The Tin Star (1957)

The Tin Star (1957) (DVD) (*)

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Screened, competed or awarded at:
BAFTA Awards
Oscar Academy Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Mono )
Italian ( Mono )

Product Origin/Format:
Italy ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
89 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.85:1)

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access
Black & White

Movie filmed in 1957 and produced in:
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Anthony Mann

Written By:
Joel Kane
Dudley Nichols

Actors:
Henry Fonda ..... Morg Hickman
Anthony Perkins ..... Sheriff Ben Owens
Betsy Palmer ..... Nona Mayfield
Michel Ray ..... Kip Mayfield
Neville Brand ..... Bart Bogardus
John McIntire ..... Dr. Jacob Joseph 'Doc' McCord
Mary Webster ..... Millie Parker
Peter Baldwin ..... Zeke McGaffey
Richard Shannon ..... Buck Henderson
Lee Van Cleef ..... Ed McGaffey
James Bell ..... Judge Thatcher
Howard Petrie ..... Mayor Harvey King
Russell Simpson ..... Clem Hall
Hal K. Dawson ..... Andy Miller
Jack Kenny ..... Sam Hodges (as Jack Kenney)

Synopsis:

Morgan Hickman is a bounty hunter bringing a dead man into a town of people who, as usual, hold him in contempt. He's steeled to the cold reception though, saying in that inimitable Fonda manner, 'I don't mind the chill: I'm after money.' Ben Owen - the town's young, temporary sheriff - desperately needs the confidence that can only come from knowledge and experience, and though he tries to treat Morgan Hickman with the same disdain as the townspeople, he sees that Hickman - bounty hunter or not - KNOWS how to act, how to handle dangerous situations, how to be the kind of man that Ben wishes to be. When Ben chides Hickman with, 'I wouldn't expect no bounty hunter to appreciate this badge,' Hickman answers sharply, 'I wore one a lot longer than you ever will.' At this, Ben's face shows shock, then hope. He suddenly sees Hickman as the man who can teach him to be a sheriff. The rest of the movie offers us a veritable graduate course in Western frontier law enforcement. In teaching the younger man, Hickman is inevitably reminded of why he once wore that Tin Star, and - in so doing - he rediscovers himself.

Veteran bounty-hunter Morg Hickman rides into a town in danger. The sheriff has been killed, and young inexperienced Ben Owens named a temporary replacement until a permanent can be found. Ben wants to be that permanent replacement, so needs to impress the townspeople with his skill. When he finds that Morg was a sheriff for a long time before he became a bounty-hunter, he asks the older man to teach him. Morg thinks that being a sheriff is a foolish goal, but agrees to instruct Ben in handling people, more important to a sheriff than handling a gun.

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

This product was added to our catalog on Monday 30 March, 2015.

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