I caught the tail end of *High Noon * on AMC this morning. There is a funny bit of business that had me wondering. It takes place as the gang of bad guys is first strolling into town. One of them dart’s over to a shop window, smashes it, grabs a woman’s bonnet or purse from the display and hooks it on his belt. He explains, “I just want to be prepared.”
Huh? Prepared for what? The crossdressers barn-raiser and boxlunch social on Saturday?
I’ve never seen High Noon straight through, so maybe this scene is explained in a part I’ve never watched.