In 1880's Nevada, a diverse assemblage of citizens must decide if they are a proper posse or a lynch mob, when they encounter 3 men with possibly stolen cattle in the aftermath of a local ranchers shooting. Rumination on ideas of justice and mercy, vengeance and order. Large cast includes Henry Fonda, Dana Andrews, Jane Darwell, Harry Davenport, Anthony Quinn and Colonel Potter. William Wellman's short and sleek morality tale from the novel by Walter van Tilburg Clark was nominated for best picture. When the lone black man in the group stands up for the acussed I cried a little. ***1/2
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