HIGH NOON & STAGECOACH

The climactic ending of Stagecoach pits escaped criminal ôThe Ringo Kidö against the three Plummer brothers, who have killed his father and brother. The filming of the shootout between Ringo and the brothers helped set the formula for classic Hollywood shootout scenes. Using a long-shot, we see the three Plummer brothers advance menacingly out of the darkness in the middle of the townÆs main street. The dark silhouette of Ringo moves into the scene in the foreground. We can see from RingoÆs vantage point the three Plummer brothers in the dark background at the end of the street. The opposing sides move step-by-step toward each other. After taking five steps toward each other, Ringo throws himself to the ground and fires off the three bullets he has in his gun, killing or mortally wounding all three. Dallas, a prostitute Ringo loves, runs toward the shot yelling ôRingo, Ringo, Ringo!ö

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f his tin badge and throws it in the dust. Conclusion When he saw High Noon, John Wayne could not believe an American could write such a screenplay. As he maintained, "Four guys come into town to gun down the sheriff. The sheriff is refused help everywhere so [Gary] Cooper goes out alone. ItÆs the most un-American thing IÆve ever seen in my whole life! The last thing in the picture is ole Coop putting the U.S. MarshallÆs badge under his foot and stepping on it!ö (Grenier, 1996, 87). Kane does not trample on his badge, however. Both endings of these films show a couple in love, who determine that civilized society is both hypocritical and unfulfilling. Thus, though Ringo and Dallas and Kane and Amy depart their respective towns for different reasons, both couples ride off in search of a better life for themselves alone from others. References Ford, J. (Director). (1939). Stagecoach, (Film). USA: 96 min. Grenier, R. (1996, Fall). The cowboy patriot. National Interest, 45(84), Fall 1996, 84-88. Zinnemann, F. (Director). (1952). High Noon, (Film). USA: 85 min. SHANE & PALE RIDER Introduction George StevensÆ (1953) Shane and Clint EastwoodÆs (1985) Pale Rider basically tell a similar tale. In Shane, an outsider known a
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