The Tin Star

Synopsis: 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.

Genre: Western

Director(s): Anthony Mann

Actors: Henry Fonda, Anthony Perkins, Betsy Palmer, Michel Ray

Production: Paramount Pictures

Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 1 nomination.


IMDB:: 7.4
Rotten Tomatoes:: 80%

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Year:: 1957
: 93 min
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When I raise enough,
I'm gonna sell them and buy a horse.
Maybe a dog too.
- Take a long while, won't it?
- Yeah, but I'll do it.
- Mom?
- You go to sleep now.
Nice boy you got.
Well, I hope he doesn't pester
you with all his talking.
- I like kids.
- They like you.
I had a boy once.
You lost him?
Him and my wife both. Same time.
I guess what got me
remembering was...
...watching you make your own dress.
I used to sit and watch her
the same way.
It was nice.
This isn't mine.
It's for a lady in town.
The way you make your living?
When I can find the work.
Well, I'm afraid that's all for tonight.
Getting late.
- Say, am I keeping you up?
- Oh, no, no.
I'm gonna sleep out here
on the bunk.
You can go to bed anytime.
I don't like to take your bed.
Why don't you let me bunk here?
Because I'll be up before you.
You'll need a light to find
your way in the bedroom.
- I'm sorry, I forgot your name.
- Nona Mayfield.
Mayfield?
You heard my name
mentioned in town?
No, but...
Mayfield, I mean...
Your boy looks part Mexican.
- I got nothing against Mexicans.
- Well, how about Indians?
Kip's father was an Indian.
Very well, you can move out
in the morning.
There's no use arguing, Ben.
You told me when you took that badge
it was gonna be only temporary.
Look, Millie, I guess
I might as well tell you.
What I'm hoping for, if...
Well, if I can show them,
if I can make good...
You'll make good.
In the graveyard.
What do you want, Ben,
me or that badge?
- I can't quit until they want me to.
- I won't be around.
Oh, well. Morning, Millie.
What's the trouble?
She wants me to give up my badge.
How do you like that?
Well, Millie,
that's your papa's badge.
We'd hate to see
it on any man
who didn't keep it clean
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