The Ox-Bow Incident

The Ox-Bow Incident is a 1943 American western film directed by William A. Wellman, starring Henry Fonda, Dana Andrews and Mary Beth Hughes, with Anthony Quinn, William Eythe, Harry Morgan and Jane Darwell.

Plot
Wanderers Gil Carter (Henry Fonda) and Art Croft (Henry Morgan) 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.

Cast

 * Henry Fonda as Gil Carter
 * Dana Andrews as Donald Martin
 * Harry Morgan as Art Croft
 * Frank Conroy as Major Tetley
 * Harry Davenport as Mr. Arthur Davies
 * Anthony Quinn as Juan Martínez / Francisco Morez, The Mexican
 * Francis Ford as Alva Hardwicke, The Old Man
 * William Eythe as Gerald Tetley
 * Mary Beth Hughes as Rose Mapen / Rose Swanson
 * Jane Darwell as "Ma" Jenny Grier
 * Marc Lawrence as Jeff Farnley
 * Paul Hurst as Monty Smith
 * Chris-Pin Martin as Poncho
 * Leigh Whipper as Sparks (uncredited)
 * Stanley Andrews as Bartlett (uncredited)
 * Victor Kilian as Darby, bartender
 * Matt Briggs as Judge Daniel Tyler
 * Willard Robertson as Sheriff
 * Dick Rich as Deputy Butch Mapes (uncredited)
 * George Meeker as Mr. Swanson, Rose's husband (uncredited)
 * Billy Benedict as young man with news (uncredited)
 * Margaret Hamilton as Judge Tyler's housekeeper (uncredited)