Black Noon

Black Noon is a 1971 American Made-for-Television Horror Western 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
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
DistributorColumbia TriStar Television (1995-)
Sony Pictures Television (2002-)
Release
Original networkCBS
Picture formatColor
Audio formatMono
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 2009-07-24.
  2. "Tonight's Best on TV". The Ledger. May 9, 1972. Retrieved 2009-07-23.
  3. "Weekend, May 9–10". New York Magazine. May 11, 1981. Retrieved 2009-07-24.
  4. "Evening, June 16–18 and 21-22". New York Magazine. June 21, 1982. Retrieved 2009-07-24.
  5. Beigel, Jerry (November 5, 1971). "Strange Doings on CBS' 'Black Noon'". Los Angeles Times. pp. section G22, page 1. Retrieved 2009-07-30.
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