Category: John Ford

Popcorn and Inspiration: ‘3 Godfathers’

NR | 1 h 45 min | Drama, Western | 1948 Several 20th-century filmmakers, among them notably John Ford, took turns bringing Peter B. Kyne’s novella “The Three Godfathers” to the screen: a Westernized retelling of the timeless Biblical Christmas tale of the Three Wise Men. Three robbers flee a posse of Arizona lawmen across…


‘The Sun Shines Bright’: No Ordinary Judge

NR | 1 h 32 min | Drama, Comedy | 1953 On screen, judges usually sit, speak little, summon people to their bench or chamber, and are rarely seen outside court. But Judge Priest (Charles Winninger) is no ordinary judge. He stands and talks and walks a lot, especially outside court. Priest presides over a town…


Rewind, Review, and Re-Rate: ‘My Darling Clementine’: One of John Ford’s Greatest Films

Passed | 1h 37min | Drama, Romance, Western | 1946 The year is 1882 and much of the West is still very, very wild. A quartet of brothers, Wyatt (Henry Fonda), Morgan (Ward Bond), Virgil (Tim Holt), and James Earp (Don Garner), are driving a herd of cattle through Arizona, which they hope to sell…


This is Korea | The Korean War Remembered Episode 1|Documentary

Legendary Hollywood director John Ford directed this documentary chronicling the early part of the Korean War. Using rare color footage from the battlefields of Korea, Ford applies the craft of Hollywood movie-making to inspire American audiences. – Feature Films: Cinema collection: epochcinema.com Epoch Original content: epochoriginal.com Feature Films: www.theepochtimes.com/featured-films Follow EpochTV on social media: Facebook:…


‘Drums Along the Mohawk’ From 1939: The Fight for Independence

Although we sometimes slip into calling this holiday the Fourth of July instead of Independence Day, that name diminishes its meaning. After all, it’s an anniversary of one of the most important events in American history, the Declaration of Independence, which was the beginning of the freedom the United States has enjoyed for almost two…


Inspiration and Popcorn: ‘The Wings of Eagles’: A Sentimental, Multifaceted Character Study

Approved | 1h 50min | Biography, Drama, War | 1957 One of John Ford’s more sentimental films, “The Wings of Eagles” is a biopic about Ford’s friend and frequent filmmaking collaborator, Frank “Spig” Wead. Ford was inspired to make this 1957 film 10 years after Wead passed away, as a dedication to his friend. The…


Popcorn and Inspiration: ‘The Long Voyage Home’: John Ford’s Excellent Nautical Adventure

Approved | 1h 45min | Drama, War | 1940 The sea can offer many things. Whether for civilians or those enlisted in military service, shipping off to ports of call can be an adventure, with long voyages to distant, exotic locales. For others, it can be a means to escape problems or burdens on the…


Rewind, Review, and Re-Rate: ‘The Horse Soldiers’: Director John Ford’s Entertaining Civil War Drama

Not Rated | 2h | Adventure, Romance, War | 1959 For as many Western films as celebrated director John Ford made, it’s interesting that he produced only one wholly dedicated to the Civil War. (He did touch on the Civil War in 1962’s “How the West Was Won.”) “The Horse Soldiers” (1959) was his only…