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The Best of Glenn Ford

by loveclassicmovies created on Aug 13, 2013 (a list of 15 films )
1. The Desperadoes
The Desperadoes (1943) is a Western movie, starring Randolph Scott and Glenn Ford. It was the first Columbia Pictures production to be released in Technicolor.This classic western film that takes place in 1863 and stars the sheriff Upton (Randolph Scott), who tries to keep the law in a small town in... read more...
2. Gilda
Gilda (1946) is a black-and-white film noir directed by Charles Vidor. It stars Glenn Ford and Rita Hayworth in her signature role as the ultimate femme fatale. The film was noted for cinematographer Rudolph Mate's lush photography, costume designer Jean Louis' wardrobe for Hayworth (particularly fo... read more...
3. A Stolen Life
A Stolen Life is a 1946 drama film, directed by Curtis Bernhardt. It stars Bette Davis, who also produced. The film is a remake of a 1939 British film Stolen Life starring Elisabeth Bergner and Michael Redgrave.Kate Bosworth (played by Davis) is an artist who misses her boat to an island off New Eng... read more...
4. The Mating of Millie
The Mating of Millie is a 1948 romantic comedy film starring Glenn Ford and Evelyn Keyes. A single woman is willing to go to great lengths to adopt an orphan boy.Millie McGonigle (Evelyn Keyes), is riding a bus to work when the frustrated driver, Doug Andrews (Glenn Ford), stops the vehicle and quit... read more...
5. The Loves of Carmen
The Loves of Carmen (1948) is a Technicolor film starring Rita Hayworth as the gypsy Carmen and Glenn Ford as her doomed lover Don José. It was directed by Charles Vidor and released by Columbia Pictures. The film was publicized as a dramatic adaptation of the novella Carmen by Prosper Mérimée an... read more...
6. The Undercover Man
The Undercover Man (1949) is a crime drama film noir starring Glenn Ford. This one of a number of noirs directed by Joseph H. Lewis, who went on to helm Gun Crazy and The Big Combo. The drama features Glenn Ford, Nina Foch, James Whitmore, among others.Frank Warren is a treasury agent assigned to pu... read more...
7. The Redhead and the Cowboy
The Redhead and the Cowboy is a 1951 western movie starring Glenn Ford. Directed by Leslie Fenton. Read article at Wikipedia read more...
8. Affair in Trinidad
Affair in Trinidad (1952) is a film produced by Hayworth's Beckworth Corporation, released by Columbia Pictures, and starring Rita Hayworth and Glenn Ford. It is notable as Hayworth's "comeback" film after four years away from Columbia, as a re-teaming of the Gilda (1946) co-stars, and for a fiery o... read more...
9. The Americano
The Americano is a 1955 American Western movie, starring Glenn Ford and directed by William Castle. Read article at Wikipedia read more...
10. Blackboard Jungle
Blackboard Jungle is a 1955 social commentary film about teachers in an inner-city school. It is based on the novel of the same name by Evan Hunter.Richard Dadier (Glenn Ford) is a teacher at North Manual High School, an inner-city school where many of the pupils, led by student Gregory Miller (Sidn... read more...
11. Ransom!
Ransom! is a 1956 crime drama examining the reactions of parents, police, and the public to a kidnapping. Written by Richard Maibaum and Cyril Hume, the film was based on a popular episode of "The United States Steel Hour" titled "Fearful Decision," which aired in 1954. Directed by stage and televis... read more...
12. The Teahouse of the August Moon
The Teahouse of the August Moon is a 1956 American comedy film satirizing the U.S. occupation and Americanization of the island of Okinawa following the end of World War II in 1945. The motion picture starred Glenn Ford and Marlon Brando.John Patrick adapted the screenplay from his own Pulitzer Priz... read more...
13. The Gazebo
The Gazebo is a 1959 black comedy film about a married couple who are being blackmailed. It was based on the play of the same name by Alec Coppel.Helen Rose was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Costume Design, Black-and-White. Read article at Wikipedia read more...
14. Pocketful of Miracles
Pocketful of Miracles is a 1961 American comedy film that stars Bette Davis and Glenn Ford, directed by Frank Capra. The screenplay by Hal Kanter and Harry Tugend is based on the screenplay Lady for a Day by Robert Riskin, which was adapted from the Damon Runyon short story "Madame La Gimp".The film... read more...
15. The Courtship of Eddie's Father
The Courtship of Eddie's Father is a 1963 romantic comedy film directed by Vincente Minnelli and starring Glenn Ford as a widowed father, with a young son to care for, played by Ron Howard.It inspired a television series of the same name, starring Bill Bixby and Brandon Cruz. A remake is being made ... read more...