This western, starring the politically conservative movie star Gary Cooper, has been often viewed as an allegorical critique of the anti-Communist hysteria in the 1950s.

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High Noon is often interpreted as an allegory for the anti-Communist hysteria and the Hollywood blacklist of the 1950s. Its story of a lawman who stands alone to face a gang of killers has been seen as a metaphor for the courage to stand up against McCarthyism and the era's political persecution.

This Western, Starring the Politically Conservative Movie Star Gary Cooper