''Black Noon'' is a 1971 American
Horror Western
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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
CBS
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's ''The CBS Friday Night Movies'', and was shown repeatedly in 1982.
Plot
When Reverend John Keyes (
Roy Thinnes
Roy Thinnes (born April 6, 1938) is an American television and film actor best known for his portrayal of lonely hero David Vincent in the ABC 1967–68 television series ''The Invaders''.
He starred in the 1969 British science fiction film ''J ...
) and his wife Lorna (
Lynn Loring
Lynn Loring (born Lynn Zimring; July 14, 1944) is an American actress and television and film producer.
Career
Born Lynn Zimring in Manhattan, Loring began acting with a role on the anthology series ''Studio One (U.S. TV series), Studio One'' ...
) 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
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Roy Thinnes
Roy Thinnes (born April 6, 1938) is an American television and film actor best known for his portrayal of lonely hero David Vincent in the ABC 1967–68 television series ''The Invaders''.
He starred in the 1969 British science fiction film ''J ...
as Reverend John Keyes
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Yvette Mimieux
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Early li ...
as Deliverance
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Ray Milland
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as Caleb Hobbs
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Gloria Grahame
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Despite a featured role in ''It's a Wond ...
as Bethia
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Lynn Loring
Lynn Loring (born Lynn Zimring; July 14, 1944) is an American actress and television and film producer.
Career
Born Lynn Zimring in Manhattan, Loring began acting with a role on the anthology series ''Studio One (U.S. TV series), Studio One'' ...
as Lorna Keyes (as Lyn Loring)
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Henry Silva
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as Noon
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Hank Worden
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as Joseph
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William Bryant as Jacob (as Bill Bryant)
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Stan Barrett
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as Man in Mirror
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Joshua Bryant
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Early life and education
Bryant was born in Norfolk, Virginia. After at ...
as Towhead
* Jennifer Bryant as Towhead
* Charles McCready as Towhead
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Leif Garrett
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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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Buddy Foster
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as Ethan
Reception
Jerry Beigel wrote in the ''
Los Angeles Times
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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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.
See also
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List of American films of 1971
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* List College, an undergraduate division of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America
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References
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1971 television films
American horror television films
Western (genre) television films
1970s mystery films
1970s supernatural horror films
American mystery films
American supernatural horror films
CBS network films
Films about Voodoo
Films about cults
Films directed by Bernard L. Kowalski
Films scored by George Duning
Films shot in California
1970s English-language films
1970s American films
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