Glenn Ford Movies

During my research...I found Glenn Ford A Life by his son, Peter, very useful.....well worth checking out.
During my research…I found the book, Glenn Ford A Life by his son, Peter, very useful…..well worth checking out.

Want to know the best Glenn Ford movies?  How about the worst Glenn Ford movies?  Curious about Glenn Ford’s box office grosses or which Glenn Ford movie picked up the most Oscar® nominations? Need to know which Glenn Ford movie got the best reviews from critics and audiences and which got the worst reviews? Well you have come to the right place….because we have all of that information.

One of our first requested pages (5 years and 2 website homes ago) was for Glenn Ford (1916-2006).  So why the delay?  The main reason is that we generally stay away from Columbia Pictures performers.  The reason for this reluctance, is the fact that it is almost impossible to find box office numbers for Columbia Pictures movies from 1930 to 1980.  Getting box office numbers is one of the most important factors in our rankings.  Recently we got another request for Ford.  A deeper look into Ford’s career showed that many of his movies made Variety’s Top Grossing yearly movie charts.  So Søren, Flora, William, Hinton66 and Tom….finally here is your requested page.

Glenn Ford (1916-2006) was a Canadian-born American Golden Globe® winning actor.  Ford’s acting career covered 7 decades…from the 1930s to the 1990s. His IMDb page shows 110 acting credits from 1937-1991. This page ranks Glenn Ford movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information. Television shows, shorts, and movies not released in North America were not included in the rankings.

Glenn Ford in 1946's Gilda
Glenn Ford in 1946’s Gilda

Glenn Ford Movies Ranked In Chronological Order With Ultimate Movie Rankings Score (1 to 5 UMR Tickets) *Best combo of box office, reviews and awards.

Glenn Ford Movies Can Be Ranked 6 Ways In This Table

The really cool thing about this table is that it is “user-sortable”. Rank the movies anyway you want.

  • Sort Glenn Ford movies by co-stars of his movies.
  • Sort Glenn Ford movies by adjusted domestic box office grosses using current movie ticket cost (in millions)
  • Sort Glenn Ford movies by domestic yearly box office rank or by trivia for that movie
  • Sort Glenn Ford movies how they were received by critics and audiences.  60% rating or higher should indicate a good movie.
  • Sort by how many Oscar® nominations each Glenn Ford movie received and how many Oscar® wins each Glenn Ford movie won.
  • Sort Glenn Ford movies by Ultimate Movie Rankings (UMR) Score.  UMR Score puts box office, reviews and awards into a mathematical equation and gives each movie a score.
  • Use the search and sort button to make this page very interactive.

 

Glenn Ford in 1957's 3:10 To Yuma....our favorite Ford performance
Glenn Ford in 1957’s 3:10 To Yuma….our favorite Ford performance

Possibly Interesting Facts About Glenn Ford

1.  Gwyllyn Samuel Newton Ford was born in Quebec, Canada in 1916.   Ford was related to U.S. President Martin Van Buren.

2.  Glenn Ford’s path to stardom: 1.  After graduating high school started working in small theater groups. 2. Was taught horsemanship by Will Rogers.  3.  Performed with West Coast stage companies. 4.  Signed a movie contract with Columbia.  5.  After some weak B movies hit a homerun with 1941’s So Ends Our Night.  6.  After serving in the Marines during World War 2 he returned to movies.  7.  In 1946, Ford appeared in one of his most famous roles, Gilda.  Ford was a star the rest of his life.

3.  Gummo Marx helped get Glenn Ford his first Columbia movie contract.  Gummo was the 2nd youngest Marx Brother.

4.  Glenn Ford was never nominated for an Academy Award®.  For more on this please visit our Classic Actors Who Got Hosed By The Academy page.

5.  Glenn Ford did get nominated for 3 Golden Globe® awards.  He received nominations for 1956’s The Teahouse of the August Moon and 1957’s Don’t Go Near The Water.  He won the Golden Globe® Best Actor for 1961’s A Pocketful of Miracles.

6.  Glenn Ford was married 4 times.  His first marriage to singer, dancer, actress Eleanor Powell was from 1943 to 1959.  They had one child….Peter Ford who became an actor and writer.

7.  Glenn Ford is credited with being the fastest “gun” in Hollywood westerns, able to draw and fire in 0.4 seconds.

8.  Glenn Ford was among Hollywood’s Top 10 box office stars 3 times:  He ranked 5th in 1956, 1st in 1958, and 6th in 1959.

9.  Glenn Ford appeared in 5 movies with Rita Hayworth: The Lady in Question (1940), Affair in Trinidad (1952), The Loves of Carmen (1948), The Money Trap (1965) and of course Gilda (1946).  The Ford/Hayworth team is one of the greatest in movie history.

10. Check out Glenn Ford‘s career compared to current and classic actors.  Most 100 Million Dollar Movies of All-Time.

Finally:  Just want to take a minute to acknowledge a very awesome book on Glenn Ford.  Glenn Ford A Life by Peter Ford is a fascinating read.  Book offers a look at both Ford’s screen life and his off screen personal life.  If you like Glenn Ford then you have to check out this book.  Glenn Ford A Life.

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  1. My dad liked Glenn Ford, if there was an old film on the telly and Ford was in it he would watch it.
    Glenn Ford usually played decent guys, has he ever played a nasty villain? I dunno I haven’t seen all his films. I count 17 films that I know I’ve seen but there must have been more over the years.

    Good to see Superman topping the UMR chart, it’s the one I’ve watched the most. As a comic book movie fan (unlike Bruce who isn’t) Superman is a big favorite of mine. For the few who haven’t seen it Ford played Jonathan Kent, Superman’s stepfather in that epic Oscar-winning movie. 🙂

    From his old Hollywood films favorites include Gilda, Blackboard Jungle, Fastest Gun Alive, Jubal, The Big Heat, Torpedo Run and 3:10 to Yuma. I also liked Midway, which was renamed Battle of Midway here in the UK. I saw that at the cinema in seat-shaking sensurround, does anyone remember sensurround?

    I see Ford fan Flora has wiped me out on the film count. Nice.

    Another top job Bruce, voted up!

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    1. Hey Steve. Once again our dads seem to have the same taste in movies. What happened with us?….lol. In the book someone maybe John Barrymore told Ford to never shy away from playing the villain…..not sure he played a nasty villain….but his role in 3:10 To Yuma would sorta of fall into the bad guy role.
      Hey I like comic book movies….just getting a little tired of them….I liked them much more when there were only 1 or 2 a year….versus a new one every 2 or 3 months. Oh wait here comes Deadpool next month. Superman is a classic…and Ford shines as the older Kent.
      Of your favorites….I have seen 5 of them….with Fastest Gun Alive being one of the Ford movies that has moved up very high on my list of movies to watch.
      Tally count…..Flora 40 (44 counting the missing movies)….you 17 and me 10….even combined Flora wiped the floor with us.
      As always thanks for stopping by and talking Mr. Glenn Ford.

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  3. Been a huge Glenn Ford fan for as many years as I can remember. For me it was Gilda. Rita was super sexy, but Glenn Ford was the engine that made that movie move. Pretty sure I have seen almost all of these movies. Even own the book by his son. A nice look at his career though I have some issues with ranking movies. Still an entertaining look at the career of Mr. Ford.

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    1. Hey Gene. I like your comment. Sounds like you are a serious Glenn Ford fan. So how do my rankings look to you? The default table is ranked by critic and audience ratings…while if you sort by UMR Score the top films would be Superman, Gilda, The Blackboard Jungle, The Teahouse of the August Moon and Midway…with A Stolen Life and Don’t Get Near The Water near the Top 5. Midway seems to me to be the one that is out of place. I am now the proud owner of the Glenn Ford book too. Thanks for stopping by and sharing some of your Ford thoughts.

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      1. Overall your rankings look pretty good. I like all of the movies in the top ten but I do not think Superman and Midway are really Glenn Ford movies. His part in Midway is very brief while his role in Superman is somewhat bigger but not that important in the movie. I would have The Redhead and the Cowboy and Jubal in the top ten. Once again thanks for all of your hard work.

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        1. Thanks for the input Gene. I agree with you about Superman and Midway. I have not seen either Redhead and the Cowboy or Jubal….but I am sure they would be worthy additions to the Top 10. Appreciate the return visit.

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  4. Hey Bruce and Flora:

    Thanks for the confirmation of the Glenn Ford movie that I could not remember the name of. I would like to see that movie once again. Yes, I met Bruce’s father in Virginia Beach. We had about 21 dates in all as he lived in Portsmouth and I lived in Montreal. He visited me in November and I spent New Years here and he came up to Montreal in January where he signed the papers for me to live in the United States – stating he would support me when I moved here. I came down in March and he came back up on April with his family where we got married and I came to the States to live. Bruce’s father and I were married 51 years and 55 days. We all miss him – five years this coming June. THANKS SO MUCH FOR THE INFO.

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    1. Hey BERN1960…I told you Flora would be able to confirm the movie. 51 years and 55 days is impressive….especially when we live in a world that sees almost everybody get divorced. Thanks for sharing your story. Must have been 21 good dates…lol.

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      1. Hey Cogerson – I am sure I told you that your father and I drove to Ottawa for the day the first time he came to Montreal while we were dating. I also took him to Mount Royal on the mountain where we all went a couple of years ago where Bruce Willis made the movie and you stood in the same place. Just think if your dad and I not met in Virginia Beach – you would not be here. GOOD THING WE MET EH! LOVE YOU! (I left a lot behind me when I married your father and came to the USA – family, friends, home, job and all I knew and knew nothing when I came here). GOOD DECISION ON MY PART. Now I have two sons, six grandchildren, and one great granddaughter and of course a talented and loving daughter-in-law – lots of love, family and laughs too. THANKS FOR EVERYTHING YOU ALL DO SHARING YOUR LIVES WITH ME………

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        1. Hey Bern1960. Very cool information. Thanks for the kudos. We think you are pretty awesome too! The Bruce Willis movie was The Whole Nine Yards. I personally am glad you two found each other…as I kinda of like my life….lol. I agree with you 100% that you made the right decision.

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