screenplay was written by Carl Foreman, whose blacklisting was temporarily prevented by star Cooper, one of Hollywood's most virulent anti-Communists. John Wayne, another notable showbiz right-winger and Western hero, was so appalled at the notion that a Western marshal would beg for help in a showdown that he and director Howard Hawks "answered" High Noon with Rio Bravo (1959). Gary Cooper - Will Kane Grace Kelly - Amy Kane Thomas Mitchell - Jonas Henderson Lloyd Bridges - Harvey Pell ...