JOHN FORD

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INFORMATION FROM IMDb

Date of birth
1 February 1894
Cape Elizabeth, Maine, USA

Date of death
31 August 1973
Palm Desert, California, USA. (stomach cancer)

Birth name
John Martin Feeney

Nickname
Pappy
Coach
Uncle Jack

Height
6' (1.83 m)

Spouse
Mary McBryde Smith (3 July 1920 - 31 August 1973) (his death)

Trade mark
Regardless of where his westerns were set, most of the exteriors were filmed in Monument Valley, Arizona/Utah, USA.

Funerals goers in his movies usually sing the hymn "Shall We Gather at the River."

If a doomed character plays poker, the last hand he plays before going to his death will be the "death hand" (two aces, one of them the ace of spades, and two 8s; so-called because Wild Bill Hickock held this hand when he was murdered). The hand will be shown in close-up.

Trivia
There was a group of actors, known informally as the John Ford Stock Company (John Wayne, Harry Carey, John Carradine, Henry Fonda, etc.) that turned up regularly in Ford's films. They knew how to work with Ford and with each other, which suited Ford's directing style: "I tell the actors what I want and they give it to me, usually on the first take."

Father of Barbara Ford.

John Wayne called him by the nickname "Coach."

First recipient of the American Film Institute Life Achievement Award [1973]

Brother of actor-director Francis Ford.

Supporting members of Ford's "Stock Company" include Ward Bond, Ken Curtis, Jane Darwell, Francis Ford, Ben Johnson, Victor McLaglen, Mae Marsh, Mildred Natwick, John Qualen, Woody Strode, Tom Tyler, and Patrick Wayne.

The character "John Dodge" in Ford's movie The Wings of Eagles (1957) is a spoof of Ford.

Ford often used members of his family (including his two brothers, Francis Ford and Edward O'Fearna) in his films, but only in subordinate roles. Patrick Ford recalled, "My conversations with him, as his only son -- that I know of -- were always 'Yessir', until one day I said 'no sir', and then I was no longer around. Our family life was pretty much that of a ship master and his crew, or a wagon master and his people. He gave the orders, and we carried them out".

His tombstone is marked 'Admiral John Ford'.

Served as actress Anna Massey's Godfather

John Wayne called him by the nickname "Pappy."

He has referred to English director Brian Desmond Hurst as his "cousin".

He was an infamously prickly personality, having constantly mocked John Wayne as a "big idiot" and having punched an unsuspecting Henry Fonda during the shooting of Mister Roberts (1955).

Was voted the 3rd Greatest Director of all time by Entertainment Weekly, right after Orson Welles, who himself considered Ford to be the best director of all time.

Embarrassed Jean-Luc Godard, then a young journalist for Les Cahiers du Cinema, during an interview. When Godard asked the famous question: "What Brought you to Hollywood ?" Ford replied: "A train".

Personal quotes
[Darryl F. Zanuck on The Grapes of Wrath (1940)] "It's a good picture. It's meaty and down-to-earth. But I think it needs a happier ending."

"I love making pictures but I don't like talking about them."

"Anybody can direct a picture once they know the fundamentals. Directing is not a mystery, it's not an art. The main thing about directing is: photograph the people's eyes."

"It is easier to get an actor to be a cowboy than to get a cowboy to be an actor."

"It's no use talking to me about art, I make pictures to pay the rent."

"I didn't show up at the ceremony to collect any of my first three Oscars. Once I went fishing, another time there was a war on, and on another occasion, I remember, I was suddenly taken drunk."

"For a director there are commercial rules that it is necessary to obey. In our profession, an artistic failure is nothing; a commercial failure is a sentence. The secret is to make films that please the public and also allow the director to reveal his personality."

[On John Wayne] "Duke is the best actor in Hollywood."

Mini Biography
The most honored of all American movie directors, John Ford was lauded by critics for his poetic vision, but he always insisted he was simply "a hard-nosed director" and that filmmaking was just "a job of work" to him. In truth, Ford had a singular vision which he brought to a vast body of work; most of his films (excepting routine studio assignments) are immediately recognizable as his and his alone-a remarkable achievement in a time when most films conformed to a studio's "personality," not a director's. There is continuity in Ford's work, as well, not just in his use of a familiar stock company of actors, or in revisiting favorite locations like Utah's Monument Valley, but in recurring themes and a distinctive point of view. Few filmmakers in the history of the medium have left their mark so indelibly on so many outstanding films; and, to Ford buffs, even his minor films have much to offer.

His brother Francis took "Ford" as a stage name and entered pictures in 1907. Young Jack (as he came to be known) joined Francis and his costar/partner Grace Cunard at Universal in 1914, first working as a prop man, then as an actor in Francis' starring serials The Broken Coin (1915) and The Purple Mask (1916). Although Francis frequently quarreled with Universal executives and eventually left the studio, Jack remained; he directed his first two-reeler, The Tornado in 1917, and his first feature, Straight Shooting later that same year. Many of Ford's early films were Westerns, and most of them starred Harry Carey. His already apparent talent for pictorially striking compositions made Ford a natural for horse operas (with their outdoor action scenes, magnificent vistas, etc.), and he worked with top screen cowboys Hoot Gibson, Buck Jones, and Tom Mix at Universal and Fox.

Formalizing his screen billing to John Ford in 1923 (an allusion to the Elizabethan playwright of the same name), the director scored with his handling of the John Gilbert vehicle Cameo Kirby (1923), but really shot to the top rank with The Iron Horse (1924), an epic Western detailing the building of the transcontinental railroad, filmed on location under arduous conditions. Another large-scale Western, Three Bad Men (1926), used the Oklahoma land rush as its backdrop; its somewhat lesser reputation stems mainly from the fact that was out of circulation for many years. Its story and characterizations presaged Ford's 1948 production of 3 Godfathers Ford's late silents-especially Four Sons 1928)(-were influenced by the Germanic style of filmmaking then prevalent in Hollywood, but he soon abandoned that highly impressionistic (and to many, highly pretentious) approach to moviemaking. The early talkie days saw Ford, like many other directors, groping for a command of the new storytelling techniques imposed by the addition of sound. He reunited with George O'Brien, the burly, brash young star of Iron Horse and Three Bad Men for Salute (1929) and The Seas Beneath (1931); both films were moderately successful, and Ford maintained his position as one of the top Hollywood directors.

The 1930s found Ford further developing a distinctive style, which he honed both on commercial, work-for-hire movies and on modest, more personal productions. Critics lauded The Informer (1935), a highly stylized story of betrayal during the Irish Revolution for which Ford won a Best Director Oscar; in retrospect, though, it may be that Ford's best work of the period is found in less pretentious efforts including his Will Rogers vehicles (1933's Dr. Bull 1934's Judge Priest 1935's Steamboat 'Round the Bend) and The Whole Town's Talking. By this time he was already one of Hollywood's most colorful and irascible filmmakers. Although publicity shots often showed him clad in tweed jacket, colorful ascot, and neatly creased fedora, he was more comfortable in untied sneakers, a khaki shirt, and a baseball cap. Often when he was nervous, or in deep concentration, Ford would chew on a corner of his handkerchief and let it hang from his mouth. He was contemptuous of authority, and could be vicious in his sarcasm to those he found pretentious, but he was also intensely loyal to his "stock company," and in turn inspired loyalty from cast and crew.

The single most important year of Ford's career was undoubtedly 1939, which saw the release of Drums Along the Mohawk (a stirring drama of colonial America starring Henry Fonda and Claudette Colbert), Young Mr. Lincoln (an inspiring biopic with Fonda as the beloved president), and Stagecoach the latter a milestone not only because it made a star of John Wayne (who'd been an extra for Ford in 1928's Mother Macree, Hangman's House and Four Sons, but because it revitalized a genre long since abandoned to the producers of low-budget, Saturday-matinee "horse operas." Stagecoach which netted Ford another Oscar nomination, sparked interest in big-budget, "adult" Westerns-to which the director would return throughout the remainder of his career. He won back-to-back Oscars for The Grapes of Wrath (1940) and How Green Was My Valley (1941), both of which centered on tight-knit families surviving in the face of adversity. Vastly different from his previous films, they showed a more mature talent at work behind the camera. World War 2 intervened and Ford, serving in the Field Photographic Branch of the OSS, turned out several documentaries; two of them, The Battle of Midway (1942) and December 7th (1943), were awarded Oscars. After the war, Ford returned to Hollywood and demonstrated that he hadn't forgotten how to make compelling entertainments: They Were Expendable (1945) vividly chronicled the exploits of PT-boat crews in the South Pacific, and My Darling Clementine (1946), an elegiac Western with some of the director's most memorable images, starring Henry Fonda as a considerably whitewashed Wyatt Earp.

In the late 1940s Ford and producer Merian C. Cooper formed Argosy Productions, a partnership that produced some of his best (and most personal) pictures.Fort Apache (1948)She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949),and Rio Grande (1950) comprised Ford's unofficial Cavalry trilogy; John Wayne starred in all three, supported by many Ford regulars including George O'Brien, Victor McLaglen, and Ward Bond. Wagon Master (1950) repackaged elements from My Darling Clementine and was more notable for its western characters and atmosphere than for its story or action. The Quiet Man (1952), which starred Wayne as an American of Irish ancestry who settles on the Emerald Isle, gave Ford ample opportunities to trumpet his own Irish heritage; this stirring, beautiful film (much of it shot on location) won him an unprecedented fourth Oscar.

His other 1950s films vary in quality, although many film fans and critics single out The Searchers (1956), starring Wayne as a single-minded zealot who spends years pursuing the Indians who killed his relatives and kidnapped their young daughter, as the definitive Ford film. Still contentious, Ford was replaced as director of Mister Roberts (1955) by Mervyn LeRoy, reportedly because he quarreled with star Henry Fonda (who'd played the role on Broadway). To many, Ford's later films-including The Last Hurrah (1958), The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962), and Cheyenne Autumn (1964)-seemed increasingly sentimental and derivative of earlier, better films. His final feature film, 7 Women (1966), was an odd and unsuccessful throwback to the 1930s both in story and in technique. Although the aging and ill Ford delivered a curmudgeonly "performance" in Peter Bogdanovich's 1971 documentary, Directed by John Ford it is obvious even in his last years that the director's crusty exterior concealed a sentimental heart. Ford was the first recipient of the American Film Institute's Life Achievement Award.

OTHER FILMS INCLUDE: 1931: Arrowsmith 1932: Air Mail, Flesh 1933: Pilgrimage 1934: The Lost Patrol, The World Moves On 1936: The Prisoner of Shark Island, Mary of Scotland, The Plough and the Stars 1937: Wee Willie Winkie, The Hurricane 1938: Four Men and a Prayer, Submarine Patrol 1940: The Long Voyage Home 1941:Tobacco Road 1947: The Fugitive 1952: What Price Glory? 1953: The Sun Shines Bright, Mogambo 1955: The Long Gray Line1957: The Wings of Eagles, The Rising of the Moon 1959: Gideon of Scotland Yard The Horse Soldiers 1960: Sergeant Rutledge 1961: Two Rode Together 1963: Donovan's Reef
Copyright © 1994 Leonard Maltin
Leonard Maltin's Movie Encyclopedia:

Filmography

Director

Blue- Duke's Movies
Red- Reviewed on the JWMB

1. "Alcoa Presents: - Flashing Spikes (1962) (2002) TV Episode
2. Chesty: A Tribute to a Legend(1976)
3. Vietnam! Vietnam! (1971)
4. 7 Women (1966)
5. Young Cassidy (1965) (uncredited)
6. Cheyenne Autumn (1964) ... aka John Ford's Cheyenne Autumn (USA: complete title)
7. Donovan's Reef (1963)
8. How the West Was Won (1962) (segment "The Civil War")
9. "Alcoa Premiere" - Flashing Spikes (1962) TV Episode
10. The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)
11. Two Rode Together (1961)
12. "Wagon Train" - The Colter Craven Story (1960) TV Episode
13. Sergeant Rutledge (1960)
14. The Horse Soldiers (1959)
15. Korea (1959)
16. The Last Hurrah (1958)
17. Gideon's Day (1958)
... aka Gideon of Scotland Yard (USA)
18. The Rising of the Moon (1957)
19. The Wings of Eagles (1957)
20. The Searchers (1956)
21. "Screen Directors Playhouse" - Rookie of the Year(1955) TV Episode
22. The Bamboo Cross (1955) (TV)
23. Mister Roberts (1955)
24. The Long Gray Line (1955)
25. Mogambo (1953)
26. The Sun Shines Bright (1953)
27. What Price Glory(1952)
28. The Quiet Man (1952)
29. This Is Korea! (1951) (as Rear Admiral John Ford USNVR Ret.)
30. Rio Grande (1950) ... aka John Ford and Merian C. Cooper's Rio Grande (USA: complete title)
31. Wagon Master (1950)
32. When Willie Comes Marching Home (1950)
33. She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949)
34. Pinky (1949) (uncredited)
35. "Fireside Theatre" (1949) TV Series
36. 3 Godfathers (1948)
37. Fort Apache (1948)... aka War Party
38. The Fugitive (1947) ... aka Fugitivo, El (Mexico)
39. My Darling Clementine (1946)... aka John Ford's My Darling Clementine (USA: complete title)
40. They Were Expendable (1945)
41. We Sail at Midnight (1943)
42. December 7th (1943) ... aka December 7th: The Movie (video title (restored version))
43. The Battle of Midway (1942)
44. Sex Hygiene (1942)
45. Torpedo Squadron (1942)
46. How Green Was My Valley (1941)
47. Tobacco Road (1941)
48. The Long Voyage Home (1940)
49. The Grapes of Wrath (1940)
50. Drums Along the Mohawk (1939)
51. Young Mr. Lincoln (1939)
52. Stagecoach (1939)
53. Submarine Patrol (1938)
54. Four Men and a Prayer (1938)
55. The Adventures of Marco Polo (1938) (uncredited)
56. The Hurricane (1937)
57. Wee Willie Winkie (1937)
58. The Plough and the Stars (1936)
59. Mary of Scotland (1936)
60. The Prisoner of Shark Island (1936)
61. Steamboat Round the Bend (1935)
... aka Steamboat Bill
62. The Informer (1935)
63. The Whole Town's Talking (1935)
... aka Passport to Fame (UK)
64. Judge Priest (1934)
65. The World Moves On (1934)
66. The Lost Patrol (1934)
67. Doctor Bull (1933)
68. Pilgrimage (1933)
69. Flesh (1932) (uncredited)
70. Airmail (1932)
71. Arrowsmith (1931)
72. The Brat (1931)
73. Seas Beneath (1931)
74. Up the River (1930)
75. Born Reckless (1930)
76. Men Without Women (1930)
77. Salute (1929) (uncredited)
78. The Black Watch (1929) ... aka King of the Khyber Rifles (UK)
79. Strong Boy (1929)
80. Riley the Cop (1928) (uncredited)
81. Napoleon's Barber (1928)
82. Hangman's House (1928) (uncredited)
83. Four Sons (1928)
84. Mother Machree (1928) (uncredited)
85. Upstream (1927)
... aka Footlight Glamour (UK)
86. The Blue Eagle (1926) (uncredited)
87. 3 Bad Men (1926)
88. The Shamrock Handicap (1926)
... aka 1732
89. The Fighting Heart (1925)
... aka Once to Every Man (UK)
90. Thank You (1925)
91. Kentucky Pride (1925)
92. Lightnin' (1925)
93. Hearts of Oak (1924)
94. The Iron Horse (1924) (uncredited)
95. Hoodman Blind (1923)
96. North of Hudson Bay (1923) (as Jack Ford)
... aka North of the Yukon (UK)
97. Cameo Kirby (1923)
98. Three Jumps Ahead (1923) (as Jack Ford)
99. The Face on the Bar-Room Floor (1923) (as Jack Ford)
... aka The Love Image (UK)
100. The Village Blacksmith (1922) (as Jack Ford)
101. Silver Wings (1922) (as Jack Ford) (prologue only)
102. Little Miss Smiles (1922) (as Jack Ford)
103. Jackie (1921) (as Jack Ford)
104. Sure Fire (1921) (as Jack Ford)
105. Action (1921) (as Jack Ford)
... aka Let's Go
106. Desperate Trails (1921) (as Jack Ford)
107. The Wallop (1921) (as Jack Ford)
108. The Freeze-Out (1921) (as Jack Ford)
109. The Big Punch (1921) (as Jack Ford)
110. Just Pals (1920) (as Jack Ford)
111. Hitchin' Posts (1920) (as Jack Ford)
... aka The Land of Promise (UK)
112. The Girl in Number 29 (1920) (as Jack Ford)
... aka The Girl in the Mirror
113. The Prince of Avenue A (1920) (as Jack Ford)
114. Marked Men (1919) (as Jack Ford)
... aka Trail of Shadows
115. A Gun Fightin' Gentleman (1919) (as Jack Ford)
... aka The Gun-Fighting Gentleman (USA: review title)
116. Rider of the Law (1919) (as Jack Ford)
... aka Jim of the Rangers
117. Ace of the Saddle (1919) (as Jack Ford)
118. The Outcasts of Poker Flat (1919) (as Jack Ford)
119. The Last Outlaw (1919)
120. Riders of Vengeance (1919) (as Jack Ford)
121. The Gun Packer (1919) (as Jack Ford)
... aka Out Wyoming Way
122. By Indian Post (1919) (as Jack Ford)
... aka The Love Letter
123. Gun Law (1919) (as Jack Ford)
... aka The Posse's Prey
124. Bare Fists (1919) (as Jack Ford)
... aka The Man Who Wouldn't Shoot
125. A Fight for Love (1919) (as Jack Ford)
... aka Hell's Neck
126. The Fighting Brothers (1919) (as Jack Ford)
... aka His Buddy
127. Roped (1919) (as Jack Ford)
128. Rustlers (1919) (as Jack Ford)
... aka Even Money
129. Three Mounted Men (1918) (as Jack Ford)
... aka Three Wounded Men (USA)
130. The Craving (1918)
131. A Woman's Fool (1918) (as Jack Ford)
132. Hell Bent (1918) (as Jack Ford)
... aka The Three Bad Men (USA: bowdlerized title)
133. The Scarlet Drop (1918) (as Jack Ford)
134. Thieves' Gold (1918) (as Jack Ford)
135. Wild Women (1918) (as Jack Ford)
136. The Phantom Riders (1918) (as Jack Ford)
137. Bucking Broadway (1917) (as Jack Ford)
... aka Slumbering Fires (UK)
138. A Marked Man (1917) (as Jack Ford)
139. The Secret Man (1917) (as Jack Ford)
... aka The Round Up
... aka Up Against It
140. Straight Shooting (1917) (as Jack Ford)
... aka Joan of the Cattle Country
... aka Straight Shootin' (USA: cut version)
... aka The Cattle War
141. The Soul Herder (1917) (as Jack Ford)
... aka The Sky Pilot
142. Cheyenne's Pal (1917) (as Jack Ford)
... aka A Dumb Friend
... aka Cactus My Pal
143. The Scrapper (1917) (as Jack Ford)
144. Trail of Hate (1917)
145. The Tornado (1917) (as Jack Ford)
146. Red Saunders Plays Cupid (1917)

Producer
1. 7 Women (1966) (producer) (uncredited)
2. Cheyenne Autumn (1964) (producer) (uncredited)
... aka John Ford's Cheyenne Autumn (USA: complete title)
3. Donovan's Reef (1963) (producer)
4. The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962) (producer) (uncredited)
5. Two Rode Together (1961) (producer)
6. The Last Hurrah (1958) (producer)
7. The Sun Shines Bright (1953) (producer)
8. The Quiet Man (1952) (producer)
9. Rio Grande (1950) (producer)
... aka John Ford and Merian C. Cooper's Rio Grande (USA: complete title)
10. Wagon Master (1950) (executive producer) (uncredited)
11. She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949) (executive producer)
12. Mighty Joe Young (1949) (executive producer)
... aka Mr. Joseph Young of Africa
13. 3 Godfathers (1948) (producer)
14. Fort Apache (1948) (executive producer)
... aka War Party
15. The Fugitive (1947) (producer)
... aka Fugitivo, El (Mexico)
16. They Were Expendable (1945) (producer)
17. December 7th (1943) (producer)
... aka December 7th: The Movie (video title (restored version))
18. The Battle of Midway (1942) (producer)
19. The Long Voyage Home (1940) (producer)
20. Stagecoach (1939) (producer) (uncredited)
21. The Informer (1935) (producer)
22. The Whole Town's Talking (1935) (producer)
... aka Passport to Fame (UK)
23. The Lost Patrol (1934) (producer) (uncredited)
24. Flesh (1932) (producer)
25. Seas Beneath (1931) (producer)
26. Men Without Women (1930) (producer)
27. Salute (1929) (producer)
28. Riley the Cop (1928) (producer)
29. Hangman's House (1928) (producer)
30. Four Sons (1928) (producer)
31. Mother Machree (1928) (producer)
32. The Blue Eagle (1926) (producer)
33. 3 Bad Men (1926) (producer)
34. The Shamrock Handicap (1926) (producer)
... aka 1732
35. The Iron Horse (1924) (producer)
36. The Wallop (1921) (producer)

Writer
1. Wagon Master (1950) (story) (uncredited)
2. The Battle of Midway (1942)
3. The Last Outlaw (1936) (story)
4. Up the River (1930) (uncredited)
5. Men Without Women (1930) (story Submarine)
6. Three Jumps Ahead (1923) (as Jack Ford)
7. The Big Punch (1921) (as Jack Ford)
8. Under Sentence (1920) (story) (as Jack Ford)
9. A Gun Fightin' Gentleman (1919) (story) (as Jack Ford)
... aka The Gun-Fighting Gentleman (USA: review title)
10. The Last Outlaw (1919) (story)
11. Riders of Vengeance (1919) (as Jack Ford)
12. The Gun Packer (1919) (story) (as Jack Ford)
... aka Out Wyoming Way
13. The Craving (1918)
14. Hell Bent (1918) (as Jack Ford) (story) (as Jack Ford)
... aka The Three Bad Men (USA: bowdlerized title)
15. The Scarlet Drop (1918) (story) (as Jack Ford)
16. Wild Women (1918) (story)
17. A Marked Man (1917) (story) (as Jack Ford)
18. The Secret Man (1917) (scenario) (as Jack Ford)
... aka The Round Up
... aka Up Against It
19. Cheyenne's Pal (1917) (story) (as Jack Ford)
... aka A Dumb Friend
... aka Cactus My Pal
20. The Scrapper (1917) (as Jack Ford)
21. Trail of Hate (1917) (scenario)
22. The Tornado (1917) (as Jack Ford)
23. The Doorway of Destruction (1915) (scenario) (as Jack Ford)

Actor
1. Traviata, La (1955) (TV) .... Gaston
2. The Scrapper (1917) (as Jack Ford) .... Buck, the scrapper
3. Trail of Hate (1917) (as Jack Ford) .... The lieutenant
4. The Tornado (1917) (as Jack Ford) .... Jack Dayton
5. The Purple Mask (1916) (unconfirmed)
6. The Bandit's Wager (1916) (as Jack Ford)
7. The Adventures of Peg o' the Ring (1916) (as Jack Ford) .... Lund's Accomplice
8. Peg o' the Ring (1916) (as Jack Ford) .... Dr. Lund Sr.'s accomplice
9. Chicken-Hearted Jim (1916) (as Jack Ford) .... Roughneck Crewman
... aka Chicken-Hearted Bill
10. The Strong Arm Squad (1916) (as Jack Ford)
11. The Lumber Yard Gang (1916) (as Jack Ford) .... Cecil's brother
12. The Campbells Are Coming (1915) (as Jack Ford) .... Undetermined role
13. The Broken Coin (1915) (as Jack Ford) .... Sacchio's Accomplice
14. The Doorway of Destruction (1915) (as Jack Ford) .... Edward Feeney
15. The Hidden City (1915) (as Jack Ford) .... Lt. Johns' Brother
16. Three Bad Men and a Girl (1915) (as Jack Ford) .... Jim
17. The Birth of a Nation (1915) (uncredited) .... Klansman on horse holding up hood with hand
... aka In the Clutches of the Ku Klux Klan (USA: shorter version)
... aka The Birth of the Nation; Or The Clansman (second copyright title)
... aka The Clansman (USA: Los Angeles première title)
18. Smuggler's Island (1915) (as Jack Ford) .... Smuggler
19. A Study in Scarlet (1914/II) (as Jack Ford) .... John H. Watson, M.D.
20. The District Attorney's Brother (1914) (as Jack Ford)
21. The Mysterious Rose (1914) (as Jack Ford) .... Dopey
... aka My Lady Raffles #6: The Mysterious Rose (USA: series title)
22. Lucille Love: The Girl of Mystery (1914) (as Jack Ford)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
1. Hondo (1953) (second unit director) (uncredited)
2. Mighty Joe Young (1949) (second unit director)
... aka Mr. Joseph Young of Africa
3. The Adventures of Marco Polo (1938) (second unit director) (uncredited)
4. What Price Glory (1926) (second unit director) (uncredited)
5. The Craving (1918) (assistant director) (as Jack Ford)
6. The Broken Coin (1915) (assistant director)
7. The Doorway of Destruction (1915) (assistant director)

Miscellaneous Crew
1. Directed by John Ford (1971) (thanks)
2. Bullfighter and the Lady (1951) (advisor) (uncredited)
... aka Torero (USA)
3. Wagon Master (1950) (presenter)
4. The Fugitive (1947) (presenter)
... aka Fugitivo, El (Mexico)
5. Lucille Love: The Girl of Mystery (1914) (production assistant)

Cinematographer
1. The News Parade of the Year 1942 (1942) ("Battle of Midway" segment) (as Commander John Ford)
2. The Battle of Midway (1942)


1. The Battle of Midway (1942)

Stunts
1. Lucille Love: The Girl of Mystery (1914) (stunts)

Art Department
1. Lucille Love: The Girl of Mystery (1914) (props)

Himself
1. John Wayne's 'The Alamo' (2001) (V) .... Himself (photo)
2. Chesty: A Tribute to a Legend (1976) .... Himself
... aka Chesty (USA: informal English title)
3. The American Film Institute Salute to John Ford (1973) (TV) .... Himself (Honoree)
4. The American West of John Ford (1971) (TV) .... Himself
... aka The Great American West of John Ford
5. Directed by John Ford (1971) (uncredited) .... Himself
6. Sean O'Casey: The Spirit of Ireland (1965) .... Himself
7. "Wide Wide World"
- The Western (1958) TV Episode .... Himself
8. The Screen Director (1951) (uncredited) .... Himself (staged 'archive' footage)
9. Screen Snapshots: Reno's Silver Spur Awards (1951) .... Himself
10. At the Front (1943) .... Himself

Watch John Ford Full Movies, Clips and Trailers in:-

John's Video Gallery (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000406/videogallery)

Here is his documentary:-

The Battle Of Midway (http://www.imdb.com/video/internet-archive/vi2392523289/)

The Battle Of Midway (http://www.archive.org/details/the_battle_of_midway)

Duke is the best actor in Hollywood- John Ford

John Ford, was involved in 32
productions that involved Duke,
30 of which he directed.
Some of the early ones, some still unproven,
as to Duke's involvement.
However, these early movies are
generally included in Duke's filmographies.
The figures vary, with different information
so I have broken the facts down to this:-

Ford directed 15 full theatre released films,
were Duke is visibly seen.
He directed 7 where Duke,
is either in for a split second, or isn't!!,
but movies which are listed in most filmographies.

He directed 3 TV Specials.

The remainder were made up of Duke's Movies,
were he was Second Unit Director.
The rest were other TV specials and documentaries.

The American Film Institute Salute to John Ford (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0268607) (1973) (TV) .... Himself (Honoree)
The American West of John Ford (http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0066759/) (1971) (TV) .... Himself
Directed by John Ford (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0066997/) (1971) (uncredited) .... Himself
Chesty: A Tribute to a Legend (http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0065541/) (1976)
Donovan's Reef (http://www.dukewayne.com/showthread.php?t=1889) (1963)
How the West Was Won (http://www.dukewayne.com/showthread.php?t=1998) (1962) (segment "The Civil War")
"Alcoa Premiere"- Flashing Spikes ('http://www.dukewayne.com/showthread.php?t=1911')(1962) TV Episode
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (http://www.dukewayne.com/showthread.php?t=1890)(1962)
"Wagon Train" - The Colter Craven Story ('http://www.dukewayne.com/showthread.php?t=1912') (1960) TV Episode
The Alamo.( (http://www.dukewayne.com/showthread.php?t=3755)1960)...Second Unit Director- Uncredited)
The Horse Soldiers (http://www.dukewayne.com/showthread.php?t=1692)(1959)
"Wide, Wide, World"- The Western. ('http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0748264/') (1958) TV Episode .... Himself
The Wings of Eagles (http://www.dukewayne.com/showthread.php?t=1818)(1957)
The Searchers (http://www.dukewayne.com/showthread.php?t=1743) (1956)
"Screen Directors Playhouse"- Rookie of the Year ('http://www.dukewayne.com/showthread.php?t=1910')(1955) TV Episode
Hondo. (http://www.dukewayne.com/showthread.php?t=1927)(1953)....(Second Unit Director- Uncredited)
The Quiet Man (http://www.dukewayne.com/showthread.php?t=1825) (1952)
Rio Grande (http://www.dukewayne.com/showthread.php?t=1920) (1950)
She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (http://www.dukewayne.com/showthread.php?t=1905)(1949)
3 Godfathers (http://www.dukewayne.com/showthread.php?t=1941) (1948)
Fort Apache (http://www.dukewayne.com/showthread.php?t=1896)(1948)
They Were Expendable (http://www.dukewayne.com/showthread.php?t=1859)(1945)
The Long Voyage Home (http://www.dukewayne.com/showthread.php?t=1863)(1940)
Stagecoach (http://www.dukewayne.com/showthread.php?t=1763)(1939)
Born Reckless (http://www.dukewayne.com/showthread.php?t=4678)(1930)
Men Without Women (http://www.dukewayne.com/showthread.php?t=4658)(1930)
Salute (http://www.dukewayne.com/showthread.php?t=1994)(1929) (uncredited)
The Black Watch (http://www.dukewayne.com/showthread.php?t=4677) (1929)
Strong Boy (1929)
Hangman's House (http://www.dukewayne.com/showthread.php?t=2707) (1928) (uncredited)
Four Sons (http://www.dukewayne.com/showthread.php?t=4671) (1928)
Mother Machree (http://www.dukewayne.com/showthread.php?t=4669) (1928) (uncredited)

Originally posted by Hondo Duke Lane@Oct 17 2004, 09:15 PM
John Wayne (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000078/) & John Pappy Ford (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000406/#actor) shared a special chemistry together during the golden age of Hollywood. It was Ford who first noticed Duke (by accident) and took to him for the rest of his life. They shared common interest with USC football, and the rest is history.

John Wayne once said about Pappy, "If it hadn't been for the personal interest and encouragement of director John Ford, I might still be shifting furniture for other actors."

Pappy was always critical to Duke and hard on him, but the results were great motion pictures, great performances, many awards for his works. Duke & Pappy spent a lot of time together on Ford's boat with many friends, which resulted in a family atmosphere. Ford knew who he wanted on his set, and Duke was one of them. He gave Duke his big break from "B" movies with the lead role of the The Ringo Kid in Stagecoach. To Pappy's credit, he directed 146 films from 1917 to 1976.

Pappy won 4 Oscars for Best Director. The movies were The Informer (1935) (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0026529/), The Grapes of Wrath (1940) (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0032551/), How Green Was My Valley (1941) (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0033729/) & The Quiet Man (1952) (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0045061/).

Pappy died of Stomach Cancer on August 31, 1973 at the age of 79.

As for Duke, he was there a day before Pappy's passing to say his goodbyes. Ironic that less than six years later (June 11, 1979), Duke would die from the same cancer as Ford. He was 72.
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I have assembled all discussion, present and past,
regarding John Ford, here in this topic.

Here below is another link to past threads
Ford And The Duke (http://www.dukewayne.com/showthread.php?t=497&highlight=ford+the+duke)

and one titled


Are You A Fordian, Or Hawksian? (http://www.dukewayne.com/showthread.php?t=631&highlight=ford+hawks)

Hi

What else is there left to say??????

Regards


Arthur

John Ford & John Wayne are forever linked. Together they did the best work of their careers.

Originally posted by arthurarnell@Feb 9 2006, 10:39 AM
Hi

What else is there left to say??????

Regards
Arthur
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:blink:

My thoughts exactly.

Chester :newyear:

I'm not sure if this is elsewhere in the forums, USA Today announced a new Wayne/Ford Box Set to be released June 6. Eight films in a Ten DVD Collection including 2-Disc Special Editions of both The Searchers and Stagecoach, as well as three never before seen on DVD: Fort Apache, Wings of Eagles and the Long Voyage Home. The collection also includes She Wore A Yellow Ribbon, They Were Expendable and 3 Godfathers. All for $ 80, WOW!

Hi New England Wayne Fan,

Thanks for your post, and the information,
and to my knowledge, this is the first mention of it
on this board!

More rumors!!! It's driving me mad!!

I posted on this subject here (http://www.dukewayne.com/showthread.php?t=2790&view=findpost&p=26642) already. I've definitely got my fingers crossed for this one; if and when Warners decides to make it a reality.

However, to quote the late, great Don Knotts:

I'm just waiting for the official verification.

New England Wayne Fan,

I see that you joined the message board last year, but haven't posted very much, so we're happy to see you again. Since we didn't "officially" welcome you the last time you were here, please accept our sincere welcome to you today.

There is so much to read around here, it would have been difficult for you to find ejgreen's previous comments (thanks, EJ, for posting the link!).

Anyway, thanks for bringing it to our attention, and don't be a stranger - we hope to see you again soon.

Chester :newyear: and the Mrs. :angel1:

Hi New England Wayne Fan,

I couldn't agree with Mr and Mrs. Chester more,
It's great to see new posters here, and also
folks like yourself returning.
The more the merrier, I say,

Here's a little piece from the Business Wire (http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/google/index.jsp?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20060306005148&newsLang=en), discussing this release, and it's appropriate timing for Father's Day!!

Chester :newyear:

Keith ask me to put the story about John Fords Death on this page. I had forgotten about this one on "Pals Of The Saddle John-Ford." :( This Story was told by Pat Stacy Duke's Sweetheart for the last 7 years of His life. :) You can go to

JOHN FORDS DEATH (http://www.ranch26bar.com/DUKESTORIES3.html)

Bill :cowboy:

I saw this on Amazon yesterday. On June 6th, a collection of John Ford and John Wayne films will be available. There will be 8 titles.
The Searchers-The Ultimate Edition
Stagecoach-2 Disc Special Edition
Fort Apache
Long Voyage Home
Wings Of Eagles
She Wore A Yellow Ribbon
They Were Expendable
3 Godfathers

I don't know if they will be available separately or not. I think all but three have been available already. Those three are, Fort Apache, Wings Of Eagles and, 3 Godfathers. Though the last one was on sale at Target stores a couple of months back but this time will be widely available.
Also, there will be a John Ford Collection out on the same date that will have,
The Informer
The Lost Patrol
Mary Of Scotland
Cheyenne Autumn
Sergeant Rutledge.
Personally, I want Cheyenne Autumn, Sergeant Rutledge from the second collection and Fort Apache and 3 Godfathers from the first one. At least as a first choice.

Hi,
What interests me - if it will be the full 2-disk edition of The Serchers or not. I saw seperatly it goes with the booklet.
Regards,
Senta

Originally posted by WaynamoJim@Apr 4 2006, 01:52 PM
I saw this on Amazon yesterday. On June 6th, a collection of John Ford and John Wayne films will be available. There will be 8 titles.
The Searchers-The Ultimate Edition
Stagecoach-2 Disc Special Edition
Fort Apache
Long Voyage Home
Wings Of Eagles
She Wore A Yellow Ribbon
They Were Expendable
3 Godfathers

I don't know if they will be available separately or not. I think all but three have been available already. Those three are, Fort Apache, Wings Of Eagles and, 3 Godfathers. Though the last one was on sale at Target stores a couple of months back but this time will be widely available.
Also, there will be a John Ford Collection out on the same date that will have,
The Informer
The Lost Patrol
Mary Of Scotland
Cheyenne Autumn
Sergeant Rutledge.
Personally, I want Cheyenne Autumn, Sergeant Rutledge from the second collection and Fort Apache and 3 Godfathers from the first one. At least as a first choice.
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Hi Waynamo, yup, I know at least Fort Apache and Three Godfathers and She Wore A Yellow Ribbon; will be available seperately. Go to: Deep Discount DvD. (http://www.deepdiscountdvd.com) and type in the movies name in the search box. I did and that's how I founds out Ft. Apache was going to be released on June 6.

Best regards--C.

PS, looking forward to also buying Sergeant Rutledge. I think that Jeffrey Hunter & Woody Strode were in their best; in this movie.

Hi Jim and Carl,
All will be available separatly - Searchers even in two different ways. All are in the main DVD sites - Amazon, Movies Unlimited and Deep D (the last one I never used myself, but it seems it is the most popular among the members).
We are descussing that collectins for a long time in other threads. Haven't you seen. There are all links there.
Regards,
Senta :rolleyes:

I have prodered Collection from Amazon.

I will pre-order the collection as well and give my copies of the older DVD versions to my dad. By the way, anybody remember the significance of June 6th??
For me there is actually 2 reasons, but you will probably only get one.

June 6th (D-Day Europe)

December 7th (Pearl Harbor)

Some dates are forever remembered, good and bad.

Mark

Yup, D-Day and also my dad's B-Day. Get this not only was my dad born on June 6th, he was also born the same exact day. His B-Day is 6/6/44.

Just an FYI...the John Ford titles will not be available seperately. So, if you want Sgt. Rutledge, you'll have to buy the whoe box. On the plus side, I do not think it will cost more then 30 or 35 dollars thru Amazon or DDD.

The three films done in the late 1940s that were known as "The Ford- -Wayne Trilogy" where "Fort Apache," "She wore a Yellow Ribbon" and "Rio Grande" and were some of Duke's and John Ford's Greatest Horse Solder Films! :rolleyes:

I know a little about these three Films as I was there at Monument Valley and Moab when they were being Filmed. In the Film "Yellow Ribbon" The Pony Express Rider at the first of the Film Making a "Apache Runing Mount" onto His Horse is a Very Young Chilibill :)

Here is a Picture Tour of the Three Films and is made up of Film Clips from the Three Films. Just Keep Clicking Next to go to the next page and then on to the next Film. You can go to the Site Below. :D

THE FORD - WAYNE TRILOGY (http://www.wyntoontrip.com/FORTAPACHE.html)

Chilibill :cowboy:

Great link Chilibill. Fascinating read and great screen shots.


Thanks

Mike

Well :huh:

Who purchased the new John Ford/John Wayne 10 disc DVD collection?

I for one couldn't help myself. I just had to treat myself. The first movie I opened was the "Ultimate Edition of The Searchers". All I can say is wow!! If all you do is buy one DVD from that set, buy this one. There so many things to watch and read, its a great tribute to a great film.

Just a few highlights, 2 disc are included, disc 2 has a couple tributes and info about the filming, disc 1 is the film itself that has been remastered, and its looks awesome. I had the DVD from a few years back and this one blows it away. Vista Vision was truly ahead of its time. Couple other things of note are the postcards which are still shots from the shooting with a couple behind the scenes shots as well. There is a complete reproduction of the comic book, "The Searchers", which was really nice to see since I had only saw it in pictures on the internet before.

The next film I will be watching is the remastered version of "Stagecoach". That also has the PBS documentary which was aired early in May that I know a few of us have been trying to get our hands on. "Stagecoach" is also a 2 disc set which I haven't watched yet but if its like "The Searchers". I am not going to be disappointed.

Like I stated above, if you only buy 1 movie from the collection, get the "Ultimate" edition. There are 2 versions but for us fanatics, you need the Ultimate.

There are 6 other movies as well which include The Wings of Eagles, Fort Apache(another personal favorite), 3 Godfathers, She Wore a Yellow Ribbon, They Were Expendable, and The Long Voyage Home. So I am sure I will have alot to soak in over the next couple weeks. Any questions about the set, let me know. From what I have looked at so far, you won't be disappointed

Originally posted by SXViper@Jun 6 2006, 08:47 PM
Well* :huh:

Who purchased the new John Ford/John Wayne 10 disc DVD collection?

I for one couldn't help myself. I just had to treat myself. The first movie I opened was the "Ultimate Edition of The Searchers". All I can say is wow!! If all you do is buy one DVD from that set, buy this one. There so many things to watch and read, its a great tribute to a great film.

Just a few highlights, 2 disc are included, disc 2 has a couple tributes and info about the filming, disc 1 is the film itself that has been remastered, and its looks awesome. I had the DVD from a few years back and this one blows it away. Vista Vision was truly ahead of its time. Couple other things of note are the postcards which are still shots from the shooting with a couple behind the scenes shots as well. There is a complete reproduction of the comic book, "The Searchers", which was really nice to see since I had only saw it in pictures on the internet before.

The next film I will be watching is the remastered version of "Stagecoach". That also has the PBS documentary which was aired early in May that I know a few of us have been trying to get our hands on. "Stagecoach" is also a 2 disc set which I haven't watched yet but if its like "The Searchers". I am not going to be disappointed.

Like I stated above, if you only buy 1 movie from the collection, get the "Ultimate" edition. There are 2 versions but for us fanatics, you need the Ultimate.

There are 6 other movies as well which include The Wings of Eagles, Fort Apache(another personal favorite), 3 Godfathers, She Wore a Yellow Ribbon, They Were Expendable, and The Long Voyage Home. So I am sure I will have alot to soak in over the next couple weeks. Any questions about the set, let me know. From what I have looked at so far, you won't be disappointed
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I have this set on my Amazon.com wishlist.

I have my on order from Amazon.com. It was the cheaper of the on line price that I could find. I am paying $55.00 or something close to that. It is not here yet, but I saw it at a video store and was I excited about what I was going to get. Even though I am duplicating some movies, I am getting a great product. You have to get yours.

Viper, I am envious of your purchase, but I can wait.

No repeats, viper said what's in it. I am excited about this.

Cheers B)

Hi all,
My are also on the way - already shipped, but not arrived of course, from Amazon too. And I'm too very exited about receiving them.
Only one film I haven't seen yet - The Wings of Eagles. But there is great documentary and newly remastered versions of my beloved films.
Regards,
Vera :rolleyes:

I bought it last night at best buy. I watched the Searchers and the suplements for hours. Tonight its the bonus material from the Stagecoach disc... then maybe Stagecoach.

I will not watch 3 Godfathers... thats a movie I save for Christmas!


Did anyone buy the box set last week that featured Pittsburg, 7 Sinners & Shephard of the Hills?

Rob

Howdy Rob and everyone else,
I did buy the boxed set last week (with 7 sinners, jet pilot, conqueror, pittsburgh, and shepherd of the hills), but have not had the time to watch them yet. I've been busy transferring by dubbed VHS tapes of John Wayne to DVD. I have the John Wayne / John Ford collection on order, and can't wait to get it! I have been looking forward to it for quite a while now. I'll be glad to get the American Masters documentary with it since I missed it when it was on PBS.

By the way, does anyone know if the documentary "John Ford, John Wayne & The Searchers: The Turning of the Earth" is included with this set?

Best,
Colorado Bob

Originally posted by Colorado Bob@Jun 7 2006, 05:41 PM
Howdy Rob and everyone else,
I did buy the boxed set last week (with 7 sinners, jet pilot, conqueror, pittsburgh, and shepherd of the hills), but have not had the time to watch them yet. I've been busy transferring by dubbed VHS tapes of John Wayne to DVD. I have the John Wayne / John Ford collection on order, and can't wait to get it! I have been looking forward to it for quite a while now. I'll be glad to get the American Masters documentary with it since I missed it when it was on PBS.

By the way, does anyone know if the documentary "John Ford, John Wayne & The Searchers: The Turning of the Earth" is included with this set?

Best,
Colorado Bob
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The Turning of the Earth is on the second disc of The Searchers movie. It's very good.
I just watched the American Masters (on the second Stagecoach disc) It too is very good.
Hollywood has never had a better director/star combo as Wayne/Ford! What a body of work

Rob

I went to my local Best Buy today and they only had the John Ford Collection and it was going for $48.99. They didn't have the Ford-Wayne collection. In fact, they only had The Searchers separately in the two disc version that came out today and an Ultimate Collectors Edition with all the extras that SXViper said. And they had the new Stagecoach version. Both sold for $19.99 except for the Ultimate Searchers, it was more but, I didn't see how much. But, the didn't have Fort Apache or 3 Godfathers or any of the others. Not important enough to order, I guess. It's the same thing last week. I went up there to see if they had The Rough Riders and The Sacketts and they only had The Rough Riders. Even Circuit City didn't have any of the ones I mentioned. Yet they'll put out a hundred copies of some two bit crap movie that could never hold a candle to the Wayne flicks.

Well, I just finished watching the PBS American Masters documentary and it was great. I am glad it was included on this box set and am very happy that I "sprung" for the whole set.

I didn't get a chance to watch Stagecoasch because I wanted to watch the PBS special. As soon as I do I will let you know what it looks like compared to the original DVD that I have.

Hi all

My set is on hold until Father's day,
I can hardly wait!

Emmanuel.

Thanks Rob! I was hoping that special would be on it. I had a grainy copy of it on VHS and have always hoped I could get a better copy. You're right, it is a very good little documentary.

By the way Waynamo Jim, I picked up the Sacketts DVD at Walmart for $19.98 just a couple of days ago, so you might check there. Good luck.

Best,
Colorado Bob

Originally posted by Robhightower474@Jun 7 2006, 06:29 PM
Did anyone buy the box set last week that featured Pittsburg, 7 Sinners & Shephard of the Hills?

Rob
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I picked it up the day it was released. So far, I've watched 'The Shepherd Of The Hills', and it looks awesome! Universal did a very nice job of bringing this classic film to DVD. I started watching 'The Conqueror', but found that it did not look or sound as good as my Goodtimes version. Possibly because Universal decided to put these movies on DVD-9 format, which increases compression.

Still, at roughly $19 for this box set, it's worth it alone just for 'Shepherd'!

Originally posted by Colorado Bob@Jun 8 2006, 07:32 AM
Thanks Rob! I was hoping that special would be on it. I had a grainy copy of it on VHS and have always hoped I could get a better copy. You're right, it is a very good little documentary.

By the way Waynamo* Jim, I picked up the Sacketts DVD at Walmart for $19.98 just a couple of days ago, so you might check there. Good luck.

Best,
Colorado Bob
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You have a expensive Wal-Mart in your area. I saw both The Sacketts and Rough Riders for 13.98 regulare price at our Wal-Mart.

Originally posted by SXViper@Jun 8 2006, 05:16 PM
You have a expensive Wal-Mart in your area. I saw both The Sacketts and Rough Riders for 13.98 regulare price at our Wal-Mart.
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I always thought Wal-mart's had universal pricing. I guess not. Oh well, it's still a good movie, and my VHS was about wore out.
Best,
Colorado Bob

Thanks to both Colorado Bob and SXViper for the info on Wal-Mart. I didn't check there and the $13.98 price Viper saw is more like it. Best Buy was selling The Rough Riders for $16.99, which means that The Sacketts would sell for the same if they had it.

I just finished the set yesterday (man did I go through that set quickly - did it in about a week!), and I've got to say - WOW!!!

I had never seen Fort Apache, She Wore a Yellow Ribbon, The Wings of Eagles, or The Long Voyage Home before, so this was a great treat for me.

The only one that I was a little let down by was The Long Voyage Home. The Duke really seemed miscast, and Ford didn't really use him all that much in it. The movie itself was erratically paced (which makes sense since it was based on 4 separate short stories), and the last segment was painfully slow and obvious in spots. The movie had it's moments, though (I don't want to give anything away, so I won't give specifics), and it was very well acted.

As for Fort Apache and She Wore a Yellow Ribbon - Grade A+ movies to be sure. Fort Apache is definitely darker - a real precursor to the tone of The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance - and it more Henry Fonda's movie than John Wayne's (although both are great in it). Both of those movies were worth the wait. No letdowns there at all (and I had HIGH expectations going in).

The "Ultimate" edition of The Searchers is the real prize in the set. $29.99 on it's own at Target or Best Buy, but I got the entire set from Amazon for only $55!! While I was a little let down by the extras on The Searchers (I thought that for an "Ultimate" edition it should have had more), it is still a VERY classy set, and the movie itself is one of the best ever. I liked it more the third time. (I had seen it twice before - loved it the first time, liked it a lot the second time, and really loved it the third time - I "get it" now.)

The two disc set of Stagecoach has the kind of extras I was hoping that The Searchers would have - more in depth and informative stuff. Of course, Stagecoach is Stagecoach - 'nuff said!!

This is just proof that Warner Brothers releases the best classic box sets of all the major studios. A fantastic job.

If you don't have the set, and can swing the $55 or so - get it!!

Great set! No doubt about it. Did anyone catch that part in the documentar with Duke and Ford playing cards and having a beer? That scene was priceless. Says alot about their relationship. Who wouldn't have wanted to be privy to those conversations?
Bo

Received my box yesterday at last. Great set! Watched Searchers - beautifully restored. Some colors became little different from the version we used to.
Regards,
Senta :rolleyes:

Originally posted by B5Erik@Jun 25 2006, 11:24 PM
The only one that I was a little let down by was The Long Voyage Home.* The Duke really seemed miscast, and Ford didn't really use him all that much in it.* The movie itself was erratically paced (which makes sense since it was based on 4 separate short stories), and the last segment was painfully slow and obvious in spots.* The movie had it's moments, though (I don't want to give anything away, so I won't give specifics), and it was very well acted.


erik - I agree with you, this 10-disc set from Warners is TOP-NOTCH! As for 'The Long Voyage Home', I felt the same way as you after watching it for the first time. Seeing how John Wayne is plastered all over the artwork on the movie poster, you'd think he had the starring role...while in actuality, it's an emsemble piece. I think you will find yourself appreciating the film more and more on subsequent viewings. The cinematography by Gregg Toland is breath-takingly beautiful, and the actors are excellent in their roles.

As for me, I've only had a chance to watch 'The Long Voyage Home', 'Fort Apache', and 'The Wings Of Eagles' from the set so far (lots going on this summer). I'm looking forward to watching 'The Seachers' and 'Stagecoach' next. After reading all the rave reviews on the restoration job of 'The Searchers', I know I'm in for a real treat!

Yes, you guys are correct on the restoration of "The Searchers". It is magnificent. And its looks even better on my new 50 inch Plasma TV that I got a month ago.

Howdy All,
I picked up my set about a week ago, and I'm still going through all the special features. I can't believe everything that comes with this set. It is absolutely amazing, and I would very definitely recommend it for inclusion in anyone's John Wayne collection. I love it.
Best,
Colorado Bob

Hi all

I got my set yesterday, and agree with everything
that has been said regarding it.

Bo, John Ford looks to be really enjoying that beer.

Emmanuel.

I just got my "The Searchers" movie poster in the mail yesterday, it was free except for postage and handling. All I will say is WOW. Even my wife and kids who usually could care less about the little memorbilia things said, "What a nice looking poster". Well, now I have to save my pennies as it will be rather expensive to frame this one, its allot bigger then I was expecting, but I think it will be worth it.

Originally posted by SXViper@Jul 22 2006, 08:33 AM
I just got my "The Searchers" movie poster in the mail yesterday, it was free except for postage and handling. All I will say is WOW. Even my wife and kids who usually could care less about the little memorbilia things said, "What a nice looking poster". Well, now I have to save my pennies as it will be rather expensive to frame this one, its allot bigger then I was expecting, but I think it will be worth it.
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That's good to know! Hopefully, mine will be arriving shortly too...

Did anyone catch "Directed By John Ford" on AMC last night? It's the updated version of Bogdonavich's documentary on Ford & it has multiple vintage interviews with John Wayne, Jimmy Stewart, Henry Fonda, Maureen O'Hara, Harry Carey, Jr., etc. Loads of clips & discussions on Ford. It was very interesting.

Originally posted by Dexter Woodruff@Nov 9 2006, 12:01 AM
Did anyone catch "Directed By John Ford" on AMC last night?* It's the updated version of Bogdonavich's documentary on Ford & it has multiple vintage interviews with John Wayne, Jimmy Stewart, Henry Fonda, Maureen O'Hara, Harry Carey, Jr., etc.* Loads of clips & discussions on Ford.* It was very interesting.
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I caught part of it. I wonder if it is out somewhere either as a "extra" on a DVD or a actual DVD title. I would like to add the to my collection.

I saw most of it as well. It was very well made.

It's also a 'FreeMovie' on Comsast "on Demand"!!!

I checked out the title on IMDb and here's an interesting bit of information - they show that the next US TV airing of it will be Tuesday, November 21, at 10 PM on TCM (we don't have cable, so I'm not sure what TCM is, but I'm sure those of you who do have cable recognize it). Looks like an opportunity to record it.

My guess is that it might eventually be an extra on a DVD, if it isn't already.

Chester :newyear:

Hey Chester,

TCM is Turner Classic Movies. They show classic movies. It is a good station. They show a lot of documentaries of actors, directors, and etc. The movies come from every where, and they are uncut, unedited, and uncommercial. A must see around Christmas with showing all Christmas movies in December, and Horror movies in October.

Hope to catch the John Ford story myself, keep missing it.

Cheers B)

TCM is showing the John Wayne/John Ford Cavalry Trilogy beginning in just a few minutes. First up is, Fort Apache, followed by She Wore A Yellow Ribbon and then, Rio Grande. I'm not sure but, I think this might be the first time in a long while that all three have been shown back to back to back.

Oops, check that. Immediately after Rio Grande, The Horse Soldiers will be shown. So make that the Wayne/Ford Cavalry Quadrology(if there's such a word).

I realize this is still a week away, but wanted to bump this to the top, so those who might have missed it the first time around, can mark their calendars and catch the showing on the 21st.

BTW, thanks, Hondo, for the "education" :D . Sure wish we could pick and choose just a few channels and pay just a few $$$ a month, then maybe we might have cable.

Chester :newyear:

Originally posted by WaynamoJim@Nov 14 2006, 08:25 PM
TCM is showing the John Wayne/John Ford Cavalry Trilogy beginning in just a few minutes. First up is, Fort Apache, followed by She Wore A Yellow Ribbon and then, Rio Grande. I'm not sure but, I think this might be the first time in a long while that all three have been shown back to back to back.

Oops, check that. Immediately after Rio Grande, The Horse Soldiers will be shown. So make that the Wayne/Ford Cavalry Quadrology(if there's such a word).
36969

Saw most of it before I tired and had to go to bed. :rolleyes: :) As always, these movies were nice to watch.

Thanks Chester, I will be sure to get that recorded this time.

Just finished watching this on Comcast OnDemand service and loved it. Great insight and a bunch of interview clips I've not seen of Henry Fonda, James Stewart, and of course the Duke!

You guys are killing me! I can't find this collection anywhere near where I live. I had it on ebay and I posted my bid with one minute left and guess what, I was outbidded and didn't have enough time to post another bid and at that time that was the cheapest I have seen it!

You guys are killing me! I can't find this collection anywhere near where I live. I had it on ebay and I posted my bid with one minute left and guess what, I was outbidded and didn't have enough time to post another bid and at that time that was the cheapest I have seen it!


Sounds like you got "sniped" gt12pak.

Just keep searching and you will find it. Have you looked over on Deep Discount? They should have it.

I may have got sniped, especially when I thought I was sniping, but he paid a couple of dollars more than he wanted too. Haven't tried deep discount yet, that might be my next stop.

GT, please do give Deep Discount a try. I never had any problems with any orders I placed with them. There are two things that irritate me though. One is that they do not accept Money Orders, the other is that they do not carry several titles that have been released on DvD that I want, such as: El Cid, and 55 Days At Peking. There are several other titles I want but can't remember the names off hand.

Caught superb documentary on John Ford on TCM Directed by John Ford. My question is why dont they release this on DVD????

There would be a market for it. Is there anyone with sense in the movie market!!


Mike

If anyone would like to catch it again, TCM will be showing it in May 22 at 7am.

Hi

Directed by John Ford was on TCM over here last night. I got everything ready and my DVD recorder being reasonably new and it being mechanical meant that I approached it as if it was some monster. But anyway I pressed the wrong button or something and by the time I had figured out what I had done I missed the first 20 minutes.

Immediately after that finished I was able to record How The West Was Won on DVD. and this afternoon I'm hoping to get The Wings of Eagles off TCM as well.



Regards

Arthur

you are lucky to have TCM over there
:beer:

Hi Arthur

They were Expendable is on today as well I think at 1.00

The good thing about TCM is that their programming comes round on a regular basis.

I caught the Steve Mc Queen Essence of Cool on the third attempt!!

Mike

Hi Arthur

It is on again at 11:10 tonight on TCM after The Searchers.

Best

Mike

Looks like you guys are getting a good dose of the Duke today.

At least today TCM doesnt live up to it usual logo of being Totally Crap Movies!! LOL

Mike

Had to get my dose from AMC today.

I see Cheyenne Autumn is coming up this month. I've never seen the film before but when I went to set the Tivo, I noticed it's 4 HOURS LONG! Was just wondering if any of you have seen it and if it's worth the watch.

Yeah, it's coming up on May 19 on ION television and June 2 on AMC. From what I've read on some of the posts, the movie isn't very good, but I'll probably check it out anyway.

Yeah, I was just wondering if it's worth four hours to watch. Guess we'll find out... :wink_smile:

If you can put it to a DVR and edit out the commercials, it should be way less than 4 hours.

Hi,
I received notification from Amazon.co.uk that two Fords collection will be released for Region 2. The first (1 October) will include How Green was my Valley, Grapes of Wrath, Horse Soldiers and My Darling Clementine. The second will be released in November, but it is no information about the titles. Also there is no information about new features. Will they have any? May be someone here know more about that.
Hope second collection will have some of Ford silent movies with Harry Carey Sr. It's my dream to see just one of them.
Regards,
Vera

Any word of Wagon Master being released on DVD?

I have never seen it and would be intrigued after reading Harry Carey's book

Mike

It's avaliable from Amazon on VHS, for around $20 , but they have a sign up list for DVD.
That may mean that the DVD's will be out soon.

Chester :newyear:

Thanks Chester

I will wait for DVD

Best

Mike

Hi,
Watched John Ford and American West last night and became very exited! What a fine documentary. Again want to see some of never seen Ford's movies.
Haven't anybody here bought Ford collection which was released along with Ford-Wayne collection. No comments was here about that.
Regards,
Vera

Would be nice to see some of the more rarer Ford Titles making it to DVD. I have recently bought Prisoner of Shark Island with Harry Carey so I am looking forward to seeing it.
I vaguely remember watching it on TV years ago.

Mike

itdo

Having successfully discovered the documentary of "Tigero" (thanks!) how about this hard to find John Wayne-John Ford collaboration? Wasn't able yet to hunt it down on video, any help's appreciated:

"Chesty"
In his book "John Ford" Peter Bogdanovich even lists this one under "unrealized projects".
It's a documentary about Lt. Gen Lewis "Chesty" Puller, USMC, shot at his home, includes visits with him to the Stonewall Jackson Monument and Lee's tomb, as well as footage from Ford's own "This Is Korea!" (in which JW participated as well, he knew "Chesty" the man).
John Wayne's commentary was shot on the set of Rio Lobo. Shooting began August 68. The original 60 minute version was edited for possible television sale, Ford is said to have preferred the shorter cut.

There you go! The last teaming up of the masters - and they had trouble selling it! For some time no distributor showed any interest. I don't know if it was shown before the director's death, but it was eventually shown in public. Was it ever put to video tape?

Old November 6th, 2003 #2
itdo


still looking for that documentary, "Chesty".


chester7777


Re: "chesty" - A Forgotten John Ford Film
Based on some Internet research this morning, it would seem that this documentary, which didn't air on TV until 1976 (three years after John Ford's death) is still not available on DVD or VHS, except possibly if someone taped it off of TV when it originally aired.

Chester

For continuity, I have copied this thread across to the dedicated thread,
relating to John Ford.

Thanks for the great information....

Thanks Chester

I will wait for DVD

Best

Mike

Is there any sign of this appearing on DVD??????

Any word of Wagon Master being released on DVD?

I have never seen it and would be intrigued after reading Harry Carey's book

Mike
Hello All
Wagon Master's DVD was already released.
By HMV UK,4.99pond. and in Japan,this DVD (region2)also released.
http://hmv.com/hmvweb/displayProductDetails.do?ctx=-1;5;80;-1&sku=794158&WT.ac=Westerns+DVD-PBODY-DVD_WESTERN_HP-794158

regards,
H.sanada

Thanks H Sanada

I will check that one out.

Mike

http://www.dukewayne.com/picture.php?albumid=4&pictureid=14
Did anyone know TV documentary Wide Wide World(1958)
this may be directed by John Ford and John Wayne,Gary Cooper
both appeared?

regards
H.sanada

Hi H.sanada,

We do have it listed here,
but as it's not highlighted, little is known about it!


Duke's TV Appearances (http://www.dukewayne.com/showthread.php?t=3268)

thanks for your information,Keith.
here is a new information i found.
Gene Autry National Center had showed this TV program oct.2007.
What a nice event!

http://www.geneautry.com/news/2007/cowboyscholar_www.html
Cowboy Scholar Series
Wide Wide World: The Western
Autry National Center's Wells Fargo Theater
Saturday, October 6, 1:00PM - 3:30PM
Free Screening


Join us for a rare glimpse of "The Western," a never-before-released 1958 episode of NBC's A Wide Wide World. This behind-the-scenes look at the most American of movie genres featured special guests Gene Autry, Gail Davis, John Ford, John Wayne, and many others. Gene Autry and the Twentieth-Century West curator Michael Duchemin will guide an interactive discussion featuring a panel of noted film buffs who will watch the episode with you! A must-see for any Western fan or scholar of American cinema.

http://www.geneautry.com/news/images/www_cooper-autry-wayne.jpg
regards
H.sanada

Has this ever been released on DVD?

Is there any official confirmation of what military intelligence work Ford undertook for US Navy in the years before WW2? Was John Wayne and Ward Bond also involved in this work whilst using the cover of cruising on the Aramer?

Mike

Caught superb documentary on John Ford on TCM Directed by John Ford. My question is why dont they release this on DVD????

There would be a market for it. Is there anyone with sense in the movie market!!


Mike

This is Mike's original post,
for the sake of continuity I have merged the threads.

Has this ever been released on DVD?
Hello DukePilgrim,
If your question is a question for the TV show that i had post,
i can help you little.
DVD of Friendly Persuation has a special feature of Wide WIde World.
here's link .
http://video.barnesandnoble.com/DVD/Friendly-Persuasion/Gary-Cooper/e/085391669326#TABS (http://video.barnesandnoble.com/DVD/Friendly-Persuasion/Gary-Cooper/e/085391669326#TABS)

http://www.sell.com/23RKG5

regards
H.sanada

Thanks H.sanada for the link I will check it out

Best

Mike

John Ford receiving the FIRST Life Achievement Award from the American Film Institute!

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Great post Chester Thanks for sharing.

Mike

I found this interview that John Ford did in the early 50's about John Wayne. It says alot about the way he felt about Duke.

I really like the bit about hats because it just may explain why John Wayne wore the same hat he wore in Stagecoach for twenty years .
Now that Duke Wayne sits on top of the world, the time has come to declare that he is, has always been, and always will be my pal. I have liked Duke’s style since the first time I saw him in 1928, when I went to USC to recruit a bunch of athletes to play in a football game in Salute, a film I was shooting at the Annapolis Naval Academy.
Duke was not as strong or as developed as the other young men I saw. He was just a lanky kid who had grown too fast and was wearing clothes that were too small for him. However, I was struck by his self-assured manner. I also liked his smile—easy and natural. So, that same evening, in the university hall, I asked him to choose the young men that would join the film set in Annapolis. I have never regretted my decision because that moment marked the beginning of a friendship that has brought joy into my life.


The following summer, Duke came to visit me in Newhall, where I was shooting a Western, and asked me for a job. He started as a truck driver and before the end of the summer, he became a props assistant. He liked that job so much that he never went back to school and his choice probably saved the campus furniture from wear and tear.
Duke possesses a tremendous energy. He is convinced that an athletic looking person can challenge him/herself to do anything better, harder, and longer than anybody else can. He never feared hard work. On the other hand, I remember the day I scared him to death when I asked him to replace an actor who hadn’t shown up on the set for a bit part.


“Yes, you, big boy,” I yelled back. “Come here and put this jacket on.”


Duke was far from memorable in his early acting career, especially when it came to love scenes. It is not easy being romantic when your heart is pounding.
However, he displayed that masculine ease which is the secret of success on the
silver screen.


Duke has made more than one hundred fifty films; he is a well-respected
actor and one of the most bankable Hollywood names. Over the last two years,
From Hollywood, I spent most of my free time fishing in Mexico with John Wayne. You can tell a lot about people when you watch their behavior as they fish. I am not talking about the way they bait the hook or reel in the fish, and not even about how many fish they catch; instead I mean their ability to enjoy themselves and relax,to put manners aside and be completely carefree.


Duke has always been able to savor life, to swallow and digest it in big bites,without chewing them. Depending on the situation, he can be either reckless or a perfect gentleman. He plays very risky and costly games of poker. As far as fighting goes, he has had enough fist fights to give conclusive proof that he is the kind of man you don’t want to come to blows with. However, he has also learned, effortlessly, to behave with dignity and manly kindness. I am happy to say that my affection for this man is well placed. My time in Hollywood would be quite trying if he did not come by my office every day, or if he didn’t call me on the phone to discuss a problem, an idea, or an interesting piece of news.


Therefore, my claim that Duke’s lively mind and enthusiasm for new projects makes him a dear friend should come as no surprise.


I might sound overly sentimental when I remark that for years Duke has been trying to make his hats look as worn out as mine are. He has sat down on them, dipped them in water, furiously stepped on them, and he has even managed to switch his with mine when I wasn’t looking. Yet, those hats look ill at ease on his head.


I told him a thousand times that until a hat grows with the man who wears it, it will not belong to his head.


Duke has been able to learn a decent amount of things about filmmaking by keeping his eyes and ears open. During a career that spanned twenty years, he was a props assistant, an electrician, a stuntman, an extra, a bit part actor, an assistant director, a producer, and a star. I would not be surprised if one day he directed a film that will induce jaw dropping among the Hollywood establishment. Over the past two years, Duke has devoted an inordinate amount of energy to his work; he acted in a half dozen films while also working on production.


Any other man in his place would have collapsed. Last year he installed some workout equipment in his garage because he did not have time to go to the gym, and then realized that he did not have time to work out either. I could not help but laugh. Moreover, if physical fitness were the only criterion to measure life, Duke would probably be the last man to leave this earth.


However, he has started to pay close attention to his health lately. From time to time, he convinces himself that he is at the end of his rope and walks around looking like he cannot even breathe. Then he jumps in his car and drives to a spa in La Jolla, where he stays for a couple of days at the most. When he comesback to Hollywood, he tells everybody he has never felt better. That place must be extraordinary. . . .
Actually, Duke is always so busy that he cannot even afford the leisure activities he enjoys most. With the exception of last year’s brief vacation in Santa Catalina, he has heroically given up his favorite pastimes: hunting and fishing.


A few years ago, however, he resolved that he needed a hobby that would allow him to work with his hands. He kept thinking and thinking about it until he met a screenwriter who made pottery in his garage in his spare time. Duke decided that pottery was the ideal hobby. As his birthday was coming up, his wife Chata bought him all the necessary equipment: an oven, shelves, clay, and pyrometric cones.
The other day, at lunchtime, the screenwriter happened to be sitting at the same table as Duke and asked him about his progress in the art of pottery. Duke replied that he had not yet had time to try it but that the oven was an ideal storage space for his shoes!


While shooting a film it is customary to have one day when everything seems to go wrong; a horse whinnies right as the hero is whispering very important sweet nothings into the heroine’s delicate ear; the stuntmen miss their cue; or the sun hides behind the clouds as the camera starts filming the most difficult long shot of the day.
When things go wrong, Duke’s presence becomes very important. He is the one who runs to the opposite side of the plain to tell the second crew that we are going to do another take of the same scene. He rarely asks somebody else to do something that he is capable of doing himself and for this reason, the technicians adore him.
We went to the most desolate places to film our Westerns. We shot Rio Grande near Moab, in Utah, and Duke was able to spend time outdoors in close contact with nature. I am sure that he would have been quite unhappy had he been confined to work in the studio sets; it would be the equivalent of putting a mountain lion in a cage. On the other hand, Duke needs to challenge and be challenged by nature.


When Duke works in interiors or in a studio set, it becomes very difficult to make him sit still. I have read somewhere that homemakers walk an average of three miles per day while they perform domestic duties. Duke walks an equal distance, and smokes half a dozen cigarettes, while he is waiting to shoot a scene.


I could not think of a more cruel torture than tying Duke to a chair and forcing him to watch people walking on a screen. He would go insane, I think.



Duke is now at a point in his career where all the honors that Hollywood and the fans can bestow upon an actor are coming his way.


Last summer I went to Reno with him to attend John Wayne Day, during
which he received the yearly award that the city gives him for his role in a Western.
That year he was honored for She Wore a Yellow Ribbon. Duke was far more interested in the people he met than in the trophy he received. “Nice, eh?” he said as he showed me the award. “But it is not as important as the ideas behind it.”


Quite frankly, I am convinced that Duke can wear any prize with dignity as the gentleman he really is, despite his stern appearance.A few years ago, just before Stagecoach, I told Duke that a great future lay ahead of him. If it were not so obvious, I would say the same thing today.
He is my pal.




dee

Thanks for sharing that, Dee. I enjoyed reading Ford's insight about Duke.

Mark

John Ford all the Way even if He Was A Mean Man with His Stars !!!
Chilibill
:cowboy:

I found a rather interesting article about John Ford I thought you all might appreciate.

For Conservative Movie Lovers: John Ford, John Wayne and "They Were Expendable" - Part 1 (http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/lgrin/2009/10/17/for-conservative-movie-lovers-john-ford-john-wayne-and-they-were-expendable-part-1/)

I found a rather interesting article about John Ford I thought you all might appreciate.

For Conservative Movie Lovers: John Ford, John Wayne and "They Were Expendable" - Part 1 (http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/lgrin/2009/10/17/for-conservative-movie-lovers-john-ford-john-wayne-and-they-were-expendable-part-1/)

Apparently this (http://bighollywood.breitbart.com/lgrin/2009/10/24/for-conservative-movie-lovers-john-ford-john-wayne-and-they-were-expendable-part-2/#)is Part 2. In reading these articles about Ford, I was struck by the stark contrast between people like him and many who inhabit today's Hollywood.

Interesting article but I always get suspicious of articles that get their first facts rong, like the date They Were Expendable was made.

I find it curious that an arch-conservative would be quoting McBride as an authority, because his books are very biased, one of the more left wing writers who sees Ford as the documenter of American social history and has a great deal of trouble reconciling the fact that he used John Wayne in his films.

I found McBride pretty damn nasty about John Wayne, he seemed to take a quite vindictive pride in telling Navahos that Wayne was racist and making sure they threatened to shoot him if he returned to Monument Valley, (which Wayne did and the Navahos didn't).

And McBride was the writer who lied his way into an interview with Ford and Ford had great fun boasting to Henry Fonda he not revealing anything. McBride claims he was on the set of the Shootist but it sounds a bit like he got short shift from Wayne too. Maybe one of the reasons he is so nasty.

I get a bit annoyed at 70's liberals who have discovered Ford now trying to write their politics into their books about him and John Wayne ( and for the record I'm not a conservative) but some of those writers seem to be running vendettas. McBride amongst them.

dee

To re-introduce one of Duke's Directors to all our members

To re-introduce one of Duke's Co- Stars to all our members

Actually just to nitpick, John Ford was a coworker.. :jump: And while John Ford was an excellent director, I don't care much for the man himself.

Actually just to nitpick, John Ford was a coworker.. :jump: And while John Ford was an excellent director, I don't necessarily think he was a good person.
I like nitpickers

I like nitpickers

I do my best.

I do my best.

Anyway, Ive changed it now, I was just testing our members
powers of observation!!

THE GRAPES OF WRATH

DIRECTED BY JOHN FORD
PRODUCED BY DARRYL. F. ZANUCK
TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX

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Plot Summary

Set in the Thirties, Oklahoma is a dustbowl.
Tom Joad returns to his home after a jail sentence
to find his family kicked out of their farm due to forecloseure.
He catches up with them on his Uncles farm,
and joins them the next day as they head for California and a new life.
After terrible trials en route they become little more than slave labor.
However Tom and his family refuse to knuckle under.

Based on the John Steinbeck novel.

Written by ethanedwards

Full Cast

Henry Fonda ... Tom Joad
Jane Darwell ... Ma Joad
John Carradine ... Casy
Charley Grapewin ... Grandpa
Dorris Bowdon ... Rose of Sharon
Russell Simpson ... Pa Joad
O.Z. Whitehead ... Al
John Qualen ... Muley
Eddie Quillan ... Connie
Zeffie Tilbury ... Grandma
Frank Sully ... Noah
Frank Darien ... Uncle John
Darryl Hickman ... Winfield
Shirley Mills ... Ruth Joad
Roger Imhof ... Thomas
Grant Mitchell ... Caretaker
Charles D. Brown ... Wilkie
John Arledge ... Davis
Ward Bond ... Policeman
Harry Tyler ... Bert
William Pawley ... Bill
Charles Tannen ... Joe
Selmer Jackson ... Inspection Officer (as Selmar Jackson)
Charles Middleton ... Leader
Eddy Waller ... Proprietor (as Eddie Waller)
Paul Guilfoyle ... Floyd
David Hughes ... Frank
Cliff Clark ... City Man
Joe Sawyer ... Bookkeeper (as Joseph Sawyer)
Frank Faylen ... Tim
Adrian Morris ... Agent
Hollis Jewell ... Muley's Son
Robert Homans ... Spencer
Irving Bacon ... Driver
Kitty McHugh ... Mae
Leon Brace ... Migrant
Henry Brahe ... Migrant
Scotty Brown ... Migrant
Cal Cohen ... Migrant
Cecil Cook ... Migrant
Helen Dean ... Migrant
Billy Elmer ... Migrant
Sidney Hayes ... Migrant
E.J. Kaspar ... Migrant
L.F. O'Connor ... Migrant
Walton Pindon ... Migrant
Wally Albright ... Boy who bragged of eating chicken (uncredited)
Erville Alderson ... Arkansas storekeeper (uncredited)
Josephine Allen ... Migrant (uncredited)
Frank Atkinson ... Migrant (uncredited)
Arthur Aylesworth ... Father (uncredited)
Trevor Bardette ... Jule, bouncer at dance (uncredited)
John Binns ... Migrant (uncredited)
Joe Bordeaux ... Migrant (uncredited)
George P. Breakston ... Boy (uncredited)
Buster Brodie ... Migrant (uncredited)
Hal Budlong ... Migrant (uncredited)
Nora Bush ... Migrant (uncredited)
Russ Clark ... Guard (uncredited)
Shirley Coates ... Girl in migrant camp (uncredited)
Harry Cording ... Deputy (uncredited)
Jim Corey ... Buck Jackson, witness at dance (uncredited)

Gino Corrado ... Chef (uncredited)
Delmar Costello ... Migrant (uncredited)
Jane Crowley ... Migrant (uncredited)
W.H. Davis ... Migrant (uncredited)
John Dilson ... Bookseller (uncredited)
Lillian Drew ... Migrant (uncredited)
Ralph Dunn ... Deputy (uncredited)
Thornton Edwards ... Motorcycle cop (uncredited)
Pat Flaherty ... Deputy (uncredited)
James Flavin ... Guard (uncredited)
Francis Ford ... (unconfirmed) (uncredited)
Emily Gerdes ... Migrant (uncredited)
Tyler Gibson ... Migrant (uncredited)
Barney Gilmore ... Migrant (uncredited)
William Haade ... Deputy with shotgun (uncredited)
Ben Hall ... Gas station attendant in Bakersfield (uncredited)
Dean Hall ... Migrant (uncredited)
Edna Hall ... Migrant (uncredited)
Cliff Herbert ... Migrant (uncredited)
Charles Herzinger ... Migrant (uncredited)
Herbert Heywood ... Gas station attendant (uncredited)
Harry Holden ... Migrant (uncredited)
David Kirkland ... Migrant (uncredited)
Rex Lease ... Cop (uncredited)
Hazel Lollier ... Migrant (uncredited)
Mae Marsh ... Muley's wife (uncredited)
Louis Mason ... Man in camp (uncredited)
Harry Matthews ... Migrant (uncredited)
Scotty Mattraw ... Migrant (uncredited)
Walter McGrail ... Gang leader (uncredited)
Jules Michelson ... Migrant (uncredited)
Walter Miller ... New Mexico border guard (uncredited)
Philip Morris ... Guard (uncredited)
Frank Newburg ... Migrant (uncredited)
Frank O'Connor ... Deputy #1 (uncredited)
George O'Hara ... Clerk (uncredited)
Ted Oliver ... State policeman (uncredited)
Inez Palange ... Woman in camp (uncredited)
Steve Pendleton ... Gas station attendant #2 in Needles (uncredited)
Jack Pennick ... Camp helper (uncredited)
Walter Perry ... Migrant (uncredited)
Rose Plumer ... Migrant (uncredited)
Chauncey Pyle ... Migrant (uncredited)
Bob Reeves ... Deputy (uncredited)
Gladys Rehfeld ... Migrant (uncredited)
Waclaw Rekwart ... Migrant (uncredited)
Dick Rich ... Keene Ranch guard (uncredited)
Gloria Roy ... Waitress (uncredited)
Peggy Ryan ... Hungry girl (uncredited)
Robert Shaw ... Gas station attendant #1 in Needles (uncredited)
Lee Shumway ... Deputy (uncredited)
Georgia Simmons ... Woman (uncredited)
C.B. Steele ... Migrant (uncredited)
Al Stewart ... Migrant (uncredited)
Harry Strang ... Fred, trucker #2 at diner (uncredited)
Paul Sutton ... Deputy (uncredited)
Harry Tenbrook ... Deputy / Troublemaker (uncredited)
Charles Thurston ... Migrant (uncredited)
D.H. Turner ... Migrant (uncredited)
Tom Tyler ... Deputy handcuffing Casy (uncredited)
Pearl Varvalle ... Migrant (uncredited)
Eleanore Vogel ... Migrant (uncredited)
Max Wagner ... Guard (uncredited)
Harry Wallace ... Migrant (uncredited)
John Wallace ... Migrant (uncredited)
Glen Walters ... Woman who gets shot (uncredited)
Jack Walters ... Migrant (uncredited)
Frank Watson ... Migrant (uncredited)
Jim Welch ... Migrant (uncredited)
Charles West ... Migrant (uncredited)
Dan White ... Poor man walking with woman in transient camp (uncredited)
Norman Willis ... Joe, shot at Floyd (uncredited)
Bill Wolfe ... Square-dance caller (uncredited)
Bill Worth ... Migrant (uncredited)
Darryl F. Zanuck ... Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)


Wingate Smith .... assistant director (uncredited)



Writing credits
Nunnally Johnson (screenplay)

John Steinbeck (novel "The Grapes of Wrath")

Cinematography by
Gregg Toland

Music Department
Alfred Newman .... musical director
Danny Borzage .... musician: accordion (uncredited)

Filming Locations

20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA
(studio)
Arizona, USA
Backlot, 20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA
California, USA
Canejo Ranch, California, USA ("Keene Ranch")
Chatsworth, Los Angeles, California, USA
Daggett, California, USA (second unit)
Gallup, New Mexico, USA
Irvine Ranch, Tustin, California, USA
Iverson Ranch, Chatsworth, Los Angeles, California, USA
Laguna Pueblo, New Mexico, USA
Lamont, California, USA (Weedpatch Migrant Camp)
Lasky Mesa, Chatsworth, Los Angeles, California, USA (Joad and Graves farms)
Los Angeles, California, USA
McAlester, Oklahoma, USA(2nd unit)
Needles, California, USA(River bathing, "Welcome To Needles" sign, and Carty's Camp.)
New Mexico, USA
Oklahoma, USA
Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona, USA
San Fernando Valley, Los Angeles, California, USA
Santa Rosa, New Mexico, USA(service station, diner, bridge, train sequence)
Sayre, Oklahoma, USA (Courthouse)
Tehachapi, California, USA (second unit)
Topock, Arizona, USA (bridge crossing into California)

A great moody, broody classic film.
I think this is a great movie, with JF at his best.
Henry Fonda is at his most superb as Tom Joad,
and Joan Darwell, who won an Oscar
for her portayal as Ma, was magnificent.
A couple of Duke 'Pals' and JF's Stock company here,
namely
Ward Bond ,John Qualen, Jack Pennick and JF's brother Francis


Won 2 Academy Awards, for
Best Director- John Ford,
Best Actress in a Supporting Role- Jane Darwell

Nominated
Best Actor in a Leading Role- Henry Fonda
Best Film Editing- Robert L. Simpson
Best Picture
Best Sound, Recording- Edmund H. Hansen (20th Century-Fox SSD)
Best Writing, Screenplay- Nunnally Johnson

to be continued

I've loved this film since the first time I saw it when played on WTBS about 19 or so years ago. It's been on TCM twice recently and I watched it both times. Thanks for talking about it Keith ;-))

If anyone wants any other John Ford movie's profiled please ask!

Well, I just watched/listened to the analogue track on the Wagonmaster DVD and am thoroughly impressed with my own former lack of insight and insensitivity.
Dobie Carey, Peter Bogdonovich and his 1966 John Ford interview tapes, absolutely enlighten and inform this movie. When Ford asked Carey if he wanted to be in a western with Ben Johnson, Dobie asked "Is Duke in it?"
Ford repled, Don't you want to make a movie without Duke?
Dobie's story about an admirerer of Joann Dru is also a hoot.


We deal in lead, friend.

Here's a very interesting YouTube interview of Duke regarding his relationship with John Ford. Seems like I've seen it here before, I did check through all 12 pages of John Ford Pals, to no avail . . .

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I JUST SAW YOUNG MR LINCOLN FOR THE FIRST TIME THE OTHER NITE.AN EXCELLENT FILM.HENRY FONDA WAS EXCELLENT AS LINCOLN, ONE OF HIS BEST PERFORMANCES.A VERY STYLISH FILM AND TO SUM IT ALL UP a very beautiful epic poem.

ringo kid!
I also highly recommend another Ford film made in 39.
Drums Along the Mohawk... also with Henry Fonda,Claudette Colbert,John Carradine and Ward Bond.

ringo kid!
I also highly recommend another Ford film made in 39.
Drums Along the Mohawk... also with Henry Fonda,Claudette Colbert,John Carradine and Ward Bond.

And for you interest here's our review,
Drums Along the Mohawk (http://www.dukewayne.com/showthread.php?t=3936)

IVE SEEN DRUMS ALONG THE MOHAWK ABOUT 50 TIMES.ANOTHER GREAT FILM.ITS ONE OF MY FAVOURITE AS WELL.ONE OF THE GREAT MANY SCENES IS Fonda pursued by Indians for a long chase over woodlands, finally wearing out his pursuers who collapse from sheer exhaustion.

Watch John Ford Full Movies, Clips and Trailers in:-

John's Video Gallery (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000406/videogallery)

Here is his documentary:-

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The Battle Of Midway (http://www.imdb.com/video/internet-archive/vi2392523289/)

The Battle Of Midway (http://www.archive.org/details/the_battle_of_midway)

I was always curious about any John Ford/Richard Widmark connection. Ford spent quite a bit of time of the set of The Alamo, and had to know Duke and Widmark weren't the best of friends. I personnally have always been a fan of Richard Widmark and all his work. But I wonder why Ford ended up starring Widmark in Two Rode Together and Cheyenne Autumn. I would have to guess that John Ford either liked Richard Widmark inspite of any problems Duke had with him. Or possibly the studios forced Widmark on him-but I doubt that. Does anyone have any info on that situation?

I was always curious about any John Ford/Richard Widmark connection. Ford spent quite a bit of time of the set of The Alamo, and had to know Duke and Widmark weren't the best of friends. I personnally have always been a fan of Richard Widmark and all his work. But I wonder why Ford ended up starring Widmark in Two Rode Together and Cheyenne Autumn. I would have to guess that John Ford either liked Richard Widmark inspite of any problems Duke had with him. Or possibly the studios forced Widmark on him-but I doubt that. Does anyone have any info on that situation?

According to Harry Carey Jr. in his book Company of Heroes,
on the set of Two Rode Together,
Widmark and Ford had a 'mutual admiration society',
with him being 'amazed' at Ford's directional skills.
According to Harry, Ford 'loved' Widmark,
and is quoted as saying
Even a gone screwy Ford is
a hundred times better, than all those other idiots.

There seems no doubt that Widmarks opinion of Duke,
did not make the slightest difference to his relationship with Ford.

John Ford will be honored with a U.S. postage stamp next year!


http://i742.photobucket.com/albums/xx61/pvitari/stamp2012-1.jpg


With the Great Film Directors stamps, the U.S. Postal Service honors four great filmmakers who captured the many varieties of the American experience. These extraordinary directors created some of the most iconic scenes in American cinema. They gave audiences an unforgettable (and in some cases, deeply personal) vision of life.

The stamp art combines a portrait of each man with an example of one of his most iconic works.

For the John Ford stamp — the first of four designs to be revealed — the background recalls a scene from The Searchers, an influential Western starring John Wayne and making Ford’s characteristic use of the American landscape.

Art Director Derry Noyes designed these stamps using art by award-winning illustrator Gary Kelley, who created the images using pastels on paper.

The Great Film Directors stamps are being issued as Forever® stamps. Forever stamps are always equal in value to the current First-Class Mail one-ounce rate.
The remaining three designs will be revealed at a later date.

THE SEARCHERS © C V Whitney Pictures, Inc. Licensed By: Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved.

I'm pretty sure that I won't be licking John Ford's backside.





We deal in lead, friend.

Never fear Gorch... all the stamps now come with adhesive backing! ;)

What will they think of next, Paula?
Was that invented after George's fiance died from licking envelopes on "Seinfeld"?




We deal in lead, friend.

Modern technology -- it's a wonderful thing! :) At least when it comes to stamp backings. ;)

(I confess I have never watched an episode of Seinfeld.)

Another portrait of John Ford, from the brush of the great Mort Drucker. :)

http://i742.photobucket.com/albums/xx61/pvitari/JohnFord-MadMag.jpg

Hey, hey, Paula -you've never seen Seinfeld yet you know who Mort Drucker is? Did your parents work for Mad Magazine?



We deal in lead, friend.

Mad Magazine? Loved it as a young boy. A bit off topic, but here's Mort's interpretation of Rooster Cogburn from Mad Magazine's spoof, True Fat.

http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn188/wazootie/Stuff/TrueFat2.jpg

That's a very well done drawng of John Ford he did. (getting back on topic) :shades_smile:

Mort Drucker was a genius caricaturist. He had an amazing talent for accurate likenesses while also picking up on the essential essence of whoever he was spoofing.

Anyway, that Ford pic I posted is from Mad Magazine's parody of Cheynne Autumn -- which Mad called Cheyenne Awful. In fact, I just scanned in and posted "Cheyenne Awful" to my Ben Johnson webpage, so if anyone wants to have a look, it's at http://benjohnsonscreencap.shutterfly.com. Warning! It does a real number on Cheyenne Autumn. It's hilarious -- but it takes no prisoners. To my great disappointment, however, the only cast members who somehow escaped the great Drucker's pen were Ben and Harry Carey Jr. They are not in the parody. :(

John Ford will be honored with a U.S. postage stamp next year!

Further to our previous post by Paula, here is more news:-

John Ford- Postage Stamp (http://www.pressherald.com/news/john-ford-honored-with-postage-stamp_2011-08-18.html)

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c187/john-wayne/John%20Wayne/da51a702.jpg

Hey, hey, Paula -you've never seen Seinfeld yet you know who Mort Drucker is? Did your parents work for Mad Magazine?

Gorch, I grew up reading Mad Magazine! It made me the woman I am today. <huge grin>

A couple more rare location pics

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c187/john-wayne/John%20Wayne/feae59f8.jpg

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c187/john-wayne/John%20Wayne/77bf1401.jpg

In fact, I just scanned in and posted "Cheyenne Awful" to my Ben Johnson webpage, so if anyone wants to have a look, it's at http://benjohnsonscreencap.shutterfly.com. :(

I'd love to see this, but the link no longer works. Any chance of your reposting it? Thanks.

I'd love to see this, but the link no longer works. Any chance of your reposting it? Thanks.
Welcome tagtag,
I have extended an official welcome here;
Welcome, New Members! (http://www.dukewayne.com/showthread.php?p=106197#post106197)
Regarding the link It might be a good idea to PM Paula directly

Oops, there was a typo in the link. Sorry about that.

The "Cheyenne Awful" comic is no longer on my website's front page but it's in the Memorabilia section. So go here:

http://benjohnsonscreencaps.shutterfly.com/memorabilia

And then scroll down to the album section till you find it. Look for the album entitled "Mad Magazine September 1965."

To get the big versions of the scans, you'll have to sign into Shutterfly (it's free, it just takes a moment to sign up) and then you can download the big size scans.

P.S. Do check out the front page though... all the latest goodies are posted there. ;) http://benjohnsonscreencaps.shutterfly.com

More John Ford goodness!

First of all, if you haven't checked out my pal April Lane's fabulous new website for John Ford, "Directed by John Ford," go there posthaste. Here's the link: http://directedbyjohnford.com/

Also, Moira Finnie, a wonderful blogger on film (who also writes for the Movie Morlocks blog at the TCM webpage), interviews April at her blog Skeins of Thought. This is a great discussion about Ford, so I also advise you all to go there a.s.a.p.;) The link: http://moirasthread.blogspot.com/2011/10/directed-by-john-ford-conversation-with.html

Enjoy!

Thanks for posting these links.
More distractions to while away the time I should be working ... on something.

Richard

http://i47.servimg.com/u/f47/11/97/59/03/a_duk956.jpg (http://www.servimg.com/image_preview.php?i=9423&u=11975903)

http://i47.servimg.com/u/f47/11/97/59/03/a_duk962.jpg (http://www.servimg.com/image_preview.php?i=9429&u=11975903)

http://i17.servimg.com/u/f17/11/97/59/03/john_f10.jpg (http://www.servimg.com/image_preview.php?i=1353&amp;u=11975903)

I saw Wagon Master at the Museum of Modern Art in NYC last week -- they had three screenings of a 35mm print and I went to two of them. Sadly, MoMA's print has seen better days. It is afflicted with lots of black vertical lines and other print damage, and apparently the print also has a lot of splices, resulting in occasional jumps in the soundtrack. At one point it skipped over a couple of lines of dialogue, completely obliterating one of the funnier lines in the script. (There was a simultaneous, spontaneous -- and very audible -- ARRGGGH! of frustration from myself and the three ladies who had joined me for the second viewing of the film.)

That said, it still was fabulous seeing Wagon Master on the big screen in 35mm. ALL kinds of detail jumped out that simply is not observable (or audible) watching this on DVD or on a TV broadcast, and I came away feeling as if I'd had an entirely new experience with this movie and that I could see so much more in it than before (and I have always loved it and believed it to be a great film).

I love my DVDs but they still don't come close to 35mm on a big screen.

http://i742.photobucket.com/albums/xx61/pvitari/Ben%20Pics/WMTicket-2S.jpg

More Ford news -- there is going to be a John Ford symposium in Ireland. "The Irish Film & Television Academy (IFTA) in association with the John Ford Estate and the Irish Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, has created JOHN FORD IRELAND, an annual symposium dedicated to the legacy and continuing influence of John Ford on generations of audiences and film makers."

The first symposium will take place in Dublin in June 2012. Clint Eastwood has already been awarded the very first John Ford Award, which will be presented annually by the symposium.

How I'd love to go but a trip to Ireland alas is way beyond my budget. ;( Maybe some other year.

Lots more information about the symposium at http://www.directedbyjohnford.com/blog/general/john-ford-in-ireland-annual-symposium-to-honor-all-things-fordian/

I wasn't sure which thread to put this in, but John Ford is as good as any, I guess. If it belongs somewhere else, I know EthanEdwards will move it!

I've posted all this to my webpage at http://benjohnsonscreencaps.shutterfly.com

John Ford, Ben Johnson, Nevada Governor Vail Pittman, John Wayne and Harry Carey Jr. at the Silver Spurs Award ceremony in Reno on May 13, 1950.
http://i742.photobucket.com/albums/xx61/pvitari/Ben%20Pics/SilverSpursS-1.jpg

Back of the photo.
http://i742.photobucket.com/albums/xx61/pvitari/Ben%20Pics/SilverSpurs-BackS-1.jpg

A newspaper article about the event.
http://i742.photobucket.com/albums/xx61/pvitari/Ben%20Pics/NevadaStateJournalMay121950-M.jpg

An ad for gala screenings of She Wore a Yellow Ribbon and Wagon Master.
http://i742.photobucket.com/albums/xx61/pvitari/Ben%20Pics/NevadaStateJournal-May121950Ad.jpg

John Wayne's plaque.
http://i742.photobucket.com/albums/xx61/pvitari/Ben%20Pics/SilverSpurs-JW.jpg

Oh, for my own personal Way Back Machine (or a Tardis, or a Time Tunnel) so I could go back in time to attend!

Paula, I do not know if this is normal, but I can not access your site!

Paula, I do not know if this is normal, but I can not access your site!
You're quite right Romy,
there is a slight error in Paula's link,
I have posted the correct link here

http://benjohnsonscreencaps.shutterfly.com/

Romy, my apologies for the typo -- it was late at night and I was typing too fast, too. Thanks, EthanEdwards, for posting the correct link. I've also corrected it up above.

Romy, LOVED your John Wayne-Bob Hope video!

Thank you to both. No need to apologize!!!