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The Tin Star is a 1957 American Western film based on a short story, directed in VistaVision 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 Oscar for Best Writing, Story or Screenplay .
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The Tin Star: Directed by Anthony Mann. With Henry Fonda, Anthony Perkins, Betsy Palmer, Michel Ray. A cynical former sheriff turned bounty hunter helps a young, recently appointed acting sheriff with his advice, his experience and his gun.
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A western film directed by Anthony Mann and starring Henry Fonda, Anthony Perkins and Betsy Palmer. See the full list of actors, writers, producers, composers and other crew members who worked on The Tin Star.
The Tin Star is also concerned with the merits and potential pitfalls of "going it alone," of standing up for right and wrong, even if you have to do it by yourself. This was a theme that Fred Zinnemann's High Noon (1952) tackled within the context of McCarthyism, a virulent presence still felt in Hollywood in the late 1950s when The Tin Star ...
Morgan Hickman (Henry Fonda) is a tough gunslinger with a knack for keeping his cool in tense situations. When he wanders into a town where the local lawman has been killed, he finds callow but ...
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- Henry Fonda
- Anthony Mann
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Doane is flushed and starts walking back. “The Tin Star” Summary, Cont’d. Doane hears shots from the town and the train whistle. He starts running awkwardly. The street is empty, but there’s a body lying in front of the saloon—Young Jordan’s. Doane draws his gun. There’s shooting from the saloon and his office.
