I never did like Dean Martin in westerns. He didn’t seem like a good fit. Substitute in some Randolph Scott.
“High Noon” was directed in a heavy handed manner. Unlike the reviewer, I found the clocks overplayed and the characters a bit stereotyped.
The best not on the list would probably be one that is mentioned, but not featured - “The Shootist”
Louis L’Amour hated “High Noon”. He said the idea of all the townspeople being scared and the one hero standing up to the bad guy or guys was stupid.
He said most of them would have been veterans of the Civil War and not easily frightened.
I LOVE High Noon, it is a western that appeals to chicks as well as tough guys. Very suspenseful, I think, very well done.