Search Results For : john ford

Four Sons (1928)

Four Sons (1928)

IMDb: 7.2
1928

A family saga in which three sons of a Bavarian widow go to war for Germany and the fourth goes to America, Germanys eventual opponent

Cheyenne Autumn (196

Cheyenne Autumn (1964)

IMDb: 6.7
1964

The Cheyenne, tired of broken U S government promises, head for their ancestral lands but a sympathetic cavalry officer is tasked to bring them back to their reservation

The Quiet Man (1952)

The Quiet Man (1952)

IMDb: 7.8
1952

A retired American boxer returns to the village of his birth in Ireland, where he falls for a spirited redhead whose brother is contemptuous of their union

Donovans Reef (1963)

Donovans Reef (1963)

IMDb: 6.9
1963

In an ideal society on a picturesque South Sea island, there are people of several races and backgrounds living together in harmony John Wayne is a WWII hero, who worked hard to own a shipping company and finds his true love She is

The Last Hurrah (195

The Last Hurrah (1958)

IMDb: 7.2
1958

Frank Skeffington is an old Irish American political boss, running for re election as mayor of a U S town for the last time

Two Rode Together (1

Two Rode Together (1961)

IMDb: 6.8
1961

A corrupt marshal is pressured by his army friend into negotiating the release of white captives of the Comanches, but finds that their reintegration into society has its consequences

The Man Who Shot Lib

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962)

IMDb: 8.1
1962

A senator returns to a western town for the funeral of an old friend and tells the story of his origins

Mister Roberts (1955

Mister Roberts (1955)

IMDb: 7.7
1955

In the waning days of World War II, the United States Navy cargo ship Reluctant and her crew are stationed in the backwater areas of the Pacific Ocean Trouble ensues when the crew members are granted liberty

The Long Voyage Home

The Long Voyage Home (1940)

IMDb: 7.0
1940

A merchant ships crew tries to survive the loneliness of the sea and the coming of war

The Searchers (1956)

The Searchers (1956)

IMDb: 7.9
1956

An American Civil War veteran embarks on a journey to rescue his niece from the Comanches

The Grapes of Wrath

The Grapes of Wrath (1940)

IMDb: 8.1
1940

A poor Midwest family is forced off their land They travel to California, suffering the misfortunes of the homeless in the Great Depression

3 Godfathers (1948)

3 Godfathers (1948)

IMDb: 7.1
1948

Three outlaws on the run risk their freedom and their lives to return a newborn to civilization

Drums Along the Moha

Drums Along the Mohawk (1939)

IMDb: 7.1
1939

Newlyweds Gil and Lana Martin try to establish a farm in the Mohawk Valley but are menaced by Indians and Tories as the Revolutionary War begins

The Hurricane (1937)

The Hurricane (1937)

IMDb: 7.2
1937

A Polynesian sailor unjustly imprisoned after defending himself against a colonial bully is relentlessly persecuted by his islands martinet French governor

My Darling Clementin

My Darling Clementine (1946)

IMDb: 7.8
1946

After their cattle are stolen and their brother murdered, the Earp brothers have a score to settle with the Clanton family

Stagecoach (1939)

Stagecoach (1939)

IMDb: 7.9
1939

A group of people traveling on a stagecoach find their journey complicated by the threat of Geronimo and learn something about each other in the process

How Green Was My Val

How Green Was My Valley (1941)

IMDb: 7.7
1941

At the turn of the century in a Welsh mining village, the Morgans, he stern, she gentle, raise coal mining sons and hope their youngest will find a better life

The Whole Towns Talk

The Whole Towns Talking (1935)

IMDb: 7.3
1935

A meek milquetoast of a clerks mistaken for public enemy N 1, and the notorious killer takes advantage of the situation

The Iron Horse (1924

The Iron Horse (1924)

IMDb: 7.2
1924

After witnessing the murder of his father by a renegade as a boy, the grown up Brandon helps to realize his fathers dream of a transcontinental railway

She Wore a Yellow Ri

She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949)

IMDb: 7.3
1949

Captain Nathan Brittles, on the eve of retirement, takes out a last patrol to stop an impending massive Indian attack Encumbered by women who must be evacuated, Brittles finds his mission imperiled

Fort Apache (1948)

Fort Apache (1948)

IMDb: 7.5
1948

At Fort Apache, an honorable and veteran war captain finds conflict when his regime is placed under the command of a young, glory hungry lieutenant colonel with no respect for the local Indian tribe

They Were Expendable

They Were Expendable (1945)

IMDb: 7.2
1945

A Navy commander fights to prove the battle worthiness of the PT boat at the start of World War II

The World Moves On (

The World Moves On (1934)

IMDb: 6.1
1934

Richard Girard is part of a New Orleans family working closely with the English Warburtons When Richard meets Mary Warburton she is engaged to Erik von Gerardt He does wed Mary but their time in America is financially difficult

The Fugitive (1947)

The Fugitive (1947)

IMDb: 6.3
1947

Anti Catholic and anti cleric policies in the Mexican state of Tabasco lead the revolutionary government to persecute the states last remaining priest

The Lost Patrol (193

The Lost Patrol (1934)

IMDb: 6.8
1934

A dozen British soldiers, lost in a Mesopotamian desert during World War I, are menaced by unseen Arab enemies

Wagon Master (1950)

Wagon Master (1950)

IMDb: 7.1
1950

Two young drifters guide a Mormon wagon train to the San Juan Valley and encounter cutthroats, Indians, geography, and moral challenges on the journey

Up the River (1930)

Up the River (1930)

IMDb: 5.9
1930

When paroled trustee Steve and former inmate Judy who try to put their criminal lives behind them are blackmailed, two career criminals come to their rescue

Wee Willie Winkie (1

Wee Willie Winkie (1937)

IMDb: 7.0
1937

Priscilla Williams, a young girl living with her widowed mother and paternal grandfather at the post he commands in northern India, becomes enamored of military life and embroiled in brewing rebellion against the crown in the early 1

The Prisoner of Shar

The Prisoner of Shark Island (1936)

IMDb: 7.3
1936

The story of Dr Samuel Mudd, who was imprisoned after innocently treating President Lincolns assassin in 1865

The Horse Soldiers (

The Horse Soldiers (1959)

IMDb: 7.1
1959

In 1863, a Union outfit is sent behind Confederate lines in Mississippi to destroy enemy railroads but a captive southern belle and the units doctor cause frictions within ranks

Gideon of Scotland Y

Gideon of Scotland Yard (1958)

IMDb: 6.6
1958

A typical day for Scotland Yard Chief Inspector George Gideon consists of working on several cases at the same time

Seas Beneath (1931)

Seas Beneath (1931)

IMDb: 5.8
1931

In the waning days of WWI, a U S Mystery Ship, sets sail for the coast of Spain towing a submarine Their mission is to find and sink a U boat that has been especially effective in attacking Allied shipping Posing as a harmless s

The Wings of Eagles

The Wings of Eagles (1957)

IMDb: 6.7
1957

A biography of Navy flier turned screenwriter Frank W Spig Wead

The Long Gray Line (

The Long Gray Line (1955)

IMDb: 7.1
1955

In 1898, Irish immigrant Martin Maher is hired as a civilian employee at West Point where, during a 50 year career, he rises to the rank of NCO and instructor

Pinky (1949)

Pinky (1949)

IMDb: 7.2
1949

A light skinned black woman falls in love with a white doctor, though he is unaware of her true race

How to Operate Behin

How to Operate Behind Enemy Lines (1943)

IMDb: 6.1
1944

A training film for OSS agents who are to be dropped behind enemy lines, covering cover and concealment, ambush techniques, etc