John Ford

John Ford

American film director (1894–1973)

John Martin Feeney, better known as John Ford, was an American film director and producer. He is regarded as one of the most important and influential filmmakers during the Golden Age of Hollywood, and was one of the first American directors to be recognized as an auteur. In a career of more than 50 years, he directed over 130 films between 1917 and 1970, and received a record four Academy Awards for Best Director for The Informer (1935), The Grapes of Wrath (1940), How Green Was My Valley (1941), and The Quiet Man (1952).

Filmography in the catalog

Credited on 117 films (1900–1966) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 64 other records (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).

Year ▲ Title CreatorLengthFormatColorSound
1952 The Quiet Man National Telefilm 1:29 16mm Color sound
1952 What Price Glory? John Ford 111 min Color
1953 Sun shines bright Argosy Pictures Corp. ; John Ford and Merian C. Cooper's Argosy Production ; presenter, Herbert J. Yates ; writer, Laurence Stallings ; director, John Ford. 90 16mm B&W sound
1953 The Sun Shines Bright Ideal Pictures Inc 90 16mm B&W sound
1955 Rookie Of The Year. Hal Roach Studios. 29 min. 16mm B&W sound
1956 The Searchers John Ford 1:19 Color
1956 The Searchers John Ford 119 min 16mm Color
1957 The Rising Of The Moon warner brothers 81 min 16mm B&W sound
1957 The Wings of eagles John Ford 110 min Color & B&W
1958 Gideon's Day John Ford 91 min Color & B&W
1958 The Last Hurrah John Ford 1:21 B&W
1962 How the West Was Won John Ford, Henry Hathaway, George Marshall 12:00 Color
1962 The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance John Ford 123 min 16mm B&W sound
1962 The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance. Paramount Pictures Corp. & John Ford Productions Inc. 123 min 35mm B&W sound
1963 Donovan's Reef. Paramount Pictures Corp. & John Ford Productions Inc. 104 min 35mm Color sound
1965 Seven Women. Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc. John Ford Productions Inc. & Bernard Smith Productions Inc. 35mm Color sound
1966 7 Women John Ford 87 min Color