John Ford
1894–1973- Director and actor
American director and actor, born in Cape Elizabeth. Won the Academy Award for Best Director and the Directors Guild of America Award. Nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture.
Pair · Actor and director
Films John Ford made with Spencer Tracy
John Ford directed Spencer Tracy in three films, from Up the River (1930) to How the West Was Won (1962).
Timeline
- Directed by one of the two
- 1 top prizeAcademy Award for Best Original Screenplay for How the West Was Won
- 28 yearsbetween Up the River (1930) and The Last Hurrah (1958)
After a successful film debut in John Ford's Up the River (in which he starred with Humphrey Bogart), he was signed to a contract with Fox Film Corporation.
Spencer Tracy · authors · CC BY-SA 4.0
Spencer Tracy
1900–1967- Actor
American actor, born in Milwaukee. Won the Academy Award for Best Actor, the Cannes Best Actor Award, the Golden Globe for Best Actor, Drama and one other major prize.
The 3 films
Up the River
John Ford: director · Spencer Tracy: actor
Music: James F. Hanley
Camera: Joseph H. August
Written by: John Ford, Maurine Dallas Watkins
Produced by: William Fox
The Last Hurrah
John Ford: director · Spencer Tracy: actor
Camera: Charles Lawton Jr.
Written by: Edwin O'Connor, Frank S. Nugent
Produced by: John Ford
How the West Was Won
John Ford: director · Spencer Tracy: actor, as Narrator
Music: Alfred Newman
Camera: Charles Lang, William H. Daniels
Written by: James R. Webb
Produced by: Bernard Smith
Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay
See also
- John Wayne and John Ford23 films together
- John Ford and John Carradine11 films together
- Henry Fonda and John Ford8 films together
- John Ford and Jane Darwell6 films together
- Spencer Tracy and Walter Brennan5 films together
- James Stewart and Spencer Tracy3 films together
- Spencer Tracy and Jane Darwell2 films together
- Spencer Tracy and John Carradine2 films together
Worked with both
- John Wayne23 films with John Ford, 1 with Spencer Tracy
- John Carradine11 films with John Ford, 2 with Spencer Tracy
- Katharine Hepburn1 film with John Ford, 10 with Spencer Tracy
- Henry Fonda8 films with John Ford, 1 with Spencer Tracy
- James Stewart5 films with John Ford, 3 with Spencer Tracy
- Jane Darwell6 films with John Ford, 2 with Spencer Tracy