The Tin Star 66 years old

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!

The Tin Star

An experienced bounty hunter helps a young sheriff learn the meaning of his badge.

Credits

The Tin Star Cast

Name Character
Henry Fonda He was 52, 77 years old when he died as Morgan 'Morg' Hickman
Lee Van Cleef He was 32, 64 years old when he died as Ed McGaffey
Neville Brand He was 37, 71 years old when he died as Bart Bogardus
Anthony Perkins He was 25, 60 years old when he died as Sheriff Ben Owens
Peter Baldwin He was 26, 86 years old when he died as Zeke McGaffey
John McIntire He was 50, 83 years old when he died as Dr. Joseph Jefferson 'Doc' McCord
Russell Simpson He was 77, 79 years old when he died as Clem Hall
Mary Webster She was 214, 70 years old when she died as Millie Parker
Hal K. Dawson He was 61, 90 years old when he died as Andy Miller
Frank Cady He was 42, 96 years old when he died as Abe Pickett
Howard Petrie He was 50, 61 years old when he died as Mayor Harvey King
Betsy Palmer She was 30, 88 years old when she died as Nona Mayfield
James Bell He was 65, 81 years old when he died as Judge Thatcher
Michel Ray He was 13, now 79 years old as Kip Mayfield
Jack Kenney He was 54, 58 years old when he died as Sam Hodges
Mickey Finn He was 10, 41 years old when he died as McCall
Richard Shannon He was 3, 35 years old when he died as Buck Henderson

The Tin Star Crew

Name Department
J. McMillan Johnson as Art Direction. Art
Hal Pereira as Art Direction. He was 52 (78) years old when He died Art
Sam Comer as Set Decoration. He was 64 (81) years old when He died Art
Dudley Nichols as Screenplay. He was 62 (64) years old when He died Writing
William Perlberg as Producer. He was 57 (68) years old when He died Production
Nellie Manley as Hair Supervisor. Costume & Make-Up
Elmer Bernstein as Original Music Composer. He was 35 (82) years old when He died Sound
Ric Hardman as Producer's Assistant. He was 32 (84) years old when He died Production
Alma Macrorie as Editor. She was 52 (65) years old when She died Editing
Loyal Griggs as Director of Photography. He was 51 (72) years old when He died Camera
George Seaton as Producer. He was 46 (68) years old when He died Production
Anthony Mann as Director. He was 51 (60) years old when He died Directing
Michael D. Moore as Assistant Director. He was 43 (98) years old when He died Directing
Joel Kane as Story. He was 36 (71) years old when He died Writing
Barney Slater as Story. He was 34 (55) years old when He died Writing
The Tin Star poster
The Tin Star (66 years)

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!

  • Release day: Wednesday, October 23, 1957
  • Runtime: 93 minutes