15 Weird Facts About The Ox-Bow Incident (1942) You Never Knew

15 Weird Facts About The Ox-Bow Incident (1942) You Never Knew Think you know everything about classic Westerns? This dark 1943 masterpiece hid bizarre casting demands, wartime construction limits, reversed knife tricks, and a haunting connection to Henry Fonda's traumatic childhood. From Mae West's rejected role to a director who literally bought the film rights just to avoid her, these shocking secrets reveal why this movie almost never made it to theaters. Here are the 15 weird facts you didn't know about The Ox-Bow Incident.