The Tin Star
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| The Tin Star | |
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| Directed by | Anthony Mann |
| Produced by | William Perlberg George Seaton |
| Written by | Joel Kane Dudley Nichols Barney Slater |
| Starring | Henry Fonda Anthony Perkins |
| Music by | Elmer Bernstein |
| Cinematography | Loyal Griggs |
| Editing by | Alma Macrorie |
| Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
| Release date(s) | October 23, 1957 |
| Running time | 93 min. |
| Language | English |
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The Tin Star is a 1957 American western movie directed by Anthony Mann and starring Henry Fonda and Anthony Perkins, in one of Perkins' first roles. The film became one of the few low budget westerns to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Writing, Story or Screenplay. Since its release, the film has become one of the classics of the genre.
[edit] Plot
Universally disdained, bounty hunter Morgan Hickman (Henry Fonda) arrives in a small town with a dead outlaw in tow. While the towns population openly abhors Hickman, young sheriff Ben Owen (Anthony Perkins) admires the man for taking everything in stride and knowing how to handle dangerous situations. When Owens learns Hickman was once a sheriff himself, he convinces Hickman to teach him the ways of a lawman, forcing Hickman to face his past and lost virtues.
[edit] Cast
Henry Fonda as Morg Hickman
Anthony Perkins as Sheriff Ben Owens
Betsy Palmer as Nona Mayfield
Michel Ray as Kip Mayfield
Neville Brand as Bart Bogardus
John McIntire as Dr. Joseph J. 'Doc' McCord
Mary Webster as Millie Parker
Peter Baldwin as Zeke McGaffey
Richard Shannon as Buck Henderson
Lee Van Cleef as Ed McGaffey
