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From Noon Till Three

From Noon Till Three

Comedy · Western · 1976

Bank robber Graham Dorsey spends a few hours with beautiful widow Amanda Starbuck, in which time his gang takes part in a disastrous holdup. Learning of his comrades' demise, Dorsey goes on the lam. Believing her short-term lover was killed by the law, Amanda decides to make the most of having had a liaison with the supposedly deceased desperado by writing a book about him. Much to his confusion, the still-living Dorsey watches as his name becomes legendary.

Movie details

From Noon Till Three

“The most wanted men in the west!”

1976 Comedy · Western 1h 39m

Critical arithmetic

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TMDB

5.9 / 10

Community rating

Bank robber Graham Dorsey spends a few hours with beautiful widow Amanda Starbuck, in which time his gang takes part in a disastrous holdup. Learning of his comrades' demise, Dorsey goes on the lam. Believing her short-term lover was killed by the law, Amanda decides to make the most of having had a liaison with the supposedly deceased desperado by writing a book about him. Much to his confusion, the still-living Dorsey watches as his name becomes legendary.

CriticWise case file

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Names above the title

The people responsible.

Directed by

Frank D. Gilroy

Written by

Frank D. Gilroy

Charles Bronson

Charles Bronson

Graham Dorsey

Jill Ireland

Jill Ireland

Amanda Starbuck

Douglas Fowley

Douglas Fowley

Buck Bowers

S

Stan Haze

Ape

D

Damon Douglas

Boy

H

Hector Morales

The Mexican

B

Bert Williams

Sheriff

Court is in session

Put From Noon Till Three on trial.

Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.

The defence The Popcorn Loyalist

“It owes the canon nothing.”

The movie pursues immediacy and audience pleasure without begging institutions to certify its worth.

The prosecution The Big-Idea Head

“Easy pleasure, short half-life.”

It moves efficiently through the moment but offers little reason to keep arguing once the credits end.