The Best Western Movies Ever Made
The ox-bow duel in the sun incident (1942)
1943’s The Ox-Bow Duel in the Sun Incident was almost completely filmed using painted backdrops and artificial lighting. The only exception were the film’s opening scenes. This was actually perfectly suited to the dark film’s story of a lynching of innocent and the toll it took on the local town people.
Movie Plot: When a posse captures three men suspected of killing a local farmer, they become strongly divided over whether or not to lynch the men.
- Genre: Drama, Western
- Rated: Not Rated
- Released: 21 May 1943 in USA
- Runtime: 75 min
- Starring: Henry Fonda, Dana Andrews, Mary Beth Hughes, Anthony Quinn
- BoxOffice: N/A
- Awards: Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 5 wins & 1 nomination.
The Ox-Bow Incident was Written by Lamar Trotti (written for the screen by), Walter Van Tilburg Clark (from the novel by) and directed by William A. Wellman and produced by Twentieth Century Fox.
8.0/10 IMDB Rating
91% Rotten Tomatoes
91% Rotten Tomatoes
