Perkins in an audition for his Psycho role.
The Tin Star (1957)
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Reviews Counted:4
Fresh:4
Rotten:0
Average Rating:N/A
Runtime: 1 hr 33 mins
Genre: Westerns
Synopsis: Bounty hunter Morg Hickman takes the inexperienced young lawman Ben Owens under his wing and teaches him to maintain control of the town he is sworn to protect. Owens is under pressure from his... Bounty hunter Morg Hickman takes the inexperienced young lawman Ben Owens under his wing and teaches him to maintain control of the town he is sworn to protect. Owens is under pressure from his girl to give up the job, which gets tough when a lynch mob tries to hang the murderers of the well-like town doctor and a local thug, Bogardus, challenges his authority. Hickman, a former sheriff and reluctant mentor, also takes a part-Indian youngster under his protection, whose mother, Nona, takes a romantic interest in Hickman. [More]
Starring: Henry Fonda, Anthony Perkins, Betsy Palmer, Neville Brand
Starring: Henry Fonda, Anthony Perkins, Betsy Palmer, Neville Brand, Michel Ray, John McIntire, Lee Van Cleef, Howard Petrie, Mary Webster, Richard Shannon, James Bell
Director: Anthony Mann
Director: Anthony Mann
Screenwriter: Dudley Nichols
Producer: William Perlberg, George Seaton
Composer: Elmer Bernstein
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| 14% 14% | The Ugly Truth |
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| 45% 45% | Shorts |
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