{"product_id":"high-noon-book-glenn-frankel-9781620409497","title":"High Noon","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times-\u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Searchers\u003c\/i\u003e, the revelatory story behind the classic movie \u003ci\u003eHigh Noon \u003c\/i\u003eand the toxic political climate in which it was created. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt's one of the most revered movies of Hollywood's golden era. Starring screen legend Gary Cooper and Grace Kelly in her first significant film role, \u003ci\u003eHigh Noon\u003c\/i\u003e was shot on a lean budget over just thirty-two days but achieved instant box-office and critical success. It won four Academy Awards in 1953, including a best actor win for Cooper. And it became a cultural touchstone, often cited by politicians as a favorite film, celebrating moral fortitude.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYet what has been often overlooked is that \u003ci\u003eHigh Noon\u003c\/i\u003e was made during the height of the Hollywood blacklist, a time of political inquisition and personal betrayal. In the middle of the film shoot, screenwriter Carl Foreman was forced to testify before the House Committee on Un-American Activities about his former membership in the Communist Party. Refusing to name names, he was eventually blacklisted and fled the United States. (His co-authored screenplay for another classic, \u003ci\u003eThe Bridge on the River Kwai\u003c\/i\u003e, went uncredited in 1957.) Examined in light of Foreman's testimony, \u003ci\u003eHigh Noon\u003c\/i\u003e's emphasis on courage and loyalty takes on deeper meaning and importance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this book, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Glenn Frankel tells the story of the making of a great American Western, exploring how Carl Foreman's concept of \u003ci\u003eHigh Noon \u003c\/i\u003eevolved from idea to first draft to final script, taking on allegorical weight. Both the classic film and its turbulent political times emerge newly illuminated.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ LIKE_NEW \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49726033789201,"sku":"GOR012853387","price":70.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":50564048552209,"sku":"GOR012063981","price":37.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50953761980689,"sku":"CIN1620409496G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1620409496.jpg?v=1751426669","url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/en-au\/products\/high-noon-book-glenn-frankel-9781620409497","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}