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"It is easier to get an actor to be a cowboy than to get a cowboy to be an actor."
— John Ford
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John Ford won four Oscars® for Best Director - for "The Informer" [1935], for "The Grapes of Wrath" [1940], for "How Green Was My Valley" [1941], and for "The Quiet Man" [1952] plus two nominations (1939 & 1952) He also won |
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John Ford's credits at Internet Movie Database
John Ford Westerns on VHS
John Ford Westerns on DVD
browse the John Ford Cavalry Series on video & DVD
John Ford's Stock Company
They usually met on Sunday evenings at John Ford's ranch in the San Fernando Valley.
John Ford's older brother & actor Francis Ford [1881-1953]
Ward Bond [1903-60] ••
Harry Carey, Jr.
Ken Curtis [1916-91] ••
Ben Johnson [1918-96]
Lee Marvin [1924-87] ••
Victor McLaglen [1886-1959]
John Wayne [1907-79] ••
Chill Wills [1903-78]
Grant Withers [1904-59]
Others frequently hired included:
John Ford's older brother & assistant director Edward O'Fearna [1989-1969]
Jane Darwell [1879-1967]
Henry Fonda [1905-82]
Anna Lee
Strother Martin [1919-80]
Maureen O'Hara
stuntman-actor Woody Strode [1914-94]
Hank Worden [1901-92]
John Ford Movie Collections
"John Ford At Fox" [2007] 
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Fox color DVD box set [12/2007] 21 disks for $239.99
includes 24 films by Ford: "Born Reckless" [1930]; "Doctor Bull" [1933] starring Will Rogers & Vera Allen; "Drums Along The Mohawk" [1939] starring Henry Fonda & Claudette Colbert; "Four Men and A Prayer" [1938] starring David Niven & Loretta Young; "Four Sons" [1928 silent]; "The Grapes of Wrath" [1940] starring Henry Fonda & Jane Darwell; "Hangman's House" [1928 silent] starring Victor McLaglen; Oscar-winner "How Green Was My Valley" [1941]; "The Iron Horse" [1924 silent] starring George O'Brien; "Judge Priest" [1934] starring Will Rogers; "Just Pals" [1920 silent]; "My Darling Clementine" [1946] starring Henry Fonda {as Wyatt Earp}; "Pilgrimage" [1933]; "The Prisoner of Shark Island" [1936] starring Warner Baxter; "Seas Beneath" [1931] starring George O'Brien; "Steamboat Round The Bend" [1935] starring Will Rogers; "Three Bad Men" [1926 silent] starring George O'Brien; "Tobacco Road" [1941] based on the Erskine Caldwell novel; "Up The River" [1930] starring Spencer Tracy & Humphrey Bogart; "Wee Willie Winkie" [1937] starring Victor McLaglen & Shirley Temple; "What Price Glory?" [1952] starring James Cagney; "When Willie Comes Marching Home" [1950] starring Dan Dailey; "The World Moves On" [1934] starring Franchot Tone & Madeleine Carroll; "Young Mr. Lincoln" [1939] starring Henry Fonda — plus many extras including the feature documentary "Becoming John Ford" [2007] |
John Ford's Western Movies
"Just Pals" [Fox Oct 1920 silent]
full credits from IMDb
"Three Jumps Ahead" [Fox silent March 1923]
Written & directed by John Ford; starring Tom Mix, Alma Bennett, Edward Peil Sr., Joseph W. Girard,
Virginia True Boardman, Margaret Joslin & Francis Ford; video/DVD not available;
full credits from IMDb
"The Iron Horse" [Fox Aug 1924 silent]
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When President Lincoln signs authorization to build a transcontinantal railroad, the chief contractor of one section and his daughter are helped by a childhood friend now riding for the Pony Express.
Directed by John Ford; starring George O'Brien, Madge Bellamy, Charles Edward Bull {as Abe Lincoln}, Cyril Chadwick, Will Walling, George Waggner, Gladys Hulette & Fred Kohler
Fox b&w silent DVD [12/2007] 2 disks for $17.99 full credits from IMDb |
"Three Bad Men" [Fox Aug 1926 silent]
Starring George O'Brien; full credits from IMDb
"Stagecoach" [United Artists Feb 1939]
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Passengers on a stagecoach – the famous Ringo Kid, a drunken doctor, a pregnant woman, a crooked bank manager & others – learn that Geronimo is on the warpath.
Co-produced & directed by John Ford; script by Dudley Nichols from the short story by Ernest Haycox; starring John Wayne, Claire Trevor, Andy Devine, John Carradine, Thomas Mitchell, Louise Platt & Tim Holt; Oscar nominations for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Editing, Best B&W Cinematography, Best Art Direction, won Best Music, Best Supporting Actor (Mitchell); listed at National Film Registry 1995 Warner Video b&w VHS [6/97] for $14.95 Warner Video b&w DVD [10/97] for $15.99 full credits from IMDb "Stagecoach" [1939] posters at AllPosters [dot] com |
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"John Ford's Stagecoach" [2002] Edited by Barry Keith Grant Cambridge Univ Press 9x6 pb [12/2002] for $22.99 "Stagecoach" [1992] critical text by Edward Buscombe British Film Institute 7½x5½ pb [9/92] for $10.17 |
"My Darling Clementine" [Fox Dec 1946]
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Greatly-embellished version of the Earps and Clantons in Tombstone, ending with the legendary gunfight at the O.K. Corral.
Directed by John Ford; based on Stuart N. Lake's book (above); starring Henry Fonda {as Wyatt Earp}, Victor Mature {as Doc}, Cathy Downs, Walter Brennan, Tim Holt, Ward Bond, Alan Mowbray, John Ireland, Jane Darwell & Grant Withers; listed at National Film Registry (1991)
Fox b&w DVD [1/2004] for $7.99 Fox b&w VHS [5/99] out of prodn/many used full credits from IMDb 11"x17" poster available at AllPosters.com 'Readers of The Purple Sage' Wyatt Earp Page |
"Fort Apache" [1948]
with John Wayne, Henry Fonda, Shirley Temple, Pedro Armendáriz, Ward Bond, George O'Brien,
Victor McLaglen & Guy Kibbee
videos/DVDs •
full credits from IMDb
"3 Godfathers" [1948]
with John Wayne, Pedro Armendáriz, Harry Carey Jr. & Ward Bond
full credits from IMDb
"She Wore a Yellow Ribbon" [1949]
starring John Wayne, Joanne Dru, John Agar, Ben Johnson, Harry Carey Jr. & Victor McLaglen
videos/DVDs •
full credits from IMDb
"Wagonmaster" [1950]
starring Ben Johnson, Joanne Dru, Harry Carey Jr., Ward Bond,
Alan Mowbray, Jane Darwell & James Arness
videos/DVDs •
full credits from IMDb
basis for the 1950s TV series "Wagon Train": fansite • credits for tv series
"Rio Grande" [1950]
starring John Wayne, Maureen O'Hara, Ben Johnson, Claude Jarman Jr., Harry Carey Jr.,
Chill Wills, J. Carrol Naish & Victor McLaglen
full credits from IMDb
"The Searchers" [1956]
with John Wayne, Ward Bond & Natalie Wood; listed at National Film Registry 1989;
listed on Time Magazine's All-TIME 100 Movies (10/2005) •
videos/DVDs •
full credits from IMDb
documentary short "A Turning of the Earth: John Ford, John Wayne and The Searchers" [1999]
"The Horse Soldiers" [1959]
starring John Wayne, William Holden, Constance Towers, Judson Pratt, Hoot Gibson, Ken Curtis,
Hank Worden, Chuck Hayward, Denver Pyle & Strother Martin;
full credits from IMDb
"Sergeant Rutledge" [1960]
starring Jeffrey Hunter & Woody Strode
full credits from IMDb
"Two Rode Together" [1961]
based on the Will Cook novel; starring James Stewart, Richard Widmark, Shirley Jones, Linda Cristal,
Andy Devine, John McIntire, Harry Carey Jr. & Ken Curtis;
full credits from IMDb
"The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance" [1962]
based on a Dorothy M. Johnson story; starring John Wayne, James Stewart, Vera Miles, Lee Marvin, Edmond
O'Brien, Andy Devine, Ken Murray, John Carradine, Jeanette Nolan, Woody Strode, Denver Pyle & Strother Martin
videos/DVDs •
full credits from IMDb
"Cheyenne Autumn" [Warner Oct 1964]
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A starving band of relocated Indians decides to trek 1500 miles back to their homeland; the U.S. Army officer sent to force them back to the reservation learns to respect them, and decides to help them.
Co-produced & directed by John Ford; script by James R. Webb, adapted from two books; Oscar nom for Best Color Cinematography (filmed in Technicolor™ & Super Panavision 70™); starring Richard Widmark, Carroll Baker, Karl Malden, Sal Mineo, Dolores del Rio, Ricardo Montalban, Gilbert Roland, Arthur Kennedy {as Doc Holliday}, Patrick Wayne, Elizabeth Allen, John Carradine, Victor Jory, Mike Mazurki, George O'Brien, Sean McClory, Judson Pratt, Carmen D'Antonio, Ken Curtis, James Stewart {as Wyatt Earp}, Edward G. Robinson, Harry Carey Jr., Denver Pyle, Ben Johnson & Mae Marsh
The Souix Indian warriors were portrayed mostly by Navajo Indians from the Monument Valley location; they were asked to speak in their language for certain scenes, to make up the dialogue; the joke is that an accurate translation shows them making fun of the 'bluecoat' officers' genitalia. Warner widescreen color DVD [2/2007] for $17.99 Warner color VHS [7/94] out of prodn/many used full credits from IMDb |
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"Cheyenne Autumn" [McGraw-Hill 1953] by Mari Sandoz [1896-1966]
A proud band of relocated Northern Cheyenne leaves the Indian Territory (Oklahoma) in 1878 to return to their ancestral homeland in Yellowstone, a trek of 1500 miles. Bison Books 8x5 2nd edition pb [10/2005] for $13.22 Bison Books 8x5¼ pb [2/92] for $12.71 Tandem Library 8¼x5½ hardcover [10/99] for $24.55 "The Last Frontier" [1941] by Howard Fast M.E. Sharpe/North Castle 9x6 pb [2/97] for $23.95 |
John Ford's War Movies
"Four Sons" [Fox Feb 1928 silent]
full credits from IMDb
"The Black Watch" aka "King of The Khyber Rifles" [Fox May 1929]
Starring Victor McLaglen & Myrna Loy; full credits from IMDb
"Seas Beneath" [Fox Jan 1931]
Starring George O'Brien; full credits from IMDb
"Pilgrimage" [Fox July 1933]
full credits from IMDb
"The Lost Patrol" [R.K.O. Feb 1934]
starring Victor McLaglen;
full credits from IMDb
"Wee Willie Winkie" [Fox July 1937]
based on the Rudyard Kipling story; starring Shirley Temple, Victor McLaglen & C. Aubrey Smith
full credits from IMDb
"Submarine Patrol" [Fox Nov 1938]
Directed by John Ford; co-written by William Faulkner; starring Richard Greene, Nancy Kelly, Preston Foster,
George Bancroft, Slim Summerville, Elisha Cook Jr., John Carradine, 'Slapsie Maxie' Rosenbloom & Ward Bond;
video/DVD not available;
full credits from IMDb
"Drums Along The Mohawk" [Fox Nov 1939]
Directed by John Ford; starring Henry Fonda, Claudette Colbert, Edna May Oliver, John Carradine & Arthur Shields
full credits from IMDb
"The Battle of Midway" [1942 documentary short]
full credits from IMDb
"They Were Expendable" [M.G.M. Dec 1945]
with John Wayne, Robert Montgomery & Ward Bond
full credits from IMDb
"When Willie Comes Marching Home" [Fox Feb 1950]
Starring Dan Dailey; full credits from IMDb
"What Price Glory?" [Fox Aug 1952]
Starring James Cagney; full credits from IMDb
"Mister Roberts" [Warner Bros. July 1955]
based on the 1948 Broadway play by Joshua Logan & Thomas Heggen; starring Henry Fonda, James Cagney,
William Powell, Jack Lemmon, Ward Bond, Philip Carey, Nick Adams, Perry Lopez, Ken Curtis, Robert Roark,
Harry Carey Jr. & Duke Kahanamoku;
full credits at IMDb
"The Wings of Eagles" [M.G.M. Feb 1957]
with John Wayne, Ward Bond & Maureen O'Hara;
full credits at IMDb
John Ford's Other Movies
"Hangman's House" [Fox May 1928 silent]
Starring Victor McLaglen; full credits from IMDb
"Born Reckless" [Fox May 1930]
full credits from IMDb
"Up The River" [Fox Oct 1930]
Starring Spencer Tracy & Humphrey Bogart; full credits from IMDb
"Arrowsmith"
[Samuel Goldwyn/United Artists Dec 1931]
Directed by John Ford; based on the 1923 Sinclair Lewis novel; starring Ronald Colman,
Helen Hayes, Richard Bennett, A.E. Anson, Clarence Brooks & Myrna Loy; Oscar nominations
for Best Picture, Best Script/Adaptation, Best Cinematography & Best Art Direction
full credits from IMDb
"Doctor Bull" [Fox Sept 1933]
Starring Will Rogers & Vera Allen; full credits from IMDb
"The World Moves On" [Fox June 1934]
Starring Franchot Tone & Madeleine Carroll; full credits from IMDb
"Judge Priest" [Fox Sept 1934]
Starring Will Rogers; full credits from IMDb
"The Whole Town's Talking" [Columbia Feb 1935]
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"The Informer" [R.K.O. May 1935] starring Victor McLaglen; full credits from IMDb |
"Steamboat Round The Bend" [Fox Sept 1935]
Starring Will Rogers; full credits from IMDb
"The Prisoner of Shark Island" [Fox Feb 1936]
Starring Warner Baxter; full credits from IMDb
"Mary of Scotland" [R.K.O. July 1936]
starring Katharine Hepburn; full credits from IMDb
"Four Men and A Prayer" [Fox April 1938]
Starring David Niven & Loretta Young; full credits from IMDb
"Young Mr. Lincoln" [Fox June 1939]
Directed by John Ford; script by Lamar Trotti; starring Henry Fonda {as Abe}, Alice Brady, Marjorie Weaver,
Arleen Whelan, Eddie Collins, Pauline Moore, Richard Cromwell, Donald Meek, Judith Dickens, Eddie Quillan, Milburn
Stone, Spencer Charters & Ward Bond; Oscar nomination for Best Original Script; listed on National Film Registry (2003)
full credits from IMDb
"The Grapes of Wrath" [Fox Jan 1940]
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John Ford's movie remains an unforgettable experience even 60 years later. |
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Directed by John Ford; based on the novel by John Steinbeck [1902-68], script by Nunnally Johnson; starring Henry Fonda, Jane Darwell, John Carradine, Charley Grapewin & Dorris Bowdon; won Oscars for Best Director & Best Supporting Actress (Darwell), nominated for Best Picture, Best Script, Best Actor (Fonda), Best Editing, Best Sound; listed in National Film Registry 1989
Fox b&w VHS [10/99] for $13.99 full credits from IMDb |
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"Grapes of Wrath" novel [Viking April 1939] by John Steinbeck
Penguin 8.4x5½ pb [1/2002] for $12.00 Penguin UNABR audio [10/98] 12 tapes for $34.96 |
"The Long Voyage Home"
[Walter Wanger/United Artists Nov 1940]
Produced & directed by John Ford; script by Dudley Nichols, based on stage plays by Eugene O'Neill;
starring John Wayne, Thomas Mitchell, Ian Hunter, Barry Fitzgerald, Wilfrid Lawson, John Qualen, Mildred Natwick
& Ward Bond; Oscar noms for Best Picture, Best Screenplay, Best B&W Cinematography, Best Editing,
Best Special Effects, Best Original Score;
full credits from IMDb
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"How Green Was My Valley" [Fox Oct 1941]
Starring Walter Pidgeon, Maureen O'Hara, Anna Lee, Donald Crisp & Roddy McDowall full credits from IMDb |
"Tobacco Road" [Fox Feb 1941]
based on the Erskine Caldwell novel; full credits from IMDb
"The Fugitive" [Argosy/R.K.O. Nov 1947]
based on a Graham Greene novel; starring Henry Fonda, Dolores del Rio, Pedro Armendáriz,
J. Carrol Naish, Leo Carrillo & Ward Bond; full credits from IMDb
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"The Quiet Man" [Argosy/Republic July 1952]
starring John Wayne, Maureen O'Hara, Barry Fitzgerald, Ward Bond, Victor McLaglen & Mildred Natwick; full credits from IMDb "The Quiet Man" posters available at AllPosters.com |
"Gideon's Day" aka "Gideon of Scotland Yard" [Columbia U.K. March 1958]
based on the novel by J.J. Marric [aka John Creasey]; starring Jack Hawkins, Anna Lee, Dianne Foster,
Cyril Cusack & Laurence Naismith;
full credits from IMDb
"The Last Hurrah" [Columbia Oct 1958]
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An aging, gentlemanly politician tries for re-election one more time, with an uphill battle against ethnic hatred and campaign financing, and the new factor of television campaigning.
Directed by John Ford; starring Spencer Tracy, Jeffrey Hunter, Dianne Foster, Pat O'Brien, Basil Rathbone, Donald Crisp, James Gleason, Edward Brophy & John Carradine Sony b&w DVD [10/99] for $24.88 Sony b&w VHS [6/94] out of prodn/used full credits from IMDb |
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based on the 1956 novel by Edwin O'Connor [1918-68] Back Bay Books 8x5½ pb [7/85] out of print/used Amereon hardcover [7/2001] out of print/used |
"Donovan's Reef" [Paramount June 1963]
starring John Wayne, Lee Marvin, Elizabeth Allen, Jack Warden, Cesar Romero,
Dorothy Lamour, Marcel Dalio & Mike Mazurki;
full credits from IMDb
Books About John Ford
"John Ford" [1979] by Andrew Sinclair
HarperCollins pb [10/85] out of print/rare
Dial Press hardcover [1/79] out of print/used
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"John Ford" [1968] by Peter Bogdanovich Univ CA Press 7x6¼ pb [revised 6/78] for $18.95 |
Movies About John Ford
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"Becoming John Ford: Tracing The Career of The Director Who Defined American Cinema" [Fox Dec 2007]
Directed by Nick Redman; interviewees include Joseph McBride, Rudy Behlmer & Peter Fonda Fox color DVD [12/2007] for $12.99 not listed at IMDb |
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"John Ford Goes To War" [Starz! 2002] Directed by Tom Thurman Image Ent. color DVD [12/2005] for $17.99 full credits at IMDb |
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"American Film Institute Lifetime Achievement Award 1973: John Ford"
honoree credits from IMDb Republic color VHS [2/98] out of stock/used show credits from IMDb |
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"The American West of John Ford" [CBS TV docu Dec 1971] Directed by Denis Sanders Direct Source color VHS [6/99] out of prodn/used full credits at IMDb |
"Directed by John Ford" [American Film Institute documentary 1971]
Written & directed by Peter Bogdanovich; narrated by Orson Welles
video/DVD not available; full credits at IMDb
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