William "Will" Kane is the protagonist of the film High Noon.
12 Facts About Will Kane
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Will Kane was first played by Gary Cooper, then by Lee Majors in High Noon, Part II: The Return of Will Kane, and by Tom Skerritt in High Noon, a remake for cable television.
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High Noon, Part II: The Return of Will Kane starred Lee Majors, where Kane returns to Hadleyville and finds the town under a corrupt marshal's control.
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Will Kane helps an innocent man and ultimately takes down the corrupt marshal.
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The character of Will Kane has been praised in popular culture, with Gary Cooper's portrayal receiving significant acclaim.
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In High Noon, Will Kane is a town marshal of the fictional Hadleyville, New Mexico Territory.
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Will Kane is about to leave town with his bride, Amy, to start a new life as a store clerk when the clerk of the telegraph office brings bad news: a man he sent to prison some years earlier, Frank Miller, has been released from prison and is arriving on the noon train.
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Will Kane's friends tell him to leave town, which he does briefly, but he feels that running away is not a solution, so he returns to face Miller and the gang.
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Will Kane tries to find support from his friends and others, but none wants to help - they all tell him to leave town or offer reasons why they can't help.
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Will Kane chooses to stand up against this gang alone, even though it could result in his own death.
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JD Ward, the man that replaced Kane as marshal, is a tyrant who shoots up the horses Will has just purchased.
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Ward is going to arrest Will Kane for helping Ben, but the town rallies together and issues a warrant for Ward's arrest.