''Black Noon'' is a 1971 American Horror

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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

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's ''The CBS Friday Night Movies'', and was shown repeatedly in 1982.

Plot

When Reverend John Keyes (

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) and his wife Lorna (

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) 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.

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as Reverend John Keyes *

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as Deliverance *

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as Caleb Hobbs *

Gloria Grahame Gloria Grahame Hallward (November 28, 1923 – October 5, 1981) was an Academy Award-winning American actress and singer. She began her acting career in theatre, and in 1944 made her first film for MGM. Despite a featured role in ''It's a Wond ...

as Bethia *

as Lorna Keyes (as Lyn Loring) *

Henry Silva Henry Silva (September 23, 1926 – September 14, 2022) was an American actor. A prolific character actor, Silva was a regular staple of international genre cinema, usually playing criminals or gangsters. His notable film appearances includ ...

as Noon *

Hank Worden Hank Worden (born Norton Earl Worden; July 23, 1901 – December 6, 1992) was an American cowboy-turned-character actor who appeared in many Westerns, including many John Ford films such as ''The Searchers'' and the TV series ''The Lone Ra ...

as Joseph * William Bryant as Jacob (as Bill Bryant) *

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as Man in Mirror *

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as Towhead * Jennifer Bryant as Towhead * Charles McCready as Towhead *

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as Towhead * David S. Cass Sr. as Man (as Dave Cass) * Suzan Sheppard as Wife * Bobby Eilbacher as Boy *

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as Ethan

Reception

Jerry Beigel wrote in the ''

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'' about the premiere stating that the film's release would have been more fitting a week earlier, before

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