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Actors: Henry Fonda, Anthony Perkins, Betsy Palmer, Neville Brand, John McIntire, Lee Van Cleef
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about The Tin Star |
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THE TIN STAR is a western directed by Anthony Mann (Winchester 73) in 1957.
Morg Hickman, a former sheriff, became a bounty hunter after the death of his wife. One day, he arrives in a small town whose sheriff is the young Ben Owens. Ben has been temporarily appointed sheriff after the murder of the former marshal. Impressed by Morg's self-control, Ben asks him to train him for the job. During a few days, Morg Hickman will follow Ben and teach him how to handle a gun, a street fight and his nerves. When the town's doctor is killed by the McGaffey brothers, Ben is unable to control the crowd's anger and must, alone, find the murderers if he wants them to have a fair trial.
--Daniel Staebler, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of The Tin Star |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Composition of Movie
Actual chase scenes or violence - 30%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 40%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 30%
Time/Era of Movie:
- 19th century
Training/Promotion story?
Yes
Western
Yes
Kind of western:
- hunting down outlaws
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- bounty hunter
Age:
- 40's-50's
Hair style
- short/standard straight (man)
Body type
- average (man)
Events of movie makes character more...
- happy
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair style
- (man) short/standard straight
Body type
- average build (man)
How much in movie?
- 80%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 20's-30's
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 40%
Body type
- muscular (man)
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Intelligence
- Dumb
Physique
- very athletic
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- West
Small town?
Yes
Small town people:
- dumb rednecks, like Gomer Pyle
- hostile, like Gomer Pyle on steroids
Misc setting
- prison
- cave
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- non-gory references to death/punishment
Movie makes you feel...
- very happy
How many deaths in film?
- 3-4
Kind of violence:
- guns
Unusual forms of death
- perforation--bullets
Check here if B&W
Yes
Any profanity?
- None
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