Quality western with some good moments and themes, but it's full of melodrama and cliches: "Juanito" style cross-breed kid, widow on the range, Fonda as an ex-sheriff, etc. Fonda is very good and I like how Mann has him photographed in the face, especially in the early parts introducing the various facets of his character's personality. Perkins is, as always, unconvincing except in the elements that fit his typically nerdy persona. Solid, but with no real punch.
Review of The Tin Star
