Cast: Ward Bond

Direction John Ford

Cast Henry Fonda · Jane Darwell · John Carradine · Charley Grapewin

Synopsis When Tom Joad (Henry Fonda) returns home after being released from prison, he discovers his family has been kicked out of their farm. Seeking a better future, he leaves with his mother (Jane Darwell) and the rest of the family...

Direction Frank Capra

Cast James Stewart · Donna Reed · Lionel Barrymore · Thomas Mitchell

Synopsis A good but slightly ineffectual man tries to off himself after an error that really wasnt his fault. In Christmas carol fashion, his crusty-but-lovable guardian angel shows up to give him a tour of the world without his presence, and...

Direction Fritz Lang

Cast Sylvia Sidney · Spencer Tracy · Walter Abel · Bruce Cabot

Synopsis This is the story of an innocent man (Spencer Tracy) who escapes a lynch mob and then orchestrates his apparent murder at their hands to get revenge.

Direction Frank Capra

Cast James Stewart · Jean Arthur · Lionel Barrymore · Edward Arnold

Synopsis The stenographer Alice Sycamore is in love with her boss Tony Kirby, who is the vice-president of the powerful company owned by his greedy father Anthony P. Kirby. Kirby Sr. is dealing a monopoly in the trade of weapons, and...

Direction John Ford

Cast John Wayne · Maureen O'Hara · Barry Fitzgerald · Ward Bond

Synopsis John Wayne stars as Sean Thornton, a retired American boxing champion trying to put tragedy behind him by returning to Innisfree, the bucolic Irish village of his birth. He purchases his birthplace from its current owner, enraging the wealthy and...

Direction John Ford

Cast John Wayne · Natalie Wood · Jeffrey Hunter · Ward Bond

Synopsis The Searchers (1956) follows Ethan Edwards, a hardened Civil War veteran, who returns to his brother's Texas ranch. After a Comanche raid leaves his family dead and his niece Debbie abducted, Ethan embarks on a relentless years-long quest to find...

Direction John Ford

Cast Henry Fonda · Linda Darnell · Victor Mature · Walter Brennan

Synopsis In My Darling Clementine (1946), Wyatt Earp becomes the marshal of Tombstone after his brother is killed in a cattle dispute. Determined to bring justice, he forms an uneasy alliance with Doc Holliday, a troubled gambler and gunslinger. As tensions...

Direction Howard Hawks

Cast John Wayne · Dean Martin · Ricky Nelson · Angie Dickinson

Synopsis Rio Bravo (1959) follows Sheriff John T. Chance as he works to maintain order in a small Texas town. When a dangerous outlaw is arrested, his powerful brother and gang attempt to free him. Outnumbered and facing overwhelming odds, Chance...

Direction Howard Hawks

Cast Katharine Hepburn · Cary Grant · Charles Ruggles · May Robson

Synopsis Bringing Up Baby (1938) follows the chaotic misadventures of a straight-laced paleontologist, David Huxley, whose life is turned upside down when he meets the free-spirited Susan Vance. After a chance encounter, Susan becomes infatuated with David and embroils him in...

Direction John Huston

Cast Humphrey Bogart · Mary Astor · Gladys George · Peter Lorre

Synopsis The Maltese Falcon (1941) follows private detective Sam Spade as he becomes entangled in a dangerous quest for a priceless artifact. When his partner is murdered and a mysterious woman seeks his help, Spade navigates a web of deceit, betrayal,...

Direction Victor Fleming · George Cukor · Sam Wood

Cast Vivien Leigh · Clark Gable · Olivia de Havilland · Leslie Howard

Synopsis Gone With the Wind (1939) is an epic historical romance set against the backdrop of the American Civil War and Reconstruction era. It follows the life of Scarlett O'Hara, a strong-willed Southern belle, as she navigates love, loss, and survival....

Direction Frank Capra

Cast Clark Gable · Claudette Colbert · Walter Connolly · Roscoe Karns

Synopsis It Happened One Night (1934) follows a spirited runaway heiress, Ellie Andrews, who escapes her controlling father to reunite with her new husband. On a bus to New York, she crosses paths with Peter Warne, a sharp-witted, out-of-work reporter. Recognizing...

Direction Nicholas Ray

Cast Joan Crawford · Sterling Hayden · Scott Brady · Mercedes McCambridge

Synopsis In Johnny Guitar (1954), a strong-willed saloon owner named Vienna faces hostility from a vengeful townsfolk led by the ruthless Emma. When a mysterious stranger, Johnny Guitar, arrives—a former lover with a hidden past—tensions escalate. Accused of harboring an outlaw...

Direction John Ford

Cast Henry Fonda · John Wayne · Shirley Temple · Pedro Armendáriz

Synopsis In Fort Apache (1948), a rigid and ambitious Colonel takes command of a remote U.S. Cavalry outpost, clashing with his seasoned Captain over tactics and respect for the local Native American tribe. As tensions rise, the Colonel's stubbornness leads to...

Direction Raoul Walsh

Cast Errol Flynn · Alexis Smith · Jack Carson · Alan Hale

Synopsis Because boxing is a considered an illegal and disreputable enterprise in 1880's San Francisco, wealthy and influential members of the prestigious Olympic Club vow to make the sport a "gentlemanly" one. They sponsor a brash, extroverted young bank clerk named...

Direction Fritz Lang

Cast Sylvia Sidney · Henry Fonda · Barton MacLane · Jean Dixon

Synopsis Archetypal depression-era stars Henry Fonda and Sylvia Sidney are felicitously teamed in Fritz Lang's You Only Live Once. Fonda plays an ex-convict who can't get a break on the "outside". He marries Sidney, who like her husband is one of...

Direction John Ford

Cast Henry Fonda · Alice Brady · Marjorie Weaver · Arleen Whelan

Synopsis John Ford's film on the early career of Abraham Lincoln, which centers on an apocryphal murder trial, impressed even the great Sergei Eisenstein. This biography provides a glimpse into the fascinating life Abraham Lincoln led before he became a politician,...

Direction Allan Dwan

Cast Brian Donlevy · Glenda Farrell · Norman Foster · Helen Wood

Synopsis Brawling cable layer Steve Reardon doesn't want to marry girlfriend Edith but he also doesn't want her to date other men.

Direction Howard Hawks

Cast Gary Cooper · Walter Brennan · George Tobias · Joan Leslie

Synopsis True story of the farm boy who made the transition from religious pacifist to World War I hero. The Valley of the 3 Forks of the Wolf, located in the Cumberland Mountains in Tennessee, is the home of the Yorks,...

Direction Frank Borzage

Cast Margaret Sullavan · James Stewart · Robert Young · Frank Morgan

Synopsis University professor Victor Roth leads a contented life with family and friends in the south German Alps of 1933. This changes quickly and dramatically once Adolf Hitler comes to power. Most of the town embraces the new creed while a...