July 24, 1952 –
Fred Zinnemann’s classic western, High Noon, starring Gary Cooper, Grace Kelly, and Thomas Mitchell, opened in New York City, on this date.
In 1951, after 25 years in show business, Gary Cooper’s professional reputation was in decline, and he was dropped from the “Motion Picture Herald’s” list of the top-ten box-office performers. In the following year, he made a big comeback, at the age of 51, with this film.
The Haus of Dcaligari 