Straight Shooting (1917)

Lots of gorgeous, signature imagery Ford would return to here; the solitary horse with no rider, the overwhelmingly large natural landscapes/rock formations dwarfing the action, the silhouetted lonely doorframe, etc. Also a couple unique to the time period like some really…

Josh Lewis

He made this when he was 23, and already there are some of the most beautiful compositions in cinema, explosive moments matched with intense contemplation, and most importantly an ultra-sensitivity to social outsiders. And to top it off, there's a montage directly inspired…

Neil Bahadur

using this for a shout out to the Bulgarian delegation of letterboxd coming to Berlin JUST to watch a Fordian silent from 1917 at midnight! that's dedication right there fellas!

shookone

John Ford's first feature, a good bad man story with Harry Carey as Cheyenne Harry, who gets caught up in a range war between wholesome farmers and evil ranchers. Climaxes in a solid action sequence of Griffithian intercutting, but the highlight comes just before, a…

Sean Gilman

john ford's talent for photographing painterly landscapes is already in full-bloom in his earliest surviving film, and his economy of action has hardly been equaled before or since; you can see so much in this that would go on to profoundly influence the next 100 years of…

comrade_yui

You don't need to be straight to fight and die for your country. You just need to shoot straight. John Ford shot his first film.

One Godfella 侍

166/200 https://vimeo.com/800057553 New Book coming soon! "What does the audience want to see, and how do they want it shown to them? He was making this up as much as he was learning anything and it shows. This is a marvel of visual demonstration. The story isn’t…

Scout Tafoya

Para su primer largometraje, Ford siguió tan al pie de la letra la máxima de Griffith de que lo más importante es filmar el viento que hasta hay viento en las escenas de interiores. Pero no sólo eso, es un gran trabajo de geometría y perspectiva en el que Ford intenta en…

migblah

La primera película de Jack Ford, su debut, ¿y qué tal está el debut cinematográfico del señor Ford? Eh, medio aburrido, principalmente la primera media hora. En cuanto a fotografía y esas cosas, basándome en la copia 4K HD que pillé ppr youtube, está genial, me gusta…

Ashley Wilmer