Portrait of Philip Ford

Directing

Philip Ford

Career

Active from 1918 to 1963, busiest in 1949 with 10 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score58/100
Highest rated
Poster for Adventures of Superman
Adventures of Superman
GoodWatch score70/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 4 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 3.5 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.9 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.1 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 4.9 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 4.7 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.6 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Philip Ford Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Contemporary Realism
    3.3, average 5.4
  • Psychological
    3.8, average 5.5
  • Violence
    2.5, average 4.1
  • Dark Humor
    1.3, average 2.8

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Classic Western 4
  • Historical Setting 3
  • Good vs. Evil 2
  • Intriguing Plot 2
  • Western 2
  • Straightforward Plot 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

60
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

1960s

2 titles
Beware of the Dog
Beware of the Dog (1963)

Director

The Fugitives
The Fugitives (1963)

Director

1950s

14 titles
Desperadoes' Outpost
Desperadoes' Outpost (1952)

Director

Missing Women
Missing Women (1951)

Director

Pride of Maryland
Pride of Maryland (1951)

Director

Rodeo King and the Senorita
Rodeo King and the Senorita (1951)

Director

Buckaroo Sheriff of Texas
Buckaroo Sheriff of Texas (1951)

Director

Utah Wagon Train
Utah Wagon Train (1951)

Director

The Dakota Kid
The Dakota Kid (1951)

Director

Wells Fargo Gunmaster
Wells Fargo Gunmaster (1951)

Director

Redwood Forest Trail
Redwood Forest Trail (1950)

Director

The Vanishing Westerner
The Vanishing Westerner (1950)

Director

Trial Without Jury
Trial Without Jury (1950)

Director

The Old Frontier
The Old Frontier (1950)

Director

1940s

28 titles ยท average score 56
Hideout
Hideout (1949)

Director

Pioneer Marshal
Pioneer Marshal (1949)

Director

Outcasts of the Trail
Outcasts of the Trail (1949)

Director

Law of the Golden West
Law of the Golden West (1949)

Director

The Denver Kid
The Denver Kid (1948)

Director

Angel in Exile
Angel in Exile (1948)

Director

Desperadoes of Dodge City
Desperadoes of Dodge City (1948)

Director

Bandits of Dark Canyon
Bandits of Dark Canyon (1947)

Director

The Inner Circle
The Inner Circle (1946)
GoodWatch score 58

Director

Valley of the Zombies
Valley of the Zombies (1946)
GoodWatch score 53

Director

The Last Crooked Mile
The Last Crooked Mile (1946)
GoodWatch score 58

Director

The Mysterious Mr. Valentine
The Mysterious Mr. Valentine (1946)

Director

1930s

5 titles ยท average score 46
Mexicali Rose
Mexicali Rose (1939)

Assistant Director

Blue Montana Skies
Blue Montana Skies (1939)

Assistant Director

Mountain Rhythm
Mountain Rhythm (1939)

Assistant Director

Meet the Boy Friend
Meet the Boy Friend (1937)

Assistant Director

The Mandarin Mystery
The Mandarin Mystery (1936)
GoodWatch score 46

Director

1920s

8 titles ยท average score 57
Hangman's House
Hangman's House (1928)
GoodWatch score 57

Assistant Director

Riley the Cop
Riley the Cop (1928)
GoodWatch score 58

Assistant Director

The Blue Eagle
The Blue Eagle (1926)
GoodWatch score 55

as Limpy Darcy

Officer '444'
Officer '444' (1926)

as Haverly's Son (as Phil Ford)

Perils of the Wild
Perils of the Wild (1925)

as Pirate (as Phil Ford)

According to Hoyle
According to Hoyle (1922)

as Jim Mead

Thundering Hoofs
Thundering Hoofs (1922)

as Jack - Bill's Nephew (as Phil Ford)

Heroes of the Street
Heroes of the Street (1922)

as (as Phil Ford)

1910s

3 titles
The Mystery Of 13
The Mystery Of 13 (1919)

as Butts

The Silent Mystery
The Silent Mystery (1918)

as Chick

The Purple Mask
The Purple Mask (1916)

as Joe Butts