
The Ox-Bow Incident
Lynch law rules the mob!
Westernsaloonhorseback ridingnevadaarbitrary lawtheftjusticelynchingposselynch mobcattle rustling19th centurydefiant
A stark moral indictment of mob justice and the fragility of law, built on the tension between civilization and barbarism in the Old West.
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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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
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