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Abe Lincoln: [to John Felder] I may not know much of law Mr. Felder, but I know what's right and what's wrong. And I know what you're asking is wrong.
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Abe Lincoln: [questioning Cass about Scrub's death] What were you and Scrub arguing about?
John Palmer Cass: I'd rather not say.
Abe Lincoln: Oh, you'd rather not say. Well, Jack, I'd rather you did say.
John Palmer Cass: All right. We was arguin' about politics.
Abe Lincoln: Well, that's something new to argue about.
John Palmer Cass: I've learned some since, but I told Scrub I thought you had at least as much political sense in you as Stephen Douglas. Scrub got as mad as a wet hen and said you didn't!
John Ford
John Ford (John Ford, February 1, 1894-August 31, 1973) , was born in Cape Elizabeth, Maine, United States. He was an American film director, screenwriter, and producer.
In 1917, he directed the first short film "Tornado", which officially opened his career as a director. In 1935, directed the feature film " The Informer " won the 8th Academy Awards for Best Director
[1]
. In 1939, he directed the Western drama " Stagecoach " and was nominated for the Best Director Award at the 12th Academy Awards
[2]
. In 1940, directed the feature film " The Grapes of Wrath " won the 13th Annual Academy Awards for Best Director
[3]
. In 1941, directed the feature film " How Green Was My Valley " won the 14th Academy Awards for Best Director
[4]
. In 1942, directed the documentary "Battle of Midway", which won the 15th Academy Awards for Best Documentary Film
[5]
. In 1943, he directed the documentary short film "December 7th", which won the 16th Academy Awards for Best Documentary Short Film
[6]
. In 1948, he directed the western drama " Fort Apache " and wonThe 3rd Locarno International Film Festival Best Director Award
[7]
. In 1952, he directed the feature film " Der Sieger " and won the 25th Oscars Best Director Award
[8]
. In 1955, he won the special prize of the 12th American Film and Television Golden Globe Awards
[9]
. In 1971, he won the Golden Lion Award for Lifetime Achievement at the 32nd Venice International Film Festival
[10]
. In 1973, he won the 1st AFI Lifetime Achievement Award
[11]
.
On August 31, 1973, John Ford died of cancer in California at the age of 79
[12]
.
Early Experience
John Ford was born in an Irish family in Cape Elizabeth, Maine, USA. After graduating from high school in June 1914, John Ford received invitations from three universities because he was good at rugby. However, he dismissed the university and went to the place where his brother Francis Ford worked
.
Performing Experience
In 1917, he directed the short drama "Tornado", thus officially opening his director career; in the same year, directed the western drama "Shooting" starring Harry Carey , Hut Gibson , and Molly Malone. This is The first film directed by John Ford
.
In 1924, directed by, Grace Harriet, GeorgeBrendanNolan co-starred in the western drama " The Iron Horse "
. In 1926, he directed the feature film "The Three Hateful Men" co-starring George O'Brien , Oliver Bowden , and Tom Santschi
. In 1927, directed the drama "Upstream" co-starred by Francis Ford, Jane Witton, and Granville G. Withers
. It tells a backstage romance. The protagonist of the story is an ambitious actor and a knife-throwing performer. The story of the actress
.
In 1929, directed the feature film "Scottish Guards" co-starring Victor McLaglen , Queen of Hollywood and Walter Lang . This was the first sound film directed by John Ford
. In 1930, directed the feature film " Arrowsmith " co-starring Ronald Colman , Helen Hayes , and Richard Bennett
, which won the 5th Academy Award for Best Picture
.
In 1935, directed by Victor McLaglen ,, Preston Foster co-starred in the feature film " The Informer ", for which he won the 8th Academy Awards for Best Director
. In 1937, directed the feature film " Wee Willie Winkie " co-starring Shirley Temple , Victor McLaglen and Michael Whelen
.
In 1939, he directed by French writer Henri René Albert Guy de Maupassant 's short story "suet ball" adaptation of Western drama " Stagecoach " ,
from the John Wayne , John Carradine , Tommy Bennett
, by virtue of his film won the 12th Oscar Nominated for the Best Director of the Academy Awards
; in the same year, directed the feature film " Young Mr. Lincoln " co-starring Henry Fonda , Alice Brady and Marjorie Weaver
, telling the story of Lincoln’s youth
; secondly, directed by Lily , Edna May Oliver , EddieCollins co-starred in the drama " Drums Along the Mohawk "
.
In 1940, he directed according to the American writer John Steinbeck 's novel adaptation of the feature film " at The Grapes of Wrath " ,
by the Henry Fonda , MaryWoodward , John Carradine starred
, tells the story of the plight of poor farmers from their homes during the Great Depression
, by virtue of his The film won the 13th Annual Academy Awards for Best Director
; in the same year, it directed the feature film "The End of the World" co-starred by John Wayne , Barry Fitzgerald , and Wilfried Lawson
.
In 1941, the novel of the same name directed by Richard Le Ailin adaptation of the feature film " How Green Was My Valley " ,
by the Walter Pidgeon , Maureen O'Hara , Donald Crisp starring side by side
, tells the story of two generations of the workers' movement makes the Morgan home The story of a conflict between people
, he won the 14th Oscar Award for Best Director for the film
; in the same year, he directed the feature film "Tobacco Road" co-starring Marjorie Rambeau and Gene Tierney
.
In 1942, directed the documentary "Battle of Midway Island" co-starring Henry Fonda , Mary Woodward and Irving Pitchell
, which won the 15th Academy Awards for Best Documentary Film
. In 1943, directed the documentary short film "December 7th" co-starring Harry Davenport , Carl Swenson and Robert Lowary
, which won the 16th Academy Awards for Best Documentary Short Film
.
In 1945, directed the feature film " They were expendable " co-starring Robert Montgomery , Donna Reid and Jack Holt
. In 1946, directed the feature film " My Darling Clementine " co-starring Henry Fonda , Linda Darnell and Victor Mature
. In 1947, directed the feature film "The Fugitive" co-starring Henry Fonda , Lolita and Ward Bond
.
In 1948, directed the feature film " 3 Godfathers " co-starred by Chester Morris , Lewis Stone , and Walter Brennan
; in the same year, directed the feature film " Fort Apache " co-starred by Henry Fonda , John Wayne and Shirley Temple "
, he won the Best Director Award at The 3rd Locarno International Film Festival for this film
. In 1949, directed the feature film " She Wore a Yellow Ribbon " co-starring John Wayne , John Agar and Joanne Drew
.
In 1950, directed by John Wayne, Son , and Claude Jarman Jr. co-starred in the feature film "Single Achievement"
; in the same year, directed by Joanne Drew, Alan Mowbray, Frank McGraw Co-starred in the feature film " Wagon Master "
; secondly, directed the feature film " When Willie Comes Marching Home " co-starred by Colleen Townsend, Jimmy Layden and Lloyd Corrigan
. In 1951, directed the feature film "The History of the War between South and North Korea" co-starred by John Ireland and Owen Pitchell
.
In 1952, he directed the feature film " Der Sieger " co-starring John Wayne , Victor McLaglen, and Maureen O'Hara
. The film won the 17th Venice International Film Festival International Award
. With this film, he won the 25th Oscars Best Director Award
; the same year , Directed the feature film "Battlefield" co-starred by James Cagney , Coryn Calvert, and William Demarest
.
In 1953, directed the adventure drama " Mogambo " co-starred by Clark Gable , Ava Gardner and Grace Kelly
; in the same year, directed the drama "Sunshine" co-starred by Charles Winninger, Arleen Whelan and Russell Simpson
, The film was shortlisted for the main competition unit of the 6th Cannes International Film Festival
.
In 1955, he co-directed the war drama " Mister Roberts " with Mervyn LeRoy
, which was co-starred by Henry Fonda , James Cagney , and Jack Lemmon
; in the same year, directed a biographical plot co-starred by Tyrone Power , Maureen O'Hara and Robert Francis The film " The Long Gray Line "
; secondly, John Ford won the special award of the 12th American Film and Television Golden Globe Awards
.
In 1956, he directed the feature film " The Searchers " starring John Wayne , Jeffrey Hunt , and Natalia Nikolaevna Zakharenko
. It tells the story of the soldier Ethan returning to his hometown after the end of the civil war. He found that his family had died tragically under the knife and gun of the Indians. The story of revenge
. After that, the film was selected as one of the "100 Must-See Movies" list by the Toronto International Film Festival, and as one of the "100
Great Film History" by "Art Film"
.
In 1957, directed the feature film "Moonrise" co-starring Cyril Cusack, Noel Purcell, and Dennis O'day
; in the same year, directed by John Wayne, Dan Daly, Maureen O'Hara Co-starring in the feature film " The Wings of Eagles "
.
In 1958, directed the feature film " The Last Hurrah " co-starred by Spencer Tracy , Jeffrey Hunt , and Dianne Foster
; in the same year, directed the feature film "Jade Girl's Spring " co-starred by Jack Hawkins and Anna Lee
.
In 1959, directed the feature film " The Horse Soldiers " co-starring John Wayne and William Holden
. In 1960, directed the feature film "Sergeant Rutledge" co-starring Constance Towers, Woody Strode and Jeffrey Hunt
. In 1961, directed the feature film " Two Rode Together " co-starring James Stewart , Nick and Shirley Mae Jones
.
In 1962, co-directed the feature film " How the West Was Won " with KHenry Hathaway and George Marshall , which was co-starred by Henry Fonda , Gregory Peck and Spencer Tracy
; in the same year, directed by John Wayne , James Stewart and Lee Marvin co-starring The Western drama " The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance " was released
.
In 1963, directed by Elizabeth Allen , Latin from Manhattan , and Dick Foren co-starring " Donovan's Reef "
. In 1964, directed the feature film " Cheyenne Autumn " co-starring Nick , Karl Malden and Carroll Baker
.
In 1966, directed the feature film " 7 Women " co-starring Anne Bancroft , Sue Lyon and Margaret Leighton
. In 1971, John Ford won the Golden Lion Award for Lifetime Achievement at the 32nd Venice International Film Festival
. In 1973, he won the 1st AFI Lifetime Achievement Award
.
Personal Life
family background
John Ford’s father, John Fanny, is an Irishman. He used to be a fisherman and a farmer. He also opened a bar that doesn’t make much money. He also dances Irish jigs in his free time. His mother is from Inishmore Island. Barbara Kuran
. And his brother Francis Ford is a director and actor
.
Death situation
On August 31, 1973, John Ford died of cancer in California, USA, at the age of 79
.
Character Evaluation
John Ford's reversal of civilization and barbarism, the clarification of history and mythology, and the shift between freedom and order, all add depth and complexity to his western story
.
John Ford's film can be regarded as an epic of the American national legend, but he has never ignored the bigotry and racism in society. He brought the art form of film into a new realm, combining characters and scenes tightly
. In addition, he is also good at composing spectacular scenes of deserts
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John Ford's films are also closely related to the brave, pioneering, and enterprising spirit of the main theme of the United States, and his works still have inspiring power. He has always been at the forefront of Western films in his time, whether in the control of the picture or the connotation of the film. The change in his attitude towards the world has also caused profound changes in American Western films, and has been accepted and inherited by the audience
.
John Ford's films set a well-recognized model for the narrative techniques of classic Hollywood movies. Superb narrative skills are much more complicated than plot structure issues. He has made great efforts to the narrative skills of his films, and although the narrative foundation is literary, it is very perfect. The narrative structure of his film is so stable and unchanging, and its technical intentions are so exposed, that the audience recognizes an inherent part of his style
.
John Ford has always been known for his distinctive visual features. This is an important aspect of forming his director's style. It has risen to the level of American cultural landscape in Western films. The use of low-angle photography and door frame lenses with large depth of field, as well as the use of static braking, The simple and complex scene management techniques have demonstrated the profound director skills of a generation of Western film masters. His western films not only surpassed the works of many other directors of the same type, but also deeply influenced the development of this type with their extraordinary artistic achievements and strong style characteristics. He has always pursued a clever and simple scheduling style. Sometimes, although the number of shots is small, he can achieve a clear and smooth narrative very well
.
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