Movies starring Glenn Ford

Texas (1941)

93 mins     Comedy, Western      

As a child one of the TV shows I would watch was "Camberwick Green". Now you might be wondering why I am mentioning "Camberwick Green" in a review of an old western from 1941. Well "Camberwick Green" had a character called Wi...

The Desperadoes (1943)

87 mins     Western      

"The Desperadoes" was to be Columbia Studios first Technicolor movie and you get a sense that they were determined to make it a success with a good cast and a western storyline full of popular elements. And to be honest "The ...

Destroyer (1943)

99 mins     Adventure , Drama, War      

You do things with honour, with passion, with tradition and respect, you work hard, you protect your country, respect your loved ones and well to be honest I could go on with the list of various things I have learned from wat...

Gilda (1946)

110 mins     Drama, Romance      

I read a review the other day by someone who clearly was a fan of film-noir as they pointed out that the movie they were watching was full of the snappy dialogue you don't hear in movies anymore. They went on to bemoan this f...

The Man from Colorado (1948)

100 mins     Western      

Consider when "The Man from Colorado" was made, it was 1948 and soldiers had returned home from World War II changed by what they did and what they saw. As such there were some war movies made which took a look at the situati...

Lust for Gold (1949)

90 mins     Action , Crime, Western      

I've watched many a movie and it takes something special to really make me sit up and pay attention and "Lust for Gold" did. And whilst there are a couple of reasons for this the main one is the effective use of past and pres...

The White Tower (1950)

98 mins     Adventure      

"The White Tower" is a case of a good cast a reasonable premise but ultimately a remarkably dull movie. You see "The White Tower" is a mountain climbing movie, one where we follow a group of 6 climbers trying to scale the nev...

The Man from the Alamo (1953)

79 mins     Western      

For me there is something quite comforting about watching one of the many westerns made during the 1950s and that feeling comes from knowing that these are going to be adventure movies with plenty of action. It doesn't matter...

The Violent Men (1955)

96 mins     Western      

The Violent Men (1955) Glenn Ford is the rancher who ends up taking on a land baron who is forcing people off of their properties. But things are not all that they seem when it comes to who is pulling the strings...

Jubal (1956)

100 mins     Western      

In many a western from the 50s there was usually an element of romance where the hero gets the pretty girl, but it was there out of being a text book requirement rather than really adding anything to the movie. "Jubal" is dif...

3:10 to Yuma (1957)

92 mins     Western      

I suppose you could say I have double standards; if someone asked me about a recent movie which uses CG to create beautiful backdrops I am unlikely to be impressed but if you were to ask me about an older movie which features...

Torpedo Run (1958)

98 mins     Drama, War      

Where does ones loyalties lay when you're a commander of a submarine, do they lie with your country or with your family. It's one of the better elements which go into making "Torpedo Run" starring Glenn Ford and Ernest Borgni...

The Sheepman (1958)

85 mins     Comedy, Western      

"The Sheepman" or "Stranger with a Gun" which it's also known by is called a comedy western, something which I sort of disagree with. The reason being is that for the first 20 minutes "The Sheepman" revels in poking fun at we...

Cowboy (1958)

92 mins     Western      

I will be the first to admit that when you've seen a handful of westerns the chances are you will have watched the variety of cliche elements which make up the majority of storylines, especially when watching westerns from th...

Cimarron (1960)

147 mins     Western      

Movie Review - Cimarron (1960) Glenn Ford starsas Yancey Cravat in this epic western saga of a frontier family which takes them from the Oklahoma Land Run to a business empire...

Day of the Evil Gun (1968)

95 mins     Western      

When you watch "Day of the Evil Gun" and end up thinking it is all very familiar you wouldn't be wrong as to put it simply it is another western which works a similar theme to the classic "The Searchers". Characters may have ...

The Disappearance of Flight 412 (1974)

72 mins     Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, TV Movie      

"All is not what it seems" is something that a conspiracist friend loves to say to me and "All is not what it seems" is a good way to summarise "The Disappearance of Flight 412" a made for TV movie from 1974. The synopsis for...

Battle of Midway (1976)

133 mins     Action , Drama, War      

I am no historian, it is something I often find myself saying when reviewing movies about actual historical events but I feel a need to. Why? Well it validates my point of view because when I watch a movie it is usually to be...

Superman (1978)

143 mins     Action , Adventure , Family      

One of my earliest movie memories is watching "Superman" and as such I maybe a bit biased but not only is it one of my favourite super hero movies but also one of my favourite movies. Of course it's not everyone's cup of tea,...

Casablanca Express (1989)

85 mins     Action , War      

Casablanca Express (1989) as Churchill travels by train to Casablanca the Germans try to kidnap him whilst a group of commandos and intelligence agents try to protect him...