John Ford is a Actor, Director, Scriptwriter, Producer, Assistant Director, Director of Photography, Editor and Thanks American born on 1 february 1894 at Cape Elizabeth (USA)
John Ford
John Ford participated to
172 films (as actor, director or script writer).
Among those,
19 have good markets following the box office.
Here are the best films classified by number of entries :
Team
, 2h11
Directed by Clint EastwoodOrigin USAGenres WesternThemes Films about sexuality,
Erotic films,
Films about prostitution,
Erotic thriller filmsActors Clint Eastwood,
Gene Hackman,
Morgan Freeman,
Richard Harris,
Saul Rubinek,
Jaimz WoolvettRoles Thanks
Rating81%
The film is set in 1880 in Big Whiskey, Wyoming, where Little Bill Daggett, the local sheriff and former gunfighter, does not allow guns or criminals in his town. Two cowboys, Quick Mike and "Davey-Boy" Bunting, disfigure prostitute Delilah Fitzgerald after she laughs at the small size of Quick Mike's penis. Instead of punishing the cowboys, Little Bill allows them to pay compensation to the brothel owner, Skinny Dubois. The rest of the prostitutes, led by Strawberry Alice, are infuriated by this leniency and offer a $1,000 reward to whoever can kill the cowboys.Director
, 2h35
Directed by John Ford,
Henry Hathaway,
George Marshall,
Richard ThorpeOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Action,
Adventure,
Historical,
WesternThemes Political filmsActors James Stewart,
Carroll Baker,
Debbie Reynolds,
Gregory Peck,
George Peppard,
Carolyn JonesRating70%
Zebulon Prescott (Karl Malden) and his family set out west for the frontier via the Erie Canal, the “west” at this time being the Illinois country. On the journey, they meet mountain man Linus Rawlings (James Stewart), who is traveling east to Pittsburgh to trade his furs. He and Zebulon's daughter Eve (Carroll Baker) are attracted to each other, but Linus is not ready to settle down., 2h3
Directed by Mervyn LeRoy,
John Ford,
Joshua LoganOrigin USAGenres Drama,
War,
Comedy,
Comedy-dramaThemes Military humor in film,
Seafaring films,
Transport films,
Political films,
Films based on plays,
United States Armed Forces in filmsActors Henry Fonda,
James Cagney,
William Powell,
Jack Lemmon,
Betsy Palmer,
Ward BondRating75%
In the waning days of World War II, the United States Navy cargo ship Reluctant and her crew are stationed in the "backwater" areas of the Pacific Ocean. The executive officer/cargo chief, Lieutenant Junior Grade Douglas A. "Doug" Roberts (Henry Fonda), tries to shield the dispirited crew from the harsh and unpopular captain, Lieutenant Commander Morton (James Cagney). Eager to join the fighting, Roberts repeatedly requests a transfer. Morton is forced by regulation to forward his requests, but refuses to endorse them, which means they are always rejected. Roberts shares quarters with Ensign Frank Thurlowe Pulver (Jack Lemmon). Pulver spends most of his time idling in his bunk and avoids the captain at all costs, so much so that Morton is actually unaware that the ensign is even part of the crew.Director
, 2h7
Directed by John Wayne,
Yvonne De Carlo,
Maureen O'Hara,
Andrew V. McLaglen,
Patrick Wayne,
James Edward GrantOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Comedy,
Action,
Adventure,
Romance,
WesternThemes Films based on plays,
Films based on works by William ShakespeareActors John Wayne,
Maureen O'Hara,
Yvonne De Carlo,
Patrick Wayne,
Stefanie Powers,
Edgar BuchananRoles Co-Director
Rating70%
Cattle baron George Washington "G.W." McLintock (John Wayne) is living the single life on his ranch. He is estranged from wife Katherine (Maureen O'Hara), who left him two years before, suspecting him of adultery.Director
, 1h58
Directed by John Ford,
Gary NelsonOrigin USAGenres WesternActors John Wayne,
Jeffrey Hunter,
Vera Miles,
Natalie Wood,
Ward Bond,
John QualenRating77%
It is 1868. Ethan Edwards (Wayne) returns after an eight-year absence to the home of his brother Aaron (Walter Coy) in the wilderness of West Texas. Ethan fought in the Civil War on the side of the Confederacy, and in the three years since that war ended he apparently fought in the Mexican revolutionary war as well. He has a large quantity of gold coins of uncertain origin in his possession, and a medal from the Mexican campaign that he gives to his eight-year-old niece, Debbie (played as a child by Lana Wood). As a former Confederate soldier, he is asked to take an oath of allegiance to the Texas Rangers; he refuses. As Rev. Captain Samuel Clayton (Ward Bond) remarks, Ethan "fits a lot of descriptions"., 1h55
Directed by John FordOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Adventure,
RomanceThemes Films set in Africa,
Films based on playsActors Clark Gable,
Ava Gardner,
Grace Kelly,
Donald Sinden,
Laurence Naismith,
Philip StaintonRating65%
Eloise "Honey Bear" Kelly (Ava Gardner) arrives at a remote African outpost, looking for a rich maharajah acquaintance, only to find he has cancelled his trip owing to unrest in his realm. While waiting for the next river boat out, she spars with hardworking big game hunter Victor Marswell (Clark Gable), who (initially) pegs her as a certain disreputable type. When the river boat returns, it brings Donald Nordley (Donald Sinden) and his wife Linda (Grace Kelly). The Nordleys wish to go on safari to film gorillas. Marswell declines to guide them. Honey Bear rejoins the group after the steamer runs aground. Tensions run high between the two women when Linda is also attracted to Marswell., 2h3
Directed by John FordOrigin USAGenres Thriller,
Action,
WesternActors John Wayne,
James Stewart,
Vera Miles,
Lee Marvin,
Edmond O'Brien,
Woody StrodeRating80%
Senator Ransom "Ranse" Stoddard (James Stewart) and his wife Hallie (Vera Miles) arrive by train in the frontier town of Shinbone, in an unnamed western state, to attend the funeral of Tom Doniphon (John Wayne). As they make their way toward the undertaker's establishment to pay their respects to the deceased, a reporter (Joseph Hoover) and his editor, Maxwell Scott (Carleton Young) approach and ask Stoddard to explain why a United States Senator would make the long journey from Washington just to attend the funeral of a local rancher.Director
, 2h47
Directed by John WayneOrigin USAGenres Drama,
War,
Action,
Adventure,
Historical,
WesternThemes Political filmsActors John Wayne,
Richard Widmark,
Laurence Harvey,
Frankie Avalon,
Patrick Wayne,
Linda CristalRoles Co-Director
Rating68%
The film depicts the Battle of the Alamo and the events leading up to it. Sam Houston leads the forces fighting for Texas independence and needs time to build an army. The opposing Mexican forces, led by General Santa Anna, are numerically stronger and also better armed and trained. Nevertheless, the Texans have spirit and morale remains generally high.Director
, 1h58
Directed by John FordOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Historical,
RomanceThemes Films about families,
Films about the labor movement,
Political films,
Children's filmsActors Walter Pidgeon,
Irving Pichel,
Maureen O'Hara,
Anna Lee,
Donald Crisp,
Roddy McDowallRating76%
The film opens with a monologue by an older Huw Morgan (voice by Irving Pichel): "I am packing my belongings in the shawl my mother used to wear when she went to the market. And I'm going from my valley. And this time, I shall never return." The valley and its villages are now blackened by the coal mines that fill the area., 1h43
Directed by John FordOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Action,
WesternActors John Wayne,
Victor McLaglen,
Joanne Dru,
John Agar,
Ben Johnson,
Harry Carey, Jr.Rating71%
On the verge of his retirement at Fort Starke, a one-troop cavalry post, aging US Cavalry Captain Nathan Cutting Brittles (John Wayne) is given one last mission: to take his troop and deal with a breakout from the reservation by the Cheyenne and Arapaho following the defeat of George Armstrong Custer at the Battle of the Little Big Horn., 2h9
Directed by John FordOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Comedy,
Comedy-drama,
Romantic comedy,
RomanceThemes Sports films,
Martial arts films,
Boxing films,
Le boxe anglaiseActors John Wayne,
Maureen O'Hara,
Barry Fitzgerald,
Ward Bond,
Victor McLaglen,
Mildred NatwickRating76%
In the 1920s, Sean Thornton (John Wayne), an Irish-born American from Pittsburgh, travels to Ireland to reclaim his family's farm and his birthplace in Inisfree. He meets and falls in love with the fiery Mary Kate Danaher (Maureen O'Hara), the sister of the bullying, loud-mouthed landowner Squire "Red" Will Danaher (Victor McLaglen). Danaher, who had wanted the farm himself, is angry that the Widow Tillane (herself angered by Danaher's admission that he had discussed her in the local pub) accepts Sean's bid, and retaliates by refusing consent for his sister to marry. Several town locals, including the Catholic priest, Father Lonergan (Ward Bond), conspire to trick him into believing that the wealthy Widow Tillane (Mildred Natwick) wants to marry him, but only if Mary Kate is no longer living in his house. After learning the truth on Sean and Mary Kate's wedding day, an enraged Will refuses to give his sister her dowry which is made up of a large sum of money and her family possessions passed down from her mother.Director
, 2h
Directed by Frank BorzageOrigin USAGenres Drama,
War,
RomanceThemes Political films,
Films based on plays,
Children's filmsActors Janet Gaynor,
Charles Farrell,
Ben Bard,
George E. Stone,
Albert Gran,
David ButlerRoles Co-Director
Rating75%
Chico travaille dans les égouts mais rêve de balayer les rues pour voir la couleur du ciel. Se lamentant sur son sort, il nie l'existence de Dieu au prétexte de sa condition actuelle. Il a prié et donné dix francs dans une église sans obtenir la moindre réalisation de ses vœux. Mais le père Chevillon entendant sa plainte lui offre deux médailles religieuses et lui offre le poste de balayeur dont il rêve.
Diane vit dans la misère, battue et rejetée à la rue par sa sœur qui lui reproche d'avoir avoué leurs vies immorales à l'oncle riche qui leur proposait une vie meilleure. Prostrée dans un caniveau, elle pleure sur son sort.Producer
, 1h33
Directed by Ernest B. SchoedsackOrigin USAGenres Drama,
Science fiction,
Fantastic,
Fantasy,
Action,
AdventureThemes Films set in Africa,
Films about animals,
Films about apes,
Mise en scène d'un mammifèreActors Terry Moore,
Ben Johnson,
Robert Armstrong,
Frank McHugh,
Douglas Fowley,
Nestor PaivaRoles Executive Producer
Rating69%
In 1937 Tanganyika Territory, Africa, eight-year-old Jill Young (Lora Lee Michel) is living with her father on his ranch. While in her yard, two Africans come by with an orphaned baby gorilla; Jill so wants a pet that she trades her toys and money for him, vowing to always care for the gorilla.Director
, 2h9
Directed by Otto Brower,
John FordOrigin USAGenres Drama,
WesternThemes Films about families,
Transport films,
Films about the labor movement,
Films about automobiles,
Political films,
Road movies,
Children's filmsActors Henry Fonda,
Jane Darwell,
John Carradine,
Shirley Mills,
John Qualen,
Eddie QuillanRating80%
The film opens with Tom Joad (Henry Fonda), released from prison and hitchhiking his way back to his parents' family farm in Oklahoma. Tom finds an itinerant ex-preacher named Jim Casy (John Carradine) sitting under a tree by the side of the road. Casy was the preacher who baptized Tom, but now Casy has "lost the spirit" and his faith (presaging his imminent conversion to communism). Casy goes with Tom to the Joad property only to find it deserted. There, they meet Muley Graves (John Qualen) who is hiding out. In a flashback, he describes how farmers all over the area were forced from their farms by the deed holders of the land. A local boy (Irving Bacon), hired for the purpose, is shown knocking down Muley's house with a Caterpillar tractor. Following this, Tom and Casy move on to find the Joad family at Tom's Uncle John's place. His family is happy to see Tom and explain they have made plans to head for California in search of employment, as their farm has been foreclosed on by the bank. The large Joad family of twelve leaves at daybreak, along with Casy who decides to accompany them. They pack everything into a dilapidated 1926 Hudson "Super Six" sedan adapted to serve as a truck in order to make the long journey to the promised land of California., 1h48
Directed by John FordOrigin USAGenres DramaThemes Seafaring films,
Transport filmsActors Ronald Colman,
Helen Hayes,
Richard Bennett,
Myrna Loy,
Alec B. Francis,
Beulah BondiRating62%
An idealistic young medical student named Martin Arrowsmith (Ronald Colman) makes a favorable impression on Dr. Max Gottlieb (A. E. Anson). When Arrowsmith graduates, Gottlieb offers him a position as his research assistant, but the young man reluctantly has to turn him down. He has fallen in love with nurse Leora (Helen Hayes), and the salary is not enough to support the couple. Instead, he marries Leora and sets up his medical practice in her rural home town. One day, he develops a serum to cure a fatal cow disease ravaging the nearby herds. Reinvigorated, he decides to join Gottlieb at the McGurk Institute in New York. Meanwhile, Leora miscarries and, to the couple's sorrow, is unable to have any more children, so she devotes herself to supporting her husband's mission.