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John Ford with portrait and Academy Award, circa 1946 John Ford (1894–1973) was an American film director whose career spanned from 1913 to 1971. [1] During this time he directed more than 140 films; however, nearly all of his silent films are lost.
YearTitleProducer1917With Jean Hathaway; two reels. Ford's ...1917Two reels; lost .1917Two reels; lost .1917The Soul Herder (aka The Sky Pilot)With Harry Carey, Molly Malone, Hoot ...Director: The Quiet Man. John Ford came to Hollywood following one of his brothers, an actor. Asked what brought him to Hollywood, he replied "the train". He became one of the most respected directors in the business, in spite of being known for his westerns, which were not considered "serious" film.
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1. The Grapes of Wrath. 1940 2h 9m Approved. 8.1 (100K) Rate. 96 Metascore. An Oklahoma family, driven off their farm by the poverty and hopelessness of the Dust Bowl, joins the westward migration to California, suffering the misfortunes of the homeless in the Great Depression. Director John Ford Stars Henry Fonda Jane Darwell John Carradine. 2.
A ranking of the films directed by John Ford that I have seen, presented in order of best to worst.
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- 'The Searchers' (1956) Cast: John Wayne, Jeffrey Hunter, Vera Miles, and Natalie Wood. Few Westerns are quite as iconic as The Searchers, to the point where labeling it John Ford's greatest achievement as a filmmaker feels like a no-brainer.
- 'The Grapes of Wrath' (1940) Cast: Henry Fonda, Jane Darwell, and John Carradine. One year before he won a Best Director Oscar for How Green Was My Valley, John Ford also won for his work on The Grapes of Wrath.
- 'The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance' (1962) Cast: John Wayne, James Stewart, Vera Miles, and Lee Marvin. The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance was one of John Ford's final Westerns, and arguably his last great one, too.
- 'Stagecoach' (1939) Cast: John Wayne, Claire Trevor, Andy Devine, and John Carradine. Though it was released in 1939, which was an overall very strong year for American movies, Stagecoach still stands out, and is arguably one of the very best releases of its entire decade.
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Ford is renowned for his Westerns, such as Stagecoach (1939), My Darling Clementine (1946), Fort Apache (1948), The Searchers (1956), and The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962); though he worked in many other genres, including comedies, period dramas, and documentaries.
