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It is the theme song of the 1952 multiple Academy Award-winning movie High Noon (and titled onscreen as such in the film's opening credits as sung by popular country music singer and actor Tex Ritter), with its tune repeated throughout the film.
High Noon is a 1952 American Western film produced by Stanley Kramer from a screenplay by Carl Foreman, directed by Fred Zinnemann, and starring Gary Cooper.The plot, which occurs in real time, centers on a town marshal whose sense of duty is tested when he must decide to either face a gang of killers alone, or leave town with his new wife.
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6. ‘High Noon’ (1952) Rotten Tomatoes Score: 94%. IMDb Score: 8/10. Gary Cooper and the rest of the cast broke the mold in this Western directed by Fred Zinnemann.
Following his work for Fred Zinnemann on The Men (1950), Tiomkin composed the score for the same director's High Noon (1952). His theme song was "Do Not Forsake Me, Oh My Darlin'" ("The Ballad of High Noon"). At its opening preview to the press, the film, which starred Gary Cooper and Grace Kelly, did badly. Tiomkin writes that "film experts ...
Ritter recorded "Do Not Forsake Me Oh My Darlin'," the movie title-track song for High Noon (1952). The song became a hit and received an Academy Award for Best Music, Original Song, for 1953. Tex Ritter was also the father of television sitcom actor John Ritter.
"High Noon" (a. k. a. "Do Not Forsake Me, Oh My Darlin '") from the 1952 film High Noon "Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing" from the 1955 film Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing "Love Me Tender" from the 1956 film Love Me Tender "Moonglow" and "Picnic", a medley of the pop standard "Moonglow" and the theme from the 1955 movie Picnic
Twenty-three singles were in the top ten in 1952. "Takes Two to Tango" by Louis Armstrong, [11] "Comes A-Long A-Love" by Kay Starr, [12] "Walkin' to Missouri" by Tony Brent [13] and "You Belong to Me" by Jo Stafford were all released in 1952 but did not reach their peak until 1953. [14] Eight artists scored multiple entries in the top 10 in 1952.