Philip Ford

Philip Ford

Philip Ford (16 October 1900 – 12 January 1976), was an American film director and actor. He directed 43 films between 1945 and 1964. He also appeared 16 in films between 1916 and 1926.

He was the son of actor/director Francis Ford and the nephew of director John Ford. He was born in Portland, Maine and died in Los Angeles, California.

Movies for Philip Ford...

The Blue Eagle
Title: The Blue Eagle
Character: Limpy Darcy
Released: September 12, 1926
Type: Movie
Waterfront rivals George Darcy and Big Tim Ryan are both in love with Rose Kelly, and continue their feud when they join the Navy. After the war, they call a temporary truce to take on dope peddlers who are destroying their neighborhood.
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Officer '444'
Title: Officer '444'
Character: Haverly's Son (as Phil Ford)
Released: May 14, 1926
Type: Movie
Heroic Officer 444 battles The Frog and his criminal gang for possession of Haverlyte, a powerful formula that, if it fell into the wrong hands, would give its owner enough power to control the world. And, taking no chances, The Frog sends his chief henchwoman, a seductive vamp named The Vulture, to tempt Officer 444 to stray from his sworn duty to save the world from The Frog's nefarious plans.
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Perils of the Wild
Title: Perils of the Wild
Character: Pirate (as Phil Ford)
Released: August 27, 1925
Type: Movie
Movie serial Perils of the Wild
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Heroes of the Street
Title: Heroes of the Street
Character: (as Phil Ford)
Released: December 24, 1922
Type: Movie
When a smart-alec street kid's father, a policeman, is killed in the line of duty, the boy turns over a new leaf and goes to work to support his mother, brothers, and sisters. He gets a job as an usher in a theater but really wants to become a policeman to avenge the death of his father. He soon finds himself involved in a fake kidnapping, real gangsters and a tip on the identity of the man who killed his dad.
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Thundering Hoofs
Title: Thundering Hoofs
Character: Jack - Bill's Nephew (as Phil Ford)
Released: September 30, 1922
Type: Movie
A young woman returns to Kentucky after several years in boarding school, and discovers that a very valuable horse that is to be entered in the Derby is about to be forfeited due to the machinations of a rival. She determines to ride the horse in the Derby and win the race.
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According to Hoyle
Title: According to Hoyle
Character: Jim Mead
Released: May 6, 1922
Type: Movie
"'Boxcar' Simmons, a tramp, represents himself as a mining millionaire in a small town. The population accepts him at his own valuation, and two of the town's 'slickers' make desperate efforts to 'take him for his roll.' One of their schemes is to sell him a worthless ranch, but he turns the tables on them by making them believe that the ranch is a veritable bed of silver ore, and then, after they buy it, he presents the major part of the proceeds to the girl who owns the place and with whom he had fallen in love." (Moving Picture World, 24 Jun 1922, p. 736.)
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The Mystery Of 13
Title: The Mystery Of 13
Character: Butts
Released: August 1, 1919
Type: Movie
A man comes by a map that shows the location of a secret treasure, but runs afoul of a criminal organization known as the "13". Chapter ten, eleven and twelve are still missing from this 15 episode serial.
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The Silent Mystery
Title: The Silent Mystery
Character: Chick
Released: November 1, 1918
Type: Movie
While visiting Egypt, Mrs. Graham steals a famous jewel called "The Eye of the World" from a mummy's sarcophagus and returns to the United States, planning to use the gem as collateral for a loan. Kah, the priestess in charge of protecting the tombs of Egyptian nobility, is soon on her trail , determined to retrieve the gem. Mrs. Graham's lovely daughter, Betty, agrees to marry a suitor for money to prop up her father's failing business. When the bridegroom is murdered on the couple's wedding night, and the body disappears, Phil Kelly decides to lend a hand in solving the crimes.
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The Purple Mask
Title: The Purple Mask
Character: Joe Butts
Released: December 25, 1916
Type: Movie
Cunard turns into The Queen of the Apaches, an outlaw who steals from the rich to gives to the poor, always leaving a purple mask behind as a trademark.