Finally got around to posting the final part of my piece on the early comedies of John Ford. As this is adapted from my undergraduate dissertation I’ve had to trim… Read more »
A Job of Work: John Ford as an Auteur
Posts Tagged: comedy
The Acting Business: John Ford’s Star Comedies
Here’s the second part of my piece on John Ford’s early comedy films, concerned with his use of star actors. Part 1 – Just Like the Old Country: John Ford’s… Read more »
Just Like the Old Country: John Ford’s Silent Comedies
Victor McLaglen, shrouded in the Dublin fog, guiltily contemplating the reward poster which looms over him; Henry Fonda, crouched in shadow, the gleam and intensity in his eyes penetrating the… Read more »