The Ox-Bow Incident (1942)
Directed by William A. Wellman · Cinematography by Arthur C. Miller
Approved75 min46 frames
WesternDrama
Lynch law rules the mob!
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The Ox-Bow Incident — official trailer
What is The Ox-Bow Incident about?
A posse discovers a trio of men they suspect of murder and cow theft and are split between handing them over to the law or lynching them on the spot.
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What does the cinematography of The Ox-Bow Incident look like?
Across 46 sampled frames, The Ox-Bow Incident builds its coverage from medium shots (63% of the sample), with wide compositions (22%) carrying much of the rest. Low angles recur throughout. Cinematographer Arthur C. Miller keeps 43% of it in soft, low-key light. 43% of the frames play at night or in the failing light of dusk. Vintage glass shapes the frame. Focus stays shallow in 57% of the frames, isolating subjects from their surroundings.
What is the color palette of The Ox-Bow Incident?
The dominant colors across the sampled frames of The Ox-Bow Incident (1942) are #020202, #909090, #303030, #cbcbcb, #6c6c6c, #484848 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.
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