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In Reply to: Re: How Green was my Valley... posted by patrickU on February 14, 2005 at 07:51:22:
I associated John Ford with "The Quiet Man", because of John Wayne. I probably enjoyed that one more, but seeing How Green was My Valley demonstrates that he could direct more than fist throwing films. I hope it did not appear that I disliked How Green was My Valley. I have no problem with schmaltz, when the film earns the emotion. I really enjoyed How Green was My Valley.
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Fist throwing? You mean his films before 1930?
Now I am mean.
No you did not.
Well, these are the John Ford films that I have seen:(1) How the West was Won (1962) - Civil war segment
(2) The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance - (1962)
(3) The Horse Soldiers (1959)
(4) The Searchers (1956)
(5) Mister Roberts (1955)
(6) The Quiet Man (1952)
(7) Rio Grande (1950)
(8) She Wore a Yellow Ribbon (1949)
(9) Fort Apache (1948)
(10) They were Expendable (1945)
(11) The Grapes of Wrath (1940)They all involved fisticuffs. I do not remember seeing any of his films before 1930. With the possible exception of Grapes of Wrath, I would not call any of those films "tender", which is how I would describe "How Green was My Valley." But then I have not see all his films, just a relatively small sampling. Maybe his work with Wayne made him a little harder.
Which brings to mind a story I remember Kirk Douglas telling. He and John Wayne were at a party, and John Wayne pulled him aside to the balcony. Apparently, Kirk Douglas had done an "emotional" film, I cannot recall which one. John Wayne told him that actors like them could not do films like that, which might generate a tear, because it would damage their reputation, presumably as tough guys. Douglas said that John Wayne was absolutely serious. Maybe John Wayne told the same thing to John Ford.
Stagecoach.
It shine with what Ford really was. A must.
I wanted to point out that fiscuffs is only one of his " naive " aspect, very Irish, and very " clean " to solve problems.
Ford was the one after J. Wayne took his advice, not the other way around.
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