The Ox Bow Incident

[Mr. Arkadin]

Another film that fits into that category is the Kirk-Henry starrer "There was a Crooked Man". And cynical, to boot.

"Ah, nothing like fried chicken while it's still hot and crispy! So the quicker you open that safe and give us the money, the quicker you can get back to that tasty-looking chicken."

Great film.

Other cynical westerns:

Viva Zapata! (1952)
The Bravados (1958)
The Great Silence (1968)
Face to Face (1967)
McCabe and Mrs. Miller (1971)
Lonely are the Brave (1962)
Track of the Cat (1955)

[charliechaplinfan]

I like Fort Apache although it was a shock to see Henry Fonda as such a baddie

Have you seen him in Once Upon a Time in the West (1969)?

Not yet but I've got it cued.

[Mr. Arkadin]

Let me know what you think after you see it.

Perhaps we should have a Spaghetti Westerns thread.