From Noon Till Three (1976)

User Rating:

6.7/10   

Director:

Frank D. Gilroy

Writers:

Frank D. Gilroy (novel)
Frank D. Gilroy (screenplay)

Release Date:

August 1976 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance | Western

Tagline:

It'll Keep You On The Edge Of Your Saddle.

Plot:

On the way to commit a bank robbery a gang of outlaws call off at a remote house in order to steal a horse...

Plot Keywords:

Robbery | Bank Robbery | Outlaw | Widow | Legend

Awards:

Nominated for Golden Globe.

Cast

Charles Bronson	...	Graham
Jill Ireland	...	Amanda
Douglas Fowley	...	Buck Bowers (as Douglas V. Fowley)
Stan Haze	...	Ape
Damon Douglas	...	Boy
Hector Morales	...	The Mexican
Bert Williams	...	Sheriff
Davis Roberts	...	Sam
Betty Cole	...	Edna
William Lanteau	...	Reverend Cabot
Larry French	...	Mr. Taylor
Michael LeClair	...	Cody Taylor (as Michael Le Clair)
Anne Ramsey	...	Massive Woman
Howard Brunner	...	Mr. Foster
Don 'Red' Barry	...	Red Roxy

Runtime:

99 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Iceland:12 | West Germany:16 (nf) | Finland:K-12 | Norway:15 | UK:15 | USA:PG

Filming Locations:

Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA

Company:

Frankovich Productions

Movie Connections:

Edited into 42nd Street Forever, Volume 3: Exploitation Explosion (2008) (V)

Soundtrack:

Hello and Goodbye

Bronson in a lighter key works, but does not feed blood lust.

If you seek killer Bronson, he isn't home. But if you are willing to watch Bronson doing lighter work and be on screen with his wife in a mildly funny satire, enjoy. From first meeting to keeper of the legend, this is a Jill Ireland vehicle. It satirizes Bronson's previous work which grew out of the dime novel creation of the American West. We watch the Bronson character lose control of his real life because a widow creates a better outlaw than he was. Enjoy this for the satire on every level including the score and the songs.

It is a refreshing change of pace compared to the blood beast Bronson had to feed in many action movies. Now that it is being broadcast, watch it with the idea that Bill Hickok and Bill Cody played on stage for money and that dime novelist Ned Buntline gave out those Buntline specials to the men he wrote about. I suspect most of you will at least chuckle at the world caught up in the legend of a third rate bank robber ensnared by a woman he seduced. And the end is better satire than real life Emmett Dalton going to Hollywood to help make movies about the Dalton gang robbing Coffeyville. For an adult audience, this is far better entertainment than Over the Hill Gang slapstick. Give it a try.