The Ox-Bow Incident

Year: 1943

Runtime: 76 mins

Language: English

Director: William A. Wellman

WesternDrama

When a frontier posse tracks down three men they believe have committed murder and stolen cattle, the group becomes torn between handing the suspects over to the proper authorities and taking immediate, extrajudicial vengeance. Their debate reveals the harsh grip of lynch law on a restless mob.

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