High Noon (1952). A local marshal who once jailed a dangerous criminal who was arrested for murder just got married to a beautiful young woman, and was set to retire by high noon. Just before retiring and leaving town with his newly-wed, news comes out that the dangerous criminal was released from prison on bond. The marshal faces two options: try to save the town as well his future with his family by staying and defending that town from the criminal cowboy and his gang, or take the risk of losing that town to violent crime once again and being hunted into the future in rebellious vengeance by those he once jailed. His newly-wed wishes he would just retire and leave with her, while he struggles to convince her why he should stay and defend the town. He has until high noon to convince her, before the criminal gang of cowboys comes back to town for brutal vengeance.