To me, this movie is perfection.

Memorable, crazy movie

Exactly the movie you think it is, but not the movie you want it to be.

This is a gorgeous movie made by a gorgeous spirit.

I watched about 30 minutes of this film yesterday night and I have to say that I liked what I saw so far. Charles and Jill work well in this film...They play their roles so well and so convincingly and I found myself laughing after a few minutes. I'll watch the rest of the film another time but in the meantime, I think its a good film.

Growing up and hitting the movie theaters on my own in the seventies I grew up a fan of the then hot star Charles Bronson. DEATH WISH came out just about the time I was able to start driving on my own and with that film he began a string of hit movies that as a teen we all had to see. Bronson made a habit of starring his wife Jill Ireland in his films once he achieved enough clout, an excellent actress who did make a living on her own. But it was nice to see them on the screen together. Perhaps their best film together is the little known or seen FROM NOON TILL THREE.Bronson stars as Graham Dorsey, part of an outlaw group intending to rob the local bank. With their horses tiring out, they stop at a remote house on the prairie owned by a widow named Amanda (Jill Ireland). There are only enough horses for part of the gang so Dorsey, uneasy at best about the planned robbery, volunteers to stay behind and keep an eye on Amanda with the gang returning once the job has been pulled off.Over the next three hours Dorsey and Amanda get to know each other. Dorsey tries to be a gentleman but her attempts at escape leave him no choice but to find a way to make her stay. As they become acquainted Amanda falls for the charm that Dorsey displays and they end up in bed together. It's a case of love at first sight but eventually part of the gang returns. It seems the robbery went bad and most were killed. Now they head out, leaving Amanda behind.In an attempt to disguise himself Dorsey poses as someone else. Unfortunately that man is wanted for fraud and he is taken off to jail. The man he switched identities with is killed and thus Amanda fears that Dorsey, the man she fell in love with, is now deceased.What happens next is a comedy of errors. Amanda takes her romance to heart and pens a first-hand account of the events that took place. Embellishing is not the word for it as her tale turns from potential kidnapping to a romantic tryst with a notorious outlaw. The book is a major success and spawns both a play and a hit song about the events, "From Noon Till Three".The movie gets funnier still when Dorsey is finally released from prison, when he tries to return to Amanda and…well watch it to see what happens. The movie offers some truly hilarious moments and shows the Bronson had a knack for comedy that not many would have suspected. Ireland is tremendous in the role of Amanda.True fans of Bronson will not want to miss this movie. It is by far one of his best in my book. Not only will you get to see how good of an actor he was you'll have a lot of fun with this one as well. As with all Twilight Time releases this is limited in number so if you see it, order it today!

Apparently Amanda Starbuck (Jill Ireland) subscribed to the premise set forth in the 1962 Western "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance", that is to say, "When the legend becomes fact, print the legend". And so she does, having her chance meeting and tryst with outlaw Graham Dorsey (Charles Bronson) memorialized in a novel which takes on a life of it's own following publication. The best seller even manages to make it's way across the big pond, finding an appreciative audience among the French and Italians.I don't recall how long Dorsey spent in prison, but it seemed rather odd to me that a bunch of folks who used to know him well didn't recognize him when he made his return to Gladstone City. That it took so long for Amanda to come to that conclusion required a forced suspension of disbelief from this viewer. The rationale that she had concocted such a dreamlike version of her brief three hours with him in romantic bliss only goes so far, while everyone else who failed to recognize him or refuse to acknowledge his existence just didn't ring true to me.Here's something else that didn't ring true - during the confrontation between Amanda and the villagers who appeared at her door, the sleeve of her dress disappears between frames! How'd that happen? Lately I've been watching the 1950's TV Western 'The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp', and one of the more flamboyant actors in that series was Doug Fowley in the role of Earp's friend Doc Holliday. So it didn't take long to recognize him here as Buck Bowers, leader of the Bowers Gang that Dorsey was part of. Had the writers of the story done a better job of researching their Western outlaw history, they probably wouldn't have had Dorsey state that the gang's low profile was attributed to their blaming the Jameses and the Daltons for their robberies. The heyday of the James Gang was from 1865 to 1876, while the Daltons rode from roughly 1880 to 1892. I guess the Bowers bunch could have spanned a brief time frame when both gangs operated, but it seemed like a stretch to me.So what it boils down to, check this one out if you're a fan of the real life couple Bronson and Ireland in one of their many film collaborations. They didn't always appear in stories where they had much to do with each other, but in this one they light it up with their obvious chemistry. My question would be, how many times do you think they might have rehearsed their parts back at the Bronson homestead?

I'm not sure I saw all of this movie. Why the "10" rating ? It was pretty and had some good scenes.......I didn't have to really pay attention while I watching it. Laughable....."From Noon till Three" surely was produced through that corporation that ALWAYS starred Bronson and Ireland. A good family-business, huh? Ms. Ireland truly was a beauty and Charles had the bod......(old term for "hunk"). May as well use all your assets......This movie is a real relief of all the gore Bronson usually pitched-around.....super-macho, you know ? There were so many twists in its plot, I guess that's what kept my interest, just to see how they would pan-out.I thought the ending was perfect, so poor ole Charlie wouldn't have to keep getting banged-up everywhere he went. The line "we've been expecting you" from one of the loonies was a gem.......watch it for its pretty silliness......