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High Noon (1952)

Some nice suspense in this. There were some great moments of ethical debate.Β  I really hated the song, The Ballad of High Noon (aka Do Not Forsake Me, Oh My Darlin). They overplayed it. This quote is going to stick with me… β€œIn the 5th century B.C., the citizens of Athens, having suffered grievously under a tyrant, managed to depose and banish him. However, when he returned some years later, with an army of mercenaries, those same citizens not only opened the gates for him, but stood by while he executed members of the League of Government.”