1930s · 3/4 · Adventure · John Ford · Review

The Hurricane

#32 in my ranking of John Ford's filmography. This was really not what I had expected. Pretty much anything written about this film puts the titular hurricane first and foremost, an exercise in special effects that is really quite impressive. However, it's really just the final twenty minutes or so of the hundred minute film,… Continue reading The Hurricane

1930s · 2.5/4 · Comedy · John Ford · Review

Wee Willie Winkie

#50 in my ranking of John Ford's filmography. I'm pretty sure this is the first Shirley Temple movie I've seen where she was her iconic child self, and I can see the easy appeal she must have had on the masses in the 30s. She was a precocious, adorable child with a surprising amount of… Continue reading Wee Willie Winkie

1930s · 3/4 · History · John Ford · Review

The Prisoner of Shark Island

#38 in my ranking of John Ford's filmography. Abraham Lincoln has been on the edge of a few of John Ford's work, most notably The Iron Horse where he was the impetus for the overall action of building a transcontinental railroad (Ulysses S. Grant deserved no mention, apparently). Here, Ford tells the story of a… Continue reading The Prisoner of Shark Island