In 1950 John Ford was already a revered filmmaker, becoming the first person to win back-to-back Oscars for directing. But he was about to commence a darker and, I think, richer period of his career, marked by more pessimistic films that cast a gimlet eye at man's capacities for good and evil — "The Searchers," "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance," "Cheyenne Autumn," etc.
When Willie Comes Marching Home (1950)
When Willie Comes Marching Home (1950)
When Willie Comes Marching Home (1950)
In 1950 John Ford was already a revered filmmaker, becoming the first person to win back-to-back Oscars for directing. But he was about to commence a darker and, I think, richer period of his career, marked by more pessimistic films that cast a gimlet eye at man's capacities for good and evil — "The Searchers," "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance," "Cheyenne Autumn," etc.