The Tin Star
For $40 a month and a shiny Tin Star…the young sheriff faced the mob alone…except for the angry ex-sheriff who couldn’t watch him die and a hero-worshipping boy who lived only for the day he’d wear a Tin Star of his own!
1957 | 93m | English
Popularity: 2 (history)
| Director: | Anthony Mann |
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| Writer: | Dudley Nichols, Barney Slater, Joel Kane |
| Staring: |
| An experienced bounty hunter helps a young sheriff learn the meaning of his badge. | |
| Release Date: | Oct 23, 1957 |
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| Director: | Anthony Mann |
| Writer: | Dudley Nichols, Barney Slater, Joel Kane |
| Genres: | Western |
| Keywords | mixed race child, seamstress, hanging posse, nervous, two guns belt |
| Production Companies | Paramount Pictures, Perlsea Company |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Jun 16, 2025 (Update) Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Henry Fonda | Morgan Hickman |
| Anthony Perkins | Ben Owens |
| Betsy Palmer | Nona Mayfield |
| Michel Ray | Kip Mayfield |
| Neville Brand | Bart Bogardus |
| John McIntire | 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 | Harvey King |
| Russell Simpson | Clem Hall |
| Hal K. Dawson | Andy Miller |
| Jack Kenney | Sam Hodges |
| Mickey Finn | McCall |
| Walter Bacon | Stagecoach Passenger (uncredited) |
| John Barton | Townsman (uncredited) |
| Arthur Berkeley | Townsman (uncredited) |
| Phil Bloom | Townsman (uncredited) |
| Danny Borzage | Townsman (uncredited) |
| John Bose | Townsman (uncredited) |
| Paul Bradley | Townsman (uncredited) |
| Chet Brandenburg | Townsman (uncredited) |
| George Bruggeman | Townsman (uncredited) |
| Nora Bush | Townswoman (uncredited) |
| Frank Cady | Abe Pickett (uncredited) |
| Frank Cordell | Posse Member (uncredited) |
| James Dime | Townsman (uncredited) |
| Richard Farnsworth | Posse Member (uncredited) |
| Franklyn Farnum | Townsman (uncredited) |
| Duke Fishman | Townsman (uncredited) |
| Fritz Ford | Townsman (uncredited) |
| Allen Gettel | Sloan (uncredited) |
| Kit Guard | Townsman (uncredited) |
| Herman Hack | Townsman (uncredited) |
| Chuck Hamilton | Stagecoach Passenger (uncredited) |
| Al Haskell | Townsman (uncredited) |
| Michael Jeffers | Townsman (uncredited) |
| Bob Kenaston | Hardman (uncredited) |
| William McCarter | Townsman (uncredited) |
| Frank McGrath | Jim Clark (uncredited) |
| Harry 'Snub' Pollard | Townsman(uncredited) |
| Bob Reeves | Townsman (uncredited) |
| John Roy | Townsman (uncredited) |
| Danny Sands | Townsman (uncredited) |
| Rube Schaffer | Townsman (uncredited) |
| James R. Scott | Townsman (uncredited) |
| Lucile Sewall | Townswoman (uncredited) |
| Milan Smith | Townsman (uncredited) |
| Tom Smith | Townsman (uncredited) |
| Cap Somers | Townsman (uncredited) |
| George Sowards | Townsman (uncredited) |
| Ray Spiker | Townsman (uncredited) |
| Bert Stevens | Townsman (uncredited) |
| Jack Stoney | Townsman (uncredited) |
| Brick Sullivan | Townsman (uncredited) |
| Tim Sullivan | Virgil Hough (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Anthony Mann | Director |
| Elmer Bernstein | Original Music Composer |
| Martha Crawford | Stunt Double |
| Frank McGrath | Stunts |
| Dudley Nichols | Screenplay |
| Hal Pereira | Art Direction |
| Barney Slater | Story |
| J. McMillan Johnson | Art Direction |
| Joel Kane | Story |
| Hugo Grenzbach | Sound Recordist |
| Stanley K. Scheuer | Script Supervisor |
| Bud Clark | Wardrobe Coordinator |
| Otto Pierce | Camera Operator |
| Jack N. Young | Stunts |
| Richard Blaydon | Unit Manager |
| Karl Silvera | Makeup Artist |
| Alma Macrorie | Editor |
| Loyal Griggs | Director of Photography |
| Winston H. Leverett | Sound Recordist |
| Frank R. McKelvy | Set Decoration |
| Nellie Manley | Hair Supervisor |
| Ric Hardman | Producer's Assistant |
| Len Hendry | Dialogue Coach |
| Van Cleave | Orchestrator |
| Grace Harris | Wardrobe Coordinator |
| G.E. Richardson | Still Photographer |
| Cy Brooskin | Assistant Director |
| Frank McCoy | Makeup Artist |
| Edward R. Morse | Casting Director |
| Sam Comer | Set Decoration |
| Michael D. Moore | Assistant Director |
| Edith Head | Costume Design |
| Wally Westmore | Makeup Supervisor |
| Frank Cordell | Stunts |
| Richard Farnsworth | Stunts |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| George Seaton | Producer |
| Gordon Cornell Layne | Associate Producer |
| William Perlberg | Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Academy Awards | Best Actor | Henry Fonda | Nominated |
| Berlin International Film Festival | Best Director | Anthony Mann | Nominated |
Popularity History
| Year | Month | Avg | Max | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | 16 | 22 | 12 |
| 2024 | 5 | 19 | 30 | 13 |
| 2024 | 6 | 17 | 28 | 9 |
| 2024 | 7 | 19 | 37 | 10 |
| 2024 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 10 |
| 2024 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 6 |
| 2024 | 10 | 11 | 19 | 6 |
| 2024 | 11 | 11 | 27 | 5 |
| 2024 | 12 | 10 | 15 | 6 |
| 2025 | 1 | 12 | 24 | 7 |
| 2025 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 1 |
| 2025 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Trending Position
| Year | Month | High | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | 47 | 439 |