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The Ox-Bow Incident

Movie
1943
1h 16m
NR
English
Western, Drama
User Score: 
8.1
Critic Score: 
87
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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.
The OxBow Incident Poster

The Ox-Bow Incident

NR
Movie
1943
1h 16m
English
Western, Drama
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.
Rating
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8.1
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The Ox-Bow Incident (1943) on IMDb
CRITIC SCORE
87

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Henry Fonda
Gil Carter
Dana Andrews
Donald Martin
Mary Beth Hughes
Rose Mapen/Rose Swanson
Anthony Quinn
Juan Martínez/Francisco Morez
William Eythe
Gerald Tetley
Harry Morgan
Art Croft
Jane Darwell
Ma Grier
Matt Briggs
Judge Daniel Tyler
Harry Davenport
Arthur Davies
Frank Conroy
Maj. Tetley
Marc Lawrence
Jeff Farnley
Paul Hurst
Monty Smith
Willard Robertson
Sheriff Risley
CE Anderson
Posse Member (uncredited)
Stanley Andrews
Bartlett (uncredited)
Hank Bell
Red (uncredited)
William Benedict
Greene (uncredited)
Paul E Burns
Winder (uncredited)
George Chandler
Jimmy Carnes (uncredited)
Tex Cooper
Posse Member (uncredited)
Forrest Dillon
Mark (uncredited)
Dan Dix
Posse Member (uncredited)
Directed By: William A. Wellman
Written By: Lamar Trotti (Screenplay), Walter Van Tilburg Clark (Novel)

Featured Comments/Tips

juliosoft says...
5 years ago
Curious western for what it is about and for spending everything in one day. Interesting moral dilemma
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soonertbone says...
one year ago
Nice and tight, at under 90 minutes, although it comes at the expense of a ton of characterization, especially given how many characters there are in the central posse. I like this better than 12 Angry Men, both because frontier justice is personally more interesting than the jury system, but also because of the downbeat ending. Great performance by Dana Andrews in particular.
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The_Argentinian says...
2 weeks ago
This film is so relevant today, the age of trial by social media.
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soonertbone says...
2 years ago
I really liked this, despite my general aversion to overly didactic morality tales. What really impressed me about this movie, depicting the formation of a lynch mob and following it through to the conclusion of their mission, was the breadth of its ensemble cast and its ability to craft storylines for so many people with VERY little screentime. The cast is so good (Dana Andrews as the innocent man, Leigh Whipper as the Reverand, Jane Darwell as the lone woman, etc.) throughout and it turns what might otherwise be a paint-by-numbers into something with a lot more depth. Fairly shocking, down-beat ending which is usually a plus in my book.
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Featured User Reviews

schmenky
7/10  8 years ago
Another welcome surprise from an unexpected classic. However, it comes just short of being a great film.

First off, there is a vast cast of characters, yet somehow they are pretty well balanced for a film with a running time of just over an hour. While taking more time to flesh out some charact More
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seeyoshirun
9/10  a month ago
One of my favourite westerns as of a week or so ago when I first saw it. Its style feels both of its time and also quite unique as a sort of hybrid of both film-noir and western, two of the most prominent genres of Old Hollywood.

The film is very lean, clocking in at not much more than an hour, b More
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John Chard
6 years ago
There can't be any such thing as civilisation unless people have a conscience.

The Ox-Bow Incident is directed by William A. Wellman and adapted to screenplay by Lomar Trotti from the novel of the same name written by Walter Van Tilburg Clark. It stars Henry Fonda, Henry Morgan, Dana Andrews, Mar More
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CinemaSerf
3 years ago
When "Larry Kincaid" is shot, the townsfolk rise up and decide to pursue the killers. Led by Confederate officer "Tetley" (Frank Conroy) they alight on three folks in the wilderness moving some cattle. It seems that these three had recently been with "Kincaid" and so a kangaroo court is duly assembl More
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