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The Tin Star

  • 1957
  • Approved
  • 1h 33m
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
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Henry Fonda, Anthony Perkins, Neville Brand, and Michel Ray in The Tin Star (1957)
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Western

A cynical former sheriff turned bounty hunter helps a young, recently appointed acting sheriff with his advice, his experience and his gun.A cynical former sheriff turned bounty hunter helps a young, recently appointed acting sheriff with his advice, his experience and his gun.A cynical former sheriff turned bounty hunter helps a young, recently appointed acting sheriff with his advice, his experience and his gun.

  • Director
    • Anthony Mann
  • Writers
    • Dudley Nichols
    • Barney Slater
    • Joel Kane
  • Stars
    • Henry Fonda
    • Anthony Perkins
    • Betsy Palmer
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.3/10
    6.2K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Anthony Mann
    • Writers
      • Dudley Nichols
      • Barney Slater
      • Joel Kane
    • Stars
      • Henry Fonda
      • Anthony Perkins
      • Betsy Palmer
    • 55User reviews
    • 26Critic reviews
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 2 nominations total

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    Betsy Palmer in The Tin Star (1957)
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    Henry Fonda and Anthony Perkins in The Tin Star (1957)
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    Henry Fonda and Anthony Perkins in The Tin Star (1957)
    Lee Van Cleef, Peter Baldwin, and John McIntire in The Tin Star (1957)
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    Henry Fonda in The Tin Star (1957)
    Henry Fonda in The Tin Star (1957)
    Michel Ray in The Tin Star (1957)
    Neville Brand in The Tin Star (1957)
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    Henry Fonda
    Henry Fonda
    • Morgan Hickman
    Anthony Perkins
    Anthony Perkins
    • Sheriff Ben Owens
    Betsy Palmer
    Betsy Palmer
    • Nona Mayfield
    Michel Ray
    Michel Ray
    • Kip Mayfield
    Neville Brand
    Neville Brand
    • Bart Bogardus
    John McIntire
    John McIntire
    • Dr. Joe McCord
    Mary Webster
    Mary Webster
    • Millie Parker
    Peter Baldwin
    Peter Baldwin
    • Zeke McGaffey
    Richard Shannon
    Richard Shannon
    • Buck Henderson
    Lee Van Cleef
    Lee Van Cleef
    • Ed McGaffey
    James Bell
    James Bell
    • Judge Thatcher
    Howard Petrie
    Howard Petrie
    • Harvey King
    Russell Simpson
    Russell Simpson
    • Clem Hall
    Hal K. Dawson
    • Andy Miller
    Jack Kenney
    Jack Kenney
    • Sam Hodges
    Mickey Finn
    Mickey Finn
    • McCall
    Walter Bacon
    • Stagecoach Passenger
    • (uncredited)
    Sam Bagley
    • Townsman
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Anthony Mann
    • Writers
      • Dudley Nichols
      • Barney Slater
      • Joel Kane
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      James Stewart was originally supposed to play Morgan Hickman.
    • Goofs
      When Doctor Joe McCord is on his way home from delivering Abe and Annie Pickett's baby, Ed McGaffey stops Doctor McCord in the dark and tells him Zeke is sick. In this scene Ed is clean shaven. In the very next scene, while Doctor McCord is treating Zeke in the McGaffey cabin, Ed is glistening with sweat and has a weeks worth of beard stubble on his face. In the next scene in this sequence, when Doctor McCord is leaving, Ed is on the porch asking "Is Zeke gonna be alright?" he is back to being well groomed and clean shaven.
    • Quotes

      Kip Mayfield: Don't I look like a sheriff?

      Morg Hickman: You look more like a sheriff than the sheriff does.

    • Connections
      Referenced in The Movies: The Films Of Anthony Mann (1967)
    • Soundtracks
      For He's a Jolly Good Fellow
      (uncredited)

      Melody: "Marlbrough s'en va-t-en guerre"

      Traditional

    User reviews55

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    Featured review
    7/10
    Stand-out Western marvelously performed and stunningly directed by expert Anthony Mann
    ¨This is the story of the ex-sheriff who'd worn it -till he'd faced one gun too many...the young , novice sheriff he had to teach to wear it- or watch to die and the boy who lived only to wear one of his own ! .. and 40 dollars a month -that's what they gave you for protecting people who ran like rabbits when the going got roguish ! ¨ . The picture deals with a beginner young marshal ( Anthony Perkins ) who persuades veteran bounty hunter (Henry Fonda) to help him to rid a little town of bandits . Meanhile the old gunslinger falls in love with a widow (sensitive acting by Betsy Palmer) who has a half-breed son (agreeable Michael Ray) .

    This excellent , meaty Western contains interesting plot , a love story , shootouts and is quite entertaining . This outstanding Mann Western balances action , suspense and drama . It's a classic recounting about teaching an unexperienced marshal in charge of an older veteran ex-sheriff . The highlights of the film are the climatic showdowns , the educating scenes between master and pupil along the river and when the medic's carriage- very well performed by John McIntire- rattles back into little town while the citizens are waiting his arrival . Top-notch Henry Fonda as embittered gunfighter and magnificent Perkins as green lawman . The traditional story and exciting screenplay by Dudley Nichols won Academy Award nominations . Wonderful cinematography in black-and-white is superbly caught by cameraman Loyal Griggs . Atmospheric and lively musical score by the classic Elmer Berstein .

    This is another superbly powerful triumph from Perberg and George Seaton , producers of ¨The country girl¨ and ¨The proud and profane ¨. The motion picture is masterfully directed by Anthony Mann who realized various Western masterpieces such as ¨The furies , Devil's doorway and Man of the West ¨ and several with his habitual star, James Stewart, as ¨Winchester 73 , Bend the river , The far country , Man of the West ¨. Rating : Above average ; in spite of absence his ordinary star , Stewart, being perfectly replaced by Fonda , ¨Tin star ¨ is probably one of the best Western in the fifties and sixties . Well worth watching and it will appeal to Anthony Perkins and Henry Fonda fans .
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    • Release date
      • November 6, 1957 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Metalna zvezda
    • Filming locations
      • Riverside, California, USA(near the Prado Dam)
    • Production company
      • Perlberg-Seaton Productions
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 33 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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