Black Noon

*Black Noon*
Black Noon
	Release poster
Genre	Horror; Western
Written by	Andrew J. Fenady
Directed by	Bernard L. Kowalski
Starring	Roy Thinnes; Yvette Mimieux
Music by	George Duning
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
Production
Producer	Andrew J. Fenady
Cinematography	Keith C. Smith
Editor	Dann Cahn
Running time	74 minutes
Production companies	Andrew J. Fenady Productions; Screen Gems Television
Release
Original network	CBS
Original release	November 5, 1971;

Black Noon is a 1971 American Horror Western television film. It was written and produced by Andrew J. Fenady and directed by Bernard L. Kowalski. The film originally aired on November 5, 1971, as part of CBS's The CBS Friday Night Movies,[1] and was shown repeatedly in 1982.[2][3][4]

Plot

When Reverend John Keyes (Roy Thinnes) and his wife Lorna (Lynn Loring) arrive in a western town, they find that there is mysterious force causing bad luck to plague the settlers. Once the Reverend is able to get the recalcitrant residents to speak about the ongoing troubles, he finds his spiritual leadership is being challenged by a cult of devil worshippers who practice voodoo, and have to get to the heart of a strange relationship between a mute young girl and a gunslinger who seem possessed by Satanic spirits.

Cast

Roy Thinnes as Reverend John Keyes
Yvette Mimieux as Deliverance
Ray Milland as Caleb Hobbs
Gloria Grahame as Bethia
Lynn Loring as Lorna Keyes (as Lyn Loring)
Henry Silva as Noon
Hank Worden as Joseph
William Bryant as Jacob (as Bill Bryant)
Stan Barrett as Man in Mirror
Joshua Bryant as Towhead
Jennifer Bryant as Towhead
Charles McCready as Towhead
Leif Garrett as Towhead
David S. Cass Sr. as Man (as Dave Cass)
Suzan Sheppard as Wife
Bobby Eilbacher as Boy
Buddy Foster as Ethan

Reception

Jerry Beigel wrote in the Los Angeles Times about the premiere stating that the film's release would have been more fitting a week earlier, before Halloween.[5]

References

"Tonight's Best on TV". The Ledger. November 5, 1971. Retrieved July 24, 2009.
"Tonight's Best on TV". The Ledger. May 9, 1972. Retrieved July 23, 2009.
"Weekend, May 9–10". New York. May 11, 1981. Retrieved July 24, 2009.
"Evening, June 16–18 and 21–22". New York. June 21, 1982. Retrieved July 24, 2009.
Beigel, Jerry (November 5, 1971). "Strange Doings on CBS' 'Black Noon'". Los Angeles Times. pp. section G22, page 1. Retrieved July 30, 2009.

External links

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[1] "Tonight's Best on TV". The Ledger. November 5, 1971. Retrieved July 24, 2009.

[2] "Tonight's Best on TV". The Ledger. May 9, 1972. Retrieved July 23, 2009.

[3] "Weekend, May 9–10". New York. May 11, 1981. Retrieved July 24, 2009.

[4] "Evening, June 16–18 and 21–22". New York. June 21, 1982. Retrieved July 24, 2009.

[5] Beigel, Jerry (November 5, 1971). "Strange Doings on CBS' 'Black Noon'". Los Angeles Times. pp. section G22, page 1. Retrieved July 30, 2009.