The Ox-Bow Incident

The Ox-Bow Incident

76 mins | Drama, Western | Dec. 4, 1942

Gil Carter and Art Croft ride into a small Nevada town plagued by cattle thieves. Initially suspected of being the rustlers themselves, Carter and Croft eventually join a posse out to get the criminals, who also may be involved in a recent shooting. When the posse closes in on a group that could be the fugitives, they must decide on a course of action, with numerous lives hanging in the balance.

The Ox-Bow Incident

76 mins | Drama, Western | Dec. 4, 1942

The Ox-Bow Incident
Gil Carter and Art Croft ride into a small Nevada town plagued by cattle thieves. Initially suspected of being the rustlers themselves, Carter and Croft eventually join a posse out to get the criminals, who also may be involved in a recent shooting. When the posse closes in on a group that could be the fugitives, they must decide on a course of action, with numerous lives hanging in the balance.
IMDb rating 8.0
Producers 20th Century Fox
Original title The Ox-Bow Incident
Directors Ad Schaumer, William A. Wellman
Writers Lamar Trotti, Walter Van Tilburg Clark

Cast

Henry Fonda

as Gil Carter

Dana Andrews

as Donald Martin

Mary Beth Hughes

as Rose Mapen/Rose Swanson

Anthony Quinn

as Juan Martínez/Francisco Morez

Jane Darwell

as Jenny Grier

Matt Briggs

as Judge Daniel Tyler

Frank Conroy

as Maj. Tetley

Marc Lawrence

as Jeff Farnley

William Eythe

as Gerald Tetley

Paul Hurst

as Monty Smith

Victor Kilian

as Darby

Harry Morgan

as Art Croft

Rondo Hatton

as Gabe Hart (uncredited)

Harry Davenport

as Arthur Davies

Chris-Pin Martin

as Poncho

Willard Robertson

as Sheriff Risley

Ted North

as Joyce

C.E. Anderson

as Posse Member (uncredited)

Tex Cooper

as Posse Member (uncredited)

Larry Dods

as Posse Member (uncredited)

Tex Driscoll

as Posse Member (uncredited)

Don House

as Posse Member (uncredited)

Frank McGrath

as Posse Member (uncredited)

Ben Watson

as Posse Member (uncredited)

Stanley Andrews

as Bartlett (uncredited)

Hank Bell

as Red (uncredited)

William Benedict

as Green (uncredited)

Paul E. Burns

as Winder (uncredited)

George Chandler

as Jimmy Cairnes (uncredited)

Forrest Dillon

as Mark (uncredited)

Francis Ford

as Alva 'Dad' Hardwicke (uncredited)

Margaret Hamilton

as Mrs. Larch (uncredited)

George Lloyd

as Moore (uncredited)

Tom London

as Deputy (uncredited)

George Meeker

as Mr. Swanson (uncredited)

Frank Orth

as Larry Kinkaid (uncredited)

George Plues

as Alec Small (uncredited)

Dick Rich

as Deputy Butch Mapes (uncredited)

Almira Sessions

as Miss Swanson (uncredited)

Leigh Whipper

as Sparks (uncredited)