Black Noon

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]

Black Noon
Release poster
GenreHorror
Western
Written byAndrew J. Fenady
Directed byBernard L. Kowalski
StarringRoy Thinnes
Yvette Mimieux
Music byGeorge Duning
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
Production
ProducerAndrew J. Fenady
CinematographyKeith C. Smith
EditorDann Cahn
Running time74 minutes
Production companiesAndrew J. Fenady Productions
Screen Gems Television
Release
Original networkCBS
Original release
  • November 5, 1971 (1971-11-05)

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

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]

See also

References

  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.


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