# The Ox-Bow Incident (1943)

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**Runtime**: 76 min
**Genres**: Western, Drama
**Directed by**: William A. Wellman
**Written by**: Lamar Trotti
**Starring**: Henry Fonda, Dana Andrews, Mary Beth Hughes, Anthony Quinn, William Eythe, Harry Morgan

> *Lynch law rules the mob!*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

The trial of a frontier mob Movie where a sheriff is too slow meets High Noon with no stars. A Nevada posse corners three drifters accused of rustling and killing. The heat clarifies who’s guilty of what, then who’s guilty of anything at all.

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