The Tin Star

Oct 23, 1957

1h 33m

★ 7.0

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!

Overview

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

Genres

Western

Production Companies

Paramount Pictures

Perlsea Company

The Tin Star Trailers

Cast

Morgan Hickman

Henry Fonda

Ben Owens

Anthony Perkins

Nona Mayfield

Betsy Palmer

Kip Mayfield

Michel Ray

Bart Bogardus

Neville Brand

Joseph "Doc" McCord

John McIntire

Millie Parker

Mary Webster

Zeke McGaffey

Peter Baldwin

Buck Henderson

Richard Shannon

Ed McGaffey

Lee Van Cleef

Judge Thatcher

James Bell

Harvey King

Howard Petrie

Four unwitting heroes cross paths on their journey to the sleepy town of Silverado. Little do they know the town where their family and friends reside has been taken over by a corrupt sheriff and a murderous posse. It's up to the sharp-shooting foursome to save the day, but first they have to break each other out of jail, and learn who their real friends are.

7.8

Rio Bravo

Mar 18, 1959

A small-town sheriff in the American West enlists the help of a disabled man, a drunk, and a young gunfighter in his efforts to hold in jail the brother of the local bad guy.

6.1

The Halliday Brand

Jan 1, 1957

Sheriff Halliday doesn't approve of his children dating or marrying half-breeds and his blind hate threatens to alienate his whole family.

7.0

Gunfight at the O.K. Corral

May 30, 1957

Lawman Wyatt Earp and outlaw Doc Holliday form an unlikely alliance which culminates in their participation in the legendary Gunfight at the O.K. Corral.

5.6

Pony Express

Jun 15, 1953

Buffalo Bill and Wild Bill Hickok join forces to establish a mail route that can get mail from St. Joseph, Missouri, to Sacramento, California, in ten days. Along the way they must battle bad weather, hostile Indians and outlaws intent on robbing the mail and shutting down the entire operation.

6.3

The Plainsman

Nov 16, 1936

Wild Bill Hickok, Calamity Jane and Buffalo Bill go up against Indians and a gunrunner.

6.7

Warlock

May 15, 1959

A band of murderous cowboys has imposed a reign of terror on the town of Warlock. With the sheriff humiliatingly run out of town, the residents hire the services of Clay Blaisedell as de facto town marshal. He arrives along with his friend, Tom Morgan, and sets about restoring law and order on his own terms whilst also overseeing the establishment of a gambling house and saloon.

6.7

Oklahoma Territory

Mar 1, 1960

Temple Houston (Sam Houston's son) who is the DA with a sense of Justice. He is located in Fort Smith, Ark and works with Judge Parker in 1872. His area includes the Oklahoma Territory which was the Indian territory at that time. Chief Buffalo Horn who is falsely accused of murder.

6.2

The Brass Legend

Dec 1, 1956

During a ride with his new pony Sinoya, the young Clay Gibson by chance finds the secret housing of the multiple murderer Tris Hatten. He reports immediately to Sheriff Adams, who strongly recommends him not to tell anybody about it. Unfortunately Clay talks to his father nevertheless. He believes Adams just wanted fame and reward for himself and accuses him in the newspaper. Thereby he endangers his son, who's now targeted by a killer which Tris' girlfriend Winnie hired for revenge. Written by Tom Zoerner

6.4

The Proud Ones

May 15, 1956

Robert Ryan plays an aging sheriff responsible for law and order in a frontier cattle town. Virginia Mayo plays his fiancee. As if handling wild cattle drovers isn't enough, a crooked casino operator from Ryan's past comes to town. An early scuffle in the casino leaves Ryan with vision problems that interfere with his duties. Jeffrey Hunter who came to town with a cattle drive encounters Ryan, who killed Hunter's father when Hunter was young. Feelings of animosity soon change as Hunter begins to sense Ryan is telling the truth about his father. What follows is a plot that continues to thicken to the inevitable showdown.

6.2

Cole Younger, Gunfighter

Mar 30, 1958

An outlaw must decide whether to stick his neck out for an innocent man.

5.8

Masterson of Kansas

Dec 1, 1954

Western lawman Bat Masterson sets out to prove a man standing trial for murder is innocent.

4.8

The Plainsman

Aug 1, 1966

Calamity Jane tries to help Buffalo Bill Cody and Wild Bill Hickock stop an Indian war.

4.0

Buffalo Bill in Tomahawk Territory

Feb 8, 1952

Story concerns the efforts of Buffalo Bill to protect the Indian's land from a gang who want to get the gold buried there. The outlaws disguise themselves as Indians and raid and plunder the settlers in order to blame the tribe.

6.3

Fort Defiance

Oct 9, 1951

It's just after the Civil War and Ben Shelby arrives looking for Johnny Tallon whom he plans to kill. Shelby was the only survivor of a battle due to the cowardice of Tallon. Thinking Tallon dead, another man who lost a brother at the same battle arrives to kill Tallon's blind brother. Tallon arrives to find Shelby and his brother fleeing. Then they are attacked by Indians and Shelby and Tallon must now fight together postponing the inevitable showdown.

6.9

The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez

Aug 19, 1983

Forced to run from Texas Rangers after a heated misunderstanding leads to the death of a lawman, Mexican American farmer Gregorio Cortez sets off in desperate flight, evading a massive manhunt on horseback for days.

7.3

Jory

Feb 2, 1973

Jory is a fifteen-year-old boy who joins a horse-drive after his father is killed by a drunkard. The drive's leader and a likable cowhand take the boy under their wing, and find that tragedy has taught him how to take care of himself better than anyone could expect.

7.5

The Thin Red Line

Dec 23, 1998

The story of a group of men, an Army Rifle company called C-for-Charlie, who change, suffer, and ultimately make essential discoveries about themselves during the fierce World War II battle of Guadalcanal. It follows their journey, from the surprise of an unopposed landing, through the bloody and exhausting battles that follow, to the ultimate departure of those who survived.

4.0

A Love Story from the Streets

Feb 18, 2023

Trying to make ends meets with a drug addicted mother, Kenya (Grace Sol) dives into the world of under ground strip parties. Reno ( Daniel Jeffries) the neighborhood drug dealer comes up with a plan to get him and Kenya out of the street life but Rick (Xavier Martin) doesn't want their cocaine partnership to end after he copped two kilo's from Brick (Jermaine "Maino" Coleman) the New York Kingpin. Watch as this LOVE STORY from the streets of Detroit unfolds in a hail of bullets and blood shed.