Auteur

John Ford

1894–1973 · American film director

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).

John Ford, in order

  1. 1914 A Study in Scarlet: acted · directed by Francis Ford
  2. 1914 Lucille Love, Girl of Mystery: acted · directed by Francis Ford
  3. 1914 The Call of the Waves: acted · directed by Francis Ford
  4. 1914 The District Attorney's Brother: acted · directed by Francis Ford
  5. 1914 The Mysterious Rose: acted · directed by Francis Ford
  6. 1915 Smuggler's Island: acted · directed by Francis Ford
  7. 1915 The Birth of a Nation: acted · directed by D. W. Griffith · critics 90%, audiences 40% · streaming on Kanopy, Hoopla, Fawesome
  8. 1915 The Broken Coin: acted · directed by Francis Ford
  9. 1915 The Campbells Are Coming: acted · directed by Francis Ford
  10. 1915 The Hidden City: acted · directed by Francis Ford
  11. 1915 Three Bad Men and a Girl: acted · directed by Francis Ford
  12. 1916 The Adventures of Peg o' the Ring: acted · directed by Francis Ford and Jacques Jaccard
  13. 1916 The Bandit's Wager: acted · directed by Francis Ford
  14. 1916 The Purple Mask (short film): acted · directed by Francis Ford and Grace Cunard
  15. 1916 The Strong Arm Squad: acted · directed by Francis Ford
  16. 1917 A Marked Man: directed
  17. 1917 Bucking Broadway: directed · streaming on Fawesome, Tubi
  18. 1917 Cheyenne's Pal (short film): directed, wrote, produced
  19. 1917 Red Saunders plays Cupid: directed
  20. 1917 Straight Shooting: directed · streaming on Fawesome, Tubi
  21. 1917 The Scrapper (short film): directed, wrote, acted
  22. 1917 The Secret Man: directed, wrote
  23. 1917 The Soul Herder (short film): directed
  24. 1917 The Tornado (short film): directed, acted
  25. 1917 The Trail of Hate (short film): directed, acted
  26. 1918 A Woman's Fool: directed
  27. 1918 Hell Bent: directed, wrote · streaming on Tubi
  28. 1918 The Craving: directed, wrote
  29. 1918 The Phantom Riders: directed
  30. 1918 The Scarlet Drop: directed
  31. 1918 Thieves' Gold: directed
  32. 1918 Three Mounted Men: directed
  33. 1918 Wild Women: directed, wrote
  34. 1919 A Fight for Love: directed
  35. 1919 A Gun Fightin' Gentleman: directed, wrote
  36. 1919 Ace of the Saddle: directed
  37. 1919 Bare Fists: directed
  38. 1919 By Indian Post (short film): directed
  39. 1919 Gun Law (short film): directed
  40. 1919 Marked Men: directed
  41. 1919 Rider of the Law: directed
  42. 1919 Riders of Vengeance: directed, wrote
  43. 1919 Roped: directed
  44. 1919 The Fighting Brothers (short film): directed
  45. 1919 The Gun Packer (short film): directed · streaming on Fawesome, Tubi
  46. 1919 The Last Outlaw (short film): directed
  47. 1919 The Outcasts of Poker Flat: directed
  48. 1919 The Rustlers (short film): directed, produced
  49. 1920 Hitchin' Posts: directed
  50. 1920 Just Pals: directed · streaming on Fandango at Home (free), Tubi
  51. 1920 The Girl in Number 29: directed
  52. 1920 The Prince of Avenue A: directed
  53. 1921 Action: directed
  54. 1921 Desperate Trails: directed
  55. 1921 Jackie: directed
  56. 1921 Sure Fire: directed
  57. 1921 The Big Punch: directed
  58. 1921 The Freeze-Out: directed
  59. 1921 The Wallop: directed, produced
  60. 1922 Little Miss Smiles: directed
  61. 1922 Silver Wings: directed
  62. 1922 The Village Blacksmith: directed
  63. 1923 Cameo Kirby: directed
  64. 1923 Hoodman Blind: directed
  65. 1923 North of Hudson Bay: directed
  66. 1923 The Face on the Bar-Room Floor: directed
  67. 1923 Three Jumps Ahead: directed, wrote
  68. 1924 Hearts of Oak: directed
  69. 1924 The Iron Horse: directed, created, produced · critics 73%, audiences 78% · streaming on Kanopy, Fawesome, Tubi
  70. 1925 Kentucky Pride: directed
  71. 1925 Lightnin': directed
  72. 1925 Thank You: directed
  73. 1925 The Fighting Heart: directed
  74. 1926 3 Bad Men: directed, wrote, produced · streaming on Fawesome
  75. 1926 The Blue Eagle: directed, produced
  76. 1926 The Shamrock Handicap: directed, produced
  77. 1927 Upstream: directed · streaming on Fawesome, Tubi
  78. 1928 Four Sons: directed, produced · audiences 80% · streaming on Philo, Fawesome, Tubi
  79. 1928 Hangman's House: directed, produced
  80. 1928 Mother Machree: directed, produced
  81. 1928 Napoleon's Barber (short film): directed
  82. 1928 Riley the Cop: directed, produced
  83. 1929 Salute: directed, produced · streaming on Tubi
  84. 1929 Strong Boy: directed
  85. 1929 The Black Watch: directed · streaming on Plex, Fawesome, Tubi
  86. 1930 Born Reckless: directed · audiences 10% · streaming on Roku Channel, Tubi
  87. 1930 Men Without Women: directed, produced · audiences 20% · streaming on Roku Channel, Fawesome, Tubi
  88. 1930 Up the River: directed, wrote · streaming on fuboTV, Plex, Fawesome
  89. 1931 Arrowsmith: directed · critics 89%, audiences 43% · streaming on Prime Video, Roku Channel, Kanopy
  90. 1931 Seas Beneath: directed, produced · audiences 0%
  91. 1931 The Brat: directed
  92. 1932 Air Mail: directed
  93. 1932 Flesh: directed, produced
  94. 1933 Doctor Bull: directed
  95. 1933 Pilgrimage: directed · critics 83%, audiences 50%
  96. 1934 Judge Priest: directed · critics 80%, audiences 48% · streaming on Prime Video, fuboTV, MGM+
  97. 1934 The Lost Patrol: directed, produced · critics 100%, audiences 65% · streaming on HBO Max
  98. 1934 The World Moves On: directed · audiences 30%
  99. 1935 Steamboat Round the Bend: directed · audiences 71%
  100. 1935 The Informer: directed, produced · critics 90%, audiences 78%
  101. 1935 The Whole Town's Talking: directed, produced · critics 100%, audiences 76%
  102. 1936 Mary of Scotland: directed · audiences 45% · streaming on HBO Max
  103. 1936 The Prisoner of Shark Island: directed · critics 89%, audiences 69% · streaming on Plex, Fawesome
  104. 1937 The Hurricane: directed · audiences 66% · streaming on Prime Video, Kanopy, YouTube (free)
  105. 1937 The Plough and the Stars: directed · streaming on Criterion Channel
  106. 1937 Wee Willie Winkie: directed · audiences 73%
  107. 1938 Four Men and a Prayer: directed · critics 43%, audiences 48%
  108. 1938 Submarine Patrol: directed
  109. 1938 The Adventures of Marco Polo: directed · critics 60%, audiences 25% · streaming on Prime Video, Roku Channel, Kanopy
  110. 1939 Drums Along the Mohawk: directed · critics 82%, audiences 60%
  111. 1939 Stagecoach: directed · critics 100%, audiences 86% · streaming on Prime Video, fuboTV, HBO Max
  112. 1939 Young Mr. Lincoln: directed · critics 100%, audiences 81% · streaming on Roku Channel, Plex, Fawesome
  113. 1940 The Grapes of Wrath: directed · critics 100%, audiences 88% · streaming on Hoopla, Fawesome
  114. 1940 The Long Voyage Home: directed · critics 100%, audiences 70% · streaming on HBO Max
  115. 1941 How Green Was My Valley: directed · critics 93%, audiences 80%
  116. 1941 Tobacco Road: directed · audiences 37%
  117. 1941 Women in Defense: directed
  118. 1942 Sex Hygiene (short film): directed
  119. 1942 The Battle of Midway (short film): directed, wrote, produced · audiences 63% · streaming on Hoopla, Prime Video (free), Fawesome
  120. 1942 Torpedo Squadron 8 (short film): directed
  121. 1943 December 7th (short film): directed · streaming on HBO Max, Tubi
  122. 1943 Pearl Harbour December 7Th (short film): directed
  123. 1943 Undercover: How to Operate Behind Enemy Lines: directed
  124. 1943 We Sail at Midnight: directed
  125. 1945 They Were Expendable: directed, produced · critics 90%, audiences 72% · streaming on HBO Max, Tubi
  126. 1946 My Darling Clementine: directed · critics 100%, audiences 85%
  127. 1947 The Fugitive: directed, produced
  128. 1948 3 Godfathers: directed · critics 87%, audiences 78%
  129. 1948 Fort Apache: directed, produced · critics 100%, audiences 83% · streaming on Fawesome
  130. 1949 Mighty Joe Young: produced · directed by Ernest B. Schoedsack · critics 91%, audiences 65%
  131. 1949 She Wore a Yellow Ribbon: directed, produced · critics 91%, audiences 79%
  132. 1950 Pinky: directed · critics 65%, audiences 73%
  133. 1950 Rio Grande: directed · critics 73%, audiences 70% · streaming on MGM+, Kanopy, Hoopla
  134. 1950 Wagon Master: directed, wrote · critics 100%, audiences 67%
  135. 1950 When Willie Comes Marching Home: directed · audiences 31%
  136. 1951 This is Korea: directed · streaming on Tubi
  137. 1952 The Quiet Man: directed, wrote, produced · critics 93%, audiences 91% · streaming on Kanopy, Fawesome
  138. 1952 What Price Glory: directed · critics 63%, audiences 36%
  139. 1953 Mogambo: directed · critics 79%, audiences 55%
  140. 1953 The Sun Shines Bright: directed, produced
  141. 1955 Mister Roberts: directed · critics 100%, audiences 84% · streaming on YouTube (free)
  142. 1955 Rookie of the Year: directed
  143. 1955 The Long Gray Line: directed · critics 90%, audiences 73% · streaming on Tubi
  144. 1956 The Searchers: directed · critics 87%, audiences 88% · streaming on fuboTV, Fawesome
  145. 1957 The Rising of the Moon: directed · audiences 60%
  146. 1957 The Wings of Eagles: directed · critics 33%, audiences 56%
  147. 1957–65 Wagon Train (TV series): directed · streaming on Philo, Starz, Tubi
  148. 1958 Gideon's Day: directed · audiences 57% · streaming on YouTube (free)
  149. 1958 The Last Hurrah: directed, produced · critics 83%, audiences 81% · streaming on fuboTV
  150. 1959 Korea: Battleground for Liberty: directed
  151. 1959 The Horse Soldiers: directed · critics 81%, audiences 75% · streaming on Hoopla, YouTube (free), Plex
  152. 1960 Sergeant Rutledge: directed · critics 92%, audiences 89% · streaming on YouTube (free), TCM, Fawesome
  153. 1961 Two Rode Together: directed · critics 86%, audiences 52% · streaming on Fawesome
  154. 1962 Flashing Spikes: directed
  155. 1962 How the West Was Won: directed · critics 88%, audiences 74%
  156. 1962 The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance: directed · critics 95%, audiences 92% · streaming on fuboTV, MGM+, Philo
  157. 1963 Donovan's Reef: directed, produced · critics 67%, audiences 75% · streaming on YouTube (free)
  158. 1964 Cheyenne Autumn: directed · critics 57%, audiences 44%
  159. 1966 7 Women: directed · critics 56%, audiences 68%
  160. 1971 Vietnam! Vietnam!: produced · directed by Sherman Beck · streaming on Roku Channel, Fawesome, Tubi
  161. 1976 Chesty: A Tribute to a Legend: directed, acted
  162. 1995 A Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese Through American Movies: acted · directed by Martin Scorsese and Michael Henry Wilson · critics 100%, audiences 95% · streaming on Kanopy
  163. 2011 The Story of Film: An Odyssey (TV series): acted · directed by Mark Cousins · critics 86%, audiences 90% · streaming on Prime Video, Roku Channel, Hoopla
  164. Trilogía de Will Rogers: directed