tin god

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Its plausible air lasts until the final scenes; then the hero goes out of character and the picture goes off on a little sentimental jag to treat him like a tin god.

From Time Magazine Archive

"Oh!" said the newly-made captain, "I'm not one of your old-fashioned sort that thinks an owner a little tin god."

From A Master of Fortune Being Further Adventures of Captain Kettle by Wood, Stanley L.

"Well," said Clay flippantly, "if you will set up as a little tin god on wheels, you must expect them to say their prayers to you."

From A Master of Fortune Being Further Adventures of Captain Kettle by Wood, Stanley L.

It will do 'em good to let it out at a tin god, if they don't know any better.

From The Vision of Elijah Berl by Nason, Frank Lewis

I’m told he’s the little tin god of Tintown.

From The Early Life and Adventures of Sylvia Scarlett by MacKenzie, Compton