Ford at Fox

Just Pals (1920)

Only 50 minutes long, stars Buck Jones as a small town fellow who befriends a homeless boy.

The Iron Horse (1924)

George O'Brien stars in the story of the building of the Union Pacific Railroad

3 Bad Men (1926)

Stars George O'Brien in a saga of three outlaws of the wild west who become protectors of a little girl after her mother is killed. Sports some of Ford's great scenic long shots that his westerns are known for.

Four Sons (1928)

Three German brothers enlist in the German army during WWI, the fourth goes to America.

Hangman's House (1928)

Screen debut of John Wayne stars Victor McLaglan in a saga set in Ireland. A predecessor to "The Informer" this time McLaglan is the hero.

Born Reckless (1930)

The early problems of sound in movies, and in particular dialogue, plague this tale of a gangster sentenced to fight in the war.

Up The River (1930)

More early sound problems in which singing and dancing (not done very well) are inserted into a film that has the only mutual appearance of Spencer Tracy and Humphrey Bogart. No early talkie was complete without a musical number.

Seas Beneath (1931)

Stars George O'Brien in a maritime thriller.

Doctor Bull (1933)

Stars Will Rogers in the first of three collaborations between Ford and Rogers.

Pilgrimage (1933)

Drama about a son who is sent off to war to prevent him from marrying a girl that his mother thinks is beneath him. The son is killed in battle. However, all of this is too late to prevent a grandchild from being produced from the union.

Judge Priest (1934)

Stars Will Rogers as a southern Judge who enjoys taffy pulls and croquet when not on the bench.

The World Moves On (1934)

Moves from reconstruction to the depression much like the British-made Cavalcade did, except that film took on a much smaller slice of time.

Steamboat Round The Bend (1935)

Stars Will Rogers. The final collaboration between Rogers and Ford is perhaps the best. Rogers plays a man going up and down the Mississippi on an old steamboat charging the local population admission to look at the wax figures he is carrying. He plans to use the money he raises to hire a lawyer to free his nephew from a serious charge.

The Prisoner of Shark Island (1936)

Warner Baxter plays Dr. Samuel Mudd, who was sent to prison after treating Lincoln's killer while not realizing his patient's true identity.

Wee Willie Winkie (1937)

A perhaps over-long Shirley Temple film seems an odd vehicle for John Ford.

Four Men and a Prayer (1938)

A British officer is branded as a coward and his sons try to clear his name. Another reviewer aptly described it as "The Four Feathers Meet Nancy Drew (Loretta Young)".

Drums Along The Mohawk (1939)

Feature film with commentary

Young Mr. Lincoln (1939)

Henry Fonda plays Abe Lincoln in this highly fictionalized account of Lincoln's life as a young adult.

The Grapes of Wrath (1940)

The story of the Joads as they suffer mistreatment when they move from their repossessed Dust Bowl farm to California. The first of only two Best Actor nominations for Henry Fonda.

Tobacco Road (1941)

Feature film with English Mono and Spanish/French subtitles

How Green Was My Valley (1941)

Stars Walter Pidgeon and Maureen O'Hara in the story of how lush Welsh countryside became an ugly strip-mined area over time. Won Best Picture.

My Darling Clementine (1946)

John Ford, who actually knew Wyatt Earp, directs Henry Fonda, who plays Wyatt Earp. Disc One: Feature film with English Stereo or English Mono, Spanish/French Mono and Spanish subtitles. Commentary by Wyatt Earp III. Disc Two: Alternate pre-release version (Ford's cut).

When Willie Comes Marching Home (1950)

Stars Dan Dailey. Willie joins the army to become a war hero, but winds up doing training duty right back in his home town.

What Price Glory (1952)

Stars James Cagney. This was based on an anti-war play that Ford turned into a comedy with rather strange results.

Becoming John Ford (2007)

Feature-length documentary.