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The Ox-Bow Incident (1943)

NR ★ 7.7/10 76 min Western, Drama United States English
Director: William A. Wellman
Screenplay by: Lamar Trotti
Novel: Walter Van Tilburg Clark
Streaming: Not available
Lynch law rules the mob!

Description

A posse discovers a trio of men they suspect of murder and cow theft and are split between handing them over to the law or lynching them on the spot.

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Top Cast

Henry Fonda
Henry Fonda Gil Carter
Dana Andrews
Dana Andrews Donald Martin
Mary Beth Hughes
Mary Beth Hughes Rose Mapen/Rose Swanson
Anthony Quinn
Anthony Quinn Juan Martínez/Francisco Morez
William Eythe
William Eythe Gerald Tetley
Harry Morgan
Harry Morgan Art Croft
Jane Darwell
Jane Darwell Ma Grier
Matt Briggs
Matt Briggs Judge Daniel Tyler

The Ox-Bow Incident Appears on 7 Curated Movie Lists

Canon Institutions

1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die (2024)
1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die #842
National Board Of Review's Yearly Top 10
National Board of Review #827
National Film Registry
National Film Registry #546

Critic Curated

Indiewire's 100 Greatest Westerns of All Time
IndieWire #91
Paste Magazines The 100 Best Western Movies
Paste Magazine #28

Genre Curation

The 50 Best Western Movies Ever by Keith Phipps (Vulture)
Vulture #28

Letterboxd Lists

Letterboxd 120 Highest Rated 1940-1949 Films
Letterboxd #25

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