High Noon (feat. Tom O’Brien)


Kevin brings back Next Best Picture and Gold Derby’s Tom O’Brien to talk about Fred Zinnemann’s ‘High Noon,’ the likely runner-up in the 1952 Oscar race that lost to ‘The Greatest Show on Earth.’

0:00 – 1:16 – Introduction

1:17 – 31:36 – ‘High Noon’ review

31:37 – 55:33 – Why ‘High Noon’ lost Best Picture

55:34 – 1:20:28 – Should been a contender

1:20:29 – 1:23:46 – Did ‘High Noon’ deserve to win?

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Theme/End Music is “The Virtue” by Jonathan Adamich