Henry Fonda stars in a powerful tale of a mob

Individuals are capable of many wonderful acts of care and kindness, but a mob can, somehow, turn those same people into very different creatures. 1942’s ‘The Ox-Bow Incident’ shows one such sobering day.

Director William Wellman had wanted to make the movie for years. The studio thought the film was too dark. He was finally forced to purchase the righ…