QUIZ: Are You A Western Film Expert?

John Wayne turned down the lead role for High Noon, which went to whom?

Retry Correct Incorrect Gary Cooper was the star of 1952’s High Noon and won the Academy Award for Best Actor. Ironically, Cooper was working abroad at the time and asked his longtime friend John Wayne to accept the award on his behalf.

Next

United Artists/Getty Images

United Artists/Getty Images

John Wayne turned down the lead role for High Noon, which went to whom?

• Gary Cooper
• Randolph Scott
• Clint Eastwood
• Burt Lancaster