List of the best Francis Ford movies: Charlie Chan at the Circus(1936), The White Gorilla(1945), Eyes of Texas(1948), The Man From Monterey(1933), Steamboat 'Round the Bend(1935), The Sun Shines Bright(1954), High Tide(1947), This Is the Life(1935), Paddy O'Day(1935), Drums Along the Mohawk(1939), Stagecoach(1939), Hangover Square(1945) ... ...
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1936
72 Minutes
John Gaines
Warner Oland Keye Luke Francis Ford George Brasno Olive Brasno Shirley Deane John McGuire Maxine Reiner J. Carrol Naish Paul Stanton Boothe Howard
While visiting the circus with his family, Charlie is recruited by the big top's co-owner to investigate threatening letters that he's received.
Adventure
USA
1945
62 Minutes
Mr. Stacey
Ray Corrigan Lorraine Miller George J. Lewis Francis Ford Budd Buster Charles King
A white gorilla is snubbed by black gorillas because he is the wrong color. Cut off from his tribe he becomes lonely and angry. After troubling hunters and natives, the white gorilla fights... See full summary »
Western
USA
1948
71 Minutes
Thad Cameron
Roy Rogers Lynne Roberts Andy Devine Nana Bryant Francis Ford
attorney nephew uncle roy rogers physician henchman spirited gritty camp law office doctor's office trail jail inheritance dogs camp impersonation murder investigation pursuit
A ranch owner (Francis Ford) turns his place into a home for boys who have lost their fathers in World War II. His evil female lawyer (Nana Bryant) covets the ranch and works in cahoots ... See full summary »
Adventure, Western
USA
1933
56 Minutes
Don Pablo Gonzales
John Wayne Ruth Hall Luis Alberni Donald Reed Nena Quartero Francis Ford Lafe McKee Lillian Leighton Charles Whitaker
army officer rancher con artist heiress baron mariachi thrilling melodramatic patriotic monterey, calif. frontier small town countryside ranch california land dispute scam courtship real estate politics
A cavalry officer helps save a family's ranch from land grabbers.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1935
96 Minutes
Efe
Will Rogers Dawn O'Day Irvin S. Cobb Eugene Pallette John McGuire Berton Churchill Francis Ford Roger Imhof
A Louisiana con man enters his steamboat into a winner-take-all race with a rival while trying to find a witness to free his nephew, about to be hanged for murder.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1954
90 Minutes
Feeney
Charles Winninger Arleen Whelan John Russell Milburn Stone Stepin Fetchit Russell Simpson Francis Ford Mitchell Lewis
judge wrongly accused prostitute brash mushy spirited rousing kentucky small town small-town life injustice class distinctions election underdog quest 1890s
John Ford weaves three "Judge Priest" stories together to form a good- natured exploration of honour and small-town politics in the South around the turn of the century. Judge William ... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1947
72 Minutes
Pop Garrow
Lee Tracy Don Castle Jacqueline Wells Anabel Shaw Douglas Walton Regis Toomey Francis Ford Anthony Warde
A fast-moving automobile fails to make a sharp turn of the highway from Malibu to Los Angeles. It overturns and its occupants, Tim Slade, Newspaper man turned private investigator, and Hugh... See full summary »
Comedy, Drama
USA
1935
65 Minutes
Sticky
Jane Withers John McGuire Sally Blane Sidney Toler Gloria Roy Gordon Westcott Francis Ford Emma Dunn
orphan adoptive father adoptive mother tramp child actor charming hilarious heartwarming orphanage family home theater farm train chicago adoption vaudeville false accusations child exploitation assumed identity running away
After obtaining her from an orphanage a couple exploit entertainer Withers till she runs away and later becomes a professional.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1935
73 Minutes
Office McGuire
Jane Withers Rita Hayworth Pinky Tomlin Jane Darwell Michael Visaroff Vera Lewis Louise Carter Russell Simpson Francis Ford Pat O'Malley Robert Dudley
Withers is an immigrant who learns on arrival in the U.S. that her mother is dead. Friends help her survive as an entertainer, and success is a good argument against the immigration ... See full summary »
Drama, History
USA
1939
103 Minutes
Claudette Colbert Henry Fonda John Carradine Edna May Oliver Eddie Collins Dorris Bowdon Jessie Ralph Arthur Shields Robert Lowery Roger Imhof Francis Ford
husband wife widow native american tory patriotic thrilling albany, n.y. farm fort dayton mohawk valley frontier life colonialism revolutionary war love daunting task quest rivalry sacrifice 1770s
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.
Western
USA
1939
96 Minutes
John Wayne Claire Trevor Andy Devine John Carradine Thomas Mitchell Louise Platt George Bancroft Donald Meek Berton Churchill Tim Holt Tom Tyler
outlaw sheriff prostitute pregnant woman gambler indian spectacular thrilling emotional new mexico small town stagecoach justice journey romance armed conflict adventure rescue discovery 1880s
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.
Crime, Drama
USA
1945
77 Minutes
Laird Cregar Linda Darnell George Sanders Glenn Langan Faye Marlowe Alan Napier Frederick Worlock J.W. Austin Leland Hodgson Clifford Brooke John Goldsworthy
composer friend father doctor singer love interest dark suspenseful london apartment music hall mental illness violence jealousy blackouts music transformation fall 1890s
A promising classical musician finds his life poisoned by a music hall dancer -- and by the strange gaps in his memory.
Western
USA
1950
86 Minutes
Ben Johnson Joanne Dru Ward Bond Harry Carey Jr. Charles Kemper Jane Darwell Alan Mowbray Ruth Clifford Russell Simpson Kathleen O'Malley James Arness
mormon church elder horse trader wagon master daughter outlaw tense thrilling amusing utah desert wagon train journey survival mormonism water conservation fugitives religious persecution adventure quest
Two young drifters guide a Mormon wagon train to the San Juan Valley and encounter cutthroats, Indians, geography, and moral challenges on the journey.
Western
USA
1948
106 Minutes
John Wayne Pedro Armendáriz Harry Carey Jr. Ward Bond Mildred Natwick Charles Halton Jane Darwell Mae Marsh Guy Kibbee Dorothy Ford Ben Johnson
bank robber cattle rustler sheriff mother baby intense passionate rousing desert bank small town arizona redemption morality daunting task robbery american west transformation pursuit 19th century
Three outlaws on the run risk their freedom and their lives to return a newborn to civilization.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1953
80 Minutes
Loretta Young John Forsythe Frank McHugh Edgar Buchanan Palmer Lee Harvey Grant Jimmy Conlin Jane Darwell Gladys George Regis Toomey Willard Waterman
pregnant wife husband reporter real estate agent farmer neighbor witty amusing new york city california small town newsroom moving culture clash newspapers small business small-town life publicity stunts love quest
A New York couple takes over a small town newspaper.
Western
USA
1953
83 Minutes
Rock Hudson Julie Adams John McIntire Hugh O'Brian Michael Ansara Dennis Weaver Mary Castle Forrest Lewis Lee Van Cleef Tom Fadden William Pullen
gunslinger preacher uncle dance hall girl son gambler emotional melodramatic texas small town family home gunfight redemption murder gambling father/son relationship family transformation rise 19th century
After being released from prison, former gun-fighter John Wesley Hardin hopes to have his autobiography published in order to rehabilitate his tarnished reputation.