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)