The Ox-Bow Incident [Blu-ray]

The Ox-Bow Incident [Blu-ray]

Director: William A. Wellman Cast: Henry Fonda
Henry Fonda
, Dana Andrews
Dana Andrews
, Anthony Quinn
Anthony Quinn
, Mary Beth Hughes
Mary Beth Hughes
William A. Wellman
The Ox-Bow Incident [Blu-ray]

The Ox-Bow Incident [Blu-ray]

Director: William A. Wellman Cast: Henry Fonda
Henry Fonda
, Dana Andrews
Dana Andrews
, Anthony Quinn
Anthony Quinn
, Mary Beth Hughes
Mary Beth Hughes
William A. Wellman

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Overview

This now-classic indictment of mob rule was a pet project of both star Henry Fonda and director William Wellman, both of whom agreed to work on lesser 20th Century-Fox projects in exchange for this film. After a hard winter on the range, cowboys Gil Carter (Fonda) and Art Croft (Harry Morgan) ride into a fleabitten small town for a drink. Within minutes, they get mixed up in a barroom brawl, which earns them the animosity of the locals. By and by, word reaches town that a local rancher has been killed by rustlers. With the sheriff out of town, a lynch mob is formed under the leadership of Major Tetley (Frank Conroy), a former Confederate officer who hopes to recapture past glories. Worried that they'll be strung up, Carter and Croft reluctantly join the mob and head out of town. In the dark of night, the group comes across three sleeping transients: a farmer named Martin (Dana Andrews), a Mexican (Anthony Quinn), and a senile old man (Francis Ford). The fact that Martin carries no bill of sale written by the so-called murder victim is evidence enough for Tetley to demand that the three men be hanged on the spot. Carter knows that this is a gross miscarriage of justice, but he's helpless to intervene. Resolving himself to his fate, Martin gives Carter a letter to deliver to his wife. The three unfortunates die at the end of the rope, and the mob rides off, only to discover that there never was a murder of any kind. Based on a novel by Walter Van Tilburg Clark, The Ox-Bow Incident is not so much a western as a gothic melodrama, with deep, looming shadows and atmospheric underlighting worthy of The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari. Though the film lost a fortune at the box office (a fact that Fox head Darryl F. Zanuck never tired of pointing out to Fonda and Wellman), it gains in stature with each passing year.

Product Details

Release Date: 07/12/2016
UPC: 0738329206123
Original Release: 1943
Rating: NR
Source: Kl Studio Classics
Region Code: A
Presentation: [B&W]
Sound: [DTS 5.1-Channel Surround Sound]
Language: English
Time: 1:15:00

Special Features

Audio commentary by western scholar Dick Eulain and William Wellman Jr.; Henry Fonda: Hollywood's quiet hero documentary; Restoration demo; Trailer gallery

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits
Henry Fonda Gil Carter
Dana Andrews Donald Martin,Bartlett
Anthony Quinn Juan Martines
Mary Beth Hughes Rose Mapen
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 Farnley
Victor Kilian Darby
Paul Hurst Monty Smith
Chris-Pin Martin Poncho
Ted North Joyce
George Meeker Mr. Swanson
Almira Sessions Mrs. Swanson
Margaret Hamilton Mrs. Larch
Dick Rich Deputy Butch Mapes
Francis Ford Old Man
Billy Benedict Greene
Rondo Hatton Hart
Paul E. Burns Winder
Leigh Whipper Sparks
George Lloyd Moore
George Chandler Jimmy Cairnes
Hank Bell Red
Forrest Dillon Mark
George Plues Alec Small
Willard Robertson Sheriff
Tom London Deputy
Don House Posse
Dan Dix Posse
Ben Watson Posse
Walter Robbins Posse,Posse Member
Frank McGrath Posse
Ed Richard Posse
C.E. Anderson Posse,Posse Member
Tex Cooper Posse
Clint Sharp Posse
Larry Dods Posse
Tex Driscoll Posse
Frank Orth Larry Kinkaid
Cyril J. Mockridge Composer,Composer

Technical Credits
William A. Wellman Director
Lamar Trotti Producer,Screenwriter
William Goetz Producer
Alfred Bruzlin Sound Effects,Sound/Sound Designer
Roger Heman Sound/Sound Designer
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