John Ford — Director (92)

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Mother Machree (1927) WikiData IMDb TMDB
Mother Machree
director: John Ford actor: Belle Bennett / Victor McLaglen …
other title: ¡Madre mía! / Maman de mon cœur …
Ellen McHugh, a poor Irish immigrant to America, finds work in a carnival and is thus able to send her son Brian to a fine school. But when her position is found out, the school expels Brian. Mrs. McHugh feels compelled to allow the school principal and his wife to adopt Brian. The widow McHugh becomes a housekeeper and raises her employer's daughter Edith, who grows up to fall in love with Brian McHugh.

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Lightnin' (1925) WikiData IMDb TMDB
Lightnin'
director: John Ford actor: Jay Hunt / Wallace MacDonald …
other title: Don Pancho / Extra Dry
Set in a hotel straddling the border between California and Nevada, this early John Ford comedy follows a female hotel owner's efforts to turn a profit and get some work out of her husband.

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When Willie Comes Marching Home (1950) WikiData IMDb TMDB
When Willie Comes Marching Home
director: John Ford actor: Dan Dailey / Corinne Calvet …
other title: So ein Pechvogel / Planqué malgré lui …
When Willie leaves home to join the war effort he is all ready to become a hero, but he is only frustrated when his posting ends up to be in his home town, and he is recruited into training, keeping him from the action. However, when he finds himself accidently behind enemy lines he unexpectedly becomes a hero after all.

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Marked Men (1919) WikiData IMDb TMDB
Marked Men
director: John Ford actor: Harry Carey / Winifred Westover …
other title: 恵みの光 / Hombres marcados …
Three outlaws rescue a baby in the desert and with barely any water left try to return to the town in which they just robbed a bank. Lost film. A remake of 1916's "The Three Godfathers," which also starred Harry Carey.

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A Gun Fightin' Gentleman (1919) WikiData IMDb TMDB
A Gun Fightin' Gentleman
director: John Ford actor: Harry Carey / J. Barney Sherry …
other title: The Gun-Fighting Gentleman / 西部の紳士
Cheyenne Harry, owner of the biggest cattle ranch in his corner of the west, is having trouble with John Merritt, a land-grabbing Chicago meat-packer. By some artifice of shrewd legal aid, Merritt manages to seize Harry's ranch under a bogus writ of foreclosure. Failing to get justice by his many letters to Merritt, Cheyenne Harry goes east and calls at the millionaire's mansion. At first, Merritt refuses to see him. Then, to cause amusement for his daughter, Helen, and her guests, he invites the "uncouth" westerner into his dining hall. He is sure that he will make some grave error in table deportment and afford them all a laugh. To the amazement of Merrit and the guests Harry's table manners are faultless. Then, to trick him into an embarrassing position, Merritt eats with his knife. Harry, realizing that it is proper for the guest to follow the example of the host, does likewise. He leaves the house chagrined but more determined than ever to get justice from Merritt.

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The Village Blacksmith (1922) WikiData IMDb TMDB
The Village Blacksmith
other title: El herrero de la aldea / Le Forgeron du village
(survived only 10 minutes) As young men, the squire (Marshall) and the village blacksmith (Walling) are in love with the same woman (Boardman), whom the blacksmith marries. This angers the squire. Years later, the squire's son Anson (Yearsley) dares the blacksmith's son Johnnie (Hackathorne) to climb a tree, from which he falls and is crippled. As adults, Anson and the blacksmith's daughter Alice (Valli) fall in love, which angers the blacksmith, who chastises his daughter. The blacksmith's other son Bill (Butler) returns from college and is injured in a train accident. Anson steals $480 from a church fund which is currently in Alice's possession. Alice is struck by lightning. The blacksmith take Anson and the squire to church where they both repent.

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Women in Defense (1941) WikiData IMDb TMDB
Women in Defense
director: John Ford actor: Katharine Hepburn
Short documentary extolling the virtues and necessity for women to participate in America's preparation for war, showing women working in scientific, industrial, and voluntary-services activities. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2008.

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Sex Hygiene (1942) WikiData IMDb TMDB
Sex Hygiene
Several servicemen relax by playing pool, but one of them goes off to spend time with a prostitute. Later, he discovers he has contracted a venereal disease. A graphic and frank presentation of the types and treatment of venereal disease follows. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation in 2007.

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Doctor Bull (1933) WikiData IMDb TMDB
Doctor Bull
director: John Ford actor: Will Rogers / Ralph Morgan …
other title: 닥터 불 / 布尔医生 …
In this engaging adaptation of James Gould Cozzen's novel The Last Adam, film icon Will Rogers portrays Dr. George Bull, a compassionate, highly regarded small-town physician who often prescribes a healthy dose of common sense! But when Bull begins dating a widow (Vera Allen), the local gossips misconstrue the story. To make matters worse, Bull's plainspoken manner earns him an enemy in the wealthy owner of a nearby construction camp. But once it's learned that the camp has caused illness by polluting the local water supply, the good doctor steps in to try to restore the town's health - and his reputation!

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Men Without Women (1930) WikiData IMDb TMDB
Men Without Women
other title: U 13 / Des hommes sans femmes …
Made during the early days of sound cinema, this tense submarine adventure is an intriguing example of a hybrid silent-talkie. A disgraced English sub commander changes his name to Burke and joins the American Navy. When the U.S. submarine on which he is serving as a torpedo launcher begins to sink, Burke must make the ultimate sacrifice to save as many crew men as possible..

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The Shamrock Handicap (1926) WikiData IMDb TMDB
The Shamrock Handicap
director: John Ford actor: Janet Gaynor / Leslie Fenton …
other title: La hoja de trébol / Gagnant quand même
Because he refuses to collect rent payments from his impoverished tenants, kindly Irish nobleman Sir Miles Gaffney is in danger of losing his estate. He is forced to sell off part of his racing stable to a wealthy American, who takes along Gaffney's jockey Neil Ross as part of the bargain. When Neil is crippled in a racing accident, Sir Miles and his daughter Sheila sail to America with their prize horse "Dark Rosaleen" in tow. The first film having an Irish motif that John Ford directed, a six reel delight set in Eire's County Kildare and in the United States, with a steeplechase background, mixing charged elements of comedy and sentimental drama.