencer
Stunts
Slim Talbot
Stunt Double
Morris Rosen
Grip
Vic Jones
Gaffer
Homer Plannette
Gaffer
Percy Ikerd
Unit Manager
Tex Ritter
Theme Song Performance
Ben Hayne
Art Direction
Paul Marquardt
Orchestrator
Herbert Taylor
Orchestrator
Manuel Emanuel
Orchestrator
