The Ox-Bow Incident - FREE MOVIE - HD REMASTERED - Western - Starring Henry Fonda

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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. Two cowboys arrive in a Western town, when news arrives that a local rancher has been murdered and his cattle stolen. The townspeople, joined by the two cowboys and cowboys from other ranches, form a posse to catch the perpetrators. They find three men in possession of the cattle, and are determined to see justice done on the spot.

The film premiered in May 1943 to positive reviews from critics. It was nominated for the Oscar for Best Picture at the 16th Academy Awards, losing to Casablanca. As of 2023, The Ox-Bow Incident and Grand Hotel (which won for its sole nomination in 1932) remain the only examples of a film receiving an Oscar nomination for Best Picture despite not being nominated in any other Oscar category. The Ox-Bow Incident and The Outlaw (also produced in 1943) are the earliest films in the All Movie list of psychological Westerns.

In 1998, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". The film was adapted from the 1940 novel of the same name, written by Nevadan Walter Van Tilburg Clark.

Plot
In Bridger's Wells, Nevada in 1885,[8] two cowboys, Art Croft and Gil Carter, hitch up their horses and enter Darby's Saloon. There, it is learned that a rancher, Larry Kinkaid, has been murdered. The townspeople immediately form a large posse to pursue the murderers. Art and Gil join. Davies, fearing a lynching, also joins, hoping he can prevent such an occurrence. Major Tetley, dressed in an old Civil War uniform, assumes leadership. His son, Gerald, comes with him. Soon, news arrives that three men with cattle bearing Kinkaid's brand have just entered Bridger's Pass.

Later that night in Ox-Bow Canyon, the posse find three men sleeping, with what are presumed to be stolen cattle nearby. The posse interrogate them: a young, well-spoken man, Donald Martin; a Mexican, Juan Martínez; and an old man, Alva Hardwicke, who is clearly mentally disabled. Martin claims that he purchased the cattle from Kinkaid but received no bill of sale. No one believes Martin, and the posse decide to hang the three men at sunrise. As a final request, Martin writes a letter to his wife and asks Davies to deliver it. When dissent develops among some members of the group, a vote is taken on whether to hang the trio or take them to town to stand trial. Only seven vote for the latter. The rest support a hanging.

After the lynching, the posse returns to Bridger's Wells. On the way, they encounter the town's sheriff, Risley, who reveals Kinkaid is not dead and that the men who shot him have been arrested. Risley then asks Davies who is responsible for the lynching. “All but seven,” Davies replies, and the sheriff angrily declares, “God better have mercy on you. You won't get any from me.” Later, the posse gather in Darby's Saloon. In silence, they listen as Gil quietly reads Martin's letter aloud. Meanwhile, Major Tetley returns to his house, locks his son out, and commits suicide. In the end, Gil and Art head out of town to deliver the letter and $500 raised by those in the posse for Martin's wife.

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 Risley
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)
Hank Bell as Red (uncredited)