The Tin Star
1957 · Movie · NR · 93 min · ★ 7.0 · 78% critics
A seasoned bounty hunter rides into a wary frontier town and reluctantly becomes a mentor to a young, inexperienced sheriff. As tensions rise with a local bully and a divided community, the two must navigate questions of justice, responsibility, and prejudice while the sheriff learns what it truly means to wear the badge.
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Details
- Years
- 1957
- Release date
- 1957-11-06
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 93 min
- Critic score
- 78/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.0/10 (144 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you want a character-driven western about duty, courage, and a town’s moral pressure, with a warm, thoughtful tone; Not for you if you dislike talky, traditional stories like The Man from Laramie.
Pros: strong mentor-student bond; thoughtful themes; solid performances | Cons: familiar western tropes; preachy moments; uneven pacing
Themes
- justice
- mixed race child
- seamstress
- hanging posse
- nervous
- two guns belt
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Writing, Original Screenplay · 1958 · nominated
Cast & crew
Henry Fonda
as Morgan Hickman
Anthony Perkins
as Ben Owens
Betsy Palmer
as Nona Mayfield
Michel Ray
as Kip Mayfield
Neville Brand
as Bart Bogardus
John McIntire
as Joseph "Doc" McCord
Mary Webster
as Millie Parker
Peter Baldwin
as Zeke McGaffey
Richard Shannon
as Buck Henderson
Lee Van Cleef
as Ed McGaffey
Directed by Anthony Mann