Tag Archives: henry fonda

The Ox-Bow Incident (1942)

Posted on August 10, 2021 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: William A. Wellman Writer: Lamar Trotti (Based on the novel by Walter Van Tilburg Clarg)

Posted in Crime, Drama, Western | Tagged 1942, adaptation, anthony quinn, Arthur c. miller, arthur miller, cattle, cow, crime, criminal, cyril j. mockridge, dana andrews, drama, farm, farmer, gang, hang, hanging, henry fonda, justice, lamar trotti, lynch, lynching, mob, murder, posse, sheriff, the ox-bow incident, theft, thief, walter van tilburg cark, Western, william a. wellman | Leave a comment

12 Angry Men (1957)

Posted on June 7, 2017 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Sidney Lumet Writer: Reginald Rose (Story by Reginald Rose)

Posted in Crime, Drama | Tagged 12 angry men, 1957, crime, crimnal, defense, deliberation, drama, e.g. marshall, ed begley, edward binns, evidence, george voskovec, henry fonda, jack klugman, jack warden, john fiedler, joseph sweeney, jury, justice, lee j. cobb, martin balsam, murder, prosecution, reginald rose, robert webber, sidney lumet, trial | Leave a comment

Young Mr. Lincoln (1939)

Posted on March 24, 2016 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: John Ford Writer: Lamar Trotti

Posted in Drama, Uncategorized | Tagged abraham lincoln, alice brady, arleen whelan, biography, court, court case, darryl f. zanuck, drama, henry fonda, history, illinois, john ford, lamar trotti, law, lawyer, lincoln, marjorie weaver, mary todd, murder, springfield, trial, young mr. lincoln | Leave a comment

Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)

Posted on September 4, 2014 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Sergio Leone Writers: Sergio Leone & Sergio Donati (Story by Dario Argento, Bernardo Bertolucci, & Sergio Leone) Without a doubt one of the best movies ever made.

Posted in Action, Drama, Review, Western | Tagged action, assassin, bernardo bertolucci, C'era una volta il West, charles bronson, claudia cardinale, dario argento, drama, ennio morricone, gabriele ferzetti, harmonica, henry fonda, jason robards, land, mickey know, once upon a time in the west, railroad, sergio donati, sergio leone, spaghetti western, train, west, Western, widow | Leave a comment

The Wrong Man (1956)

Posted on March 3, 2014 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Alfred Hitchcock Writers: Maxwell Anderson and Angus MacPhail (Story by Maxwell Anderson)

Posted in Crime, Drama, Mystery, Review, Thriller | Tagged 1956, accused, alfred hitchcock, angus macphail, anthony quayle, crime, drama, film noir, henry fonda, hitchcock, innocent, insurance, jazz, maxwell anderson, murder, music, musician, mystery, new york, new york city, noir, nyc, the wrong man, thriller, vera miles, wrong man | Leave a comment

The Grapes of Wrath (1940)

Posted on November 7, 2013 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: John Ford Writer: Nunnally Johnson (Based on the novel by John Steinbeck)

Posted in Drama | Tagged 1940, academy award, adaptation, california, drama, farm, foreclosure, great depression, henry fonda, homeless, jail, jane darwell, john carradine, john ford, john steinbeck, midwest, murder, nunnally johnson, the grapes of wrath, tom joad | Leave a comment