The Ox-Bow Incident is a 1943 western movie directed by William A. Wellman and starring Henry Fonda, Dana Andrews, Mary Beth Hughes, Anthony Quinn, William Eythe, Harry Morgan and Jane Darwell in an ensemble cast. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture. In 1998, The Ox-Bow Incident was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant.”
The movie was adapted from the 1940 novel of the same name, written by Walter Van Tilburg Clark.
Production
Filming took place from late June to early August 1942. Additional sequences and retakes were made from mid-August to late August 1942.
Awards
- 16th Academy Awards: Nominated for Best Picture
Cast
- Henry Fonda – Gil Carter
- Dana Andrews – Donald Martin
- Mary Beth Hughes – Rose Mapen / Rose Swanson
- Anthony Quinn Juan MartÃnez / Francisco Morez
- William Eythe – Gerald Tetley
- Harry Morgan – Art Croft (credited as Henry Morgan)
- Jane Darwell – Jenny Grier
- Matt Briggs – Judge Daniel Tyler
- Harry Davenport – Arthur Davies
- Frank Conroy – Maj. Tetley
- Marc Lawrence – Jeff Farnley
- Paul Hurst – Monty Smith
- Victor Kilian – Darby
- Chris-Pin Martin – Poncho
- Willard Robertson – Sheriff
