Ward Bond
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Wardell Edwin Bond (April 9, 1903 – November 5, 1960) was an American film character actor whose rugged appearance and easygoing charm were featured in more than 200 films, as well as in the NBC television series Wagon Train from 1957 to 1961. Among his best-remembered roles are Bert the cop in Frank Capra... more
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It's a Wonderful Life
(1946)
Drama, Family, Fantasy
A holiday favourite for generations... George Bailey has spent his entire life giving to the people of Bedford Falls. All that prevents rich skinflint Mr. Potter from taking over the entire town is George's modest building and loan company. But on Christmas Eve the business's $8,000 is lost and George's troubles begin.
Runtime:
130 min
Director:
Frank Capra
Cast:
James Stewart, Donna Reed, Donna Reed, Lionel Barrymore, Lionel Barrymore
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Gone with the Wind
(1939)
Drama, Romance, War
The spoiled daughter of a well-to-do plantation owner is forced to use every means at her disposal to claw her way out of poverty, following Maj. Gen. William Sherman's destructive "March to the Sea,” during the American Civil War.
Runtime:
233 min
Director:
Victor Fleming, George Cukor, Sam Wood
Cast:
Vivien Leigh, Clark Gable, Olivia de Havilland, Thomas Mitchell, Leslie Howard
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The Maltese Falcon
(1941)
Crime, Mystery, Thriller
A private detective takes on a case that involves him with three eccentric criminals, a beautiful liar, and their quest for a priceless statuette.
Runtime:
100 min
Director:
John Huston
Cast:
Humphrey Bogart, Mary Astor, Gladys George, Peter Lorre, Barton MacLane
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It Happened One Night
(1934)
Comedy, Romance
A renegade reporter and a crazy young heiress meet on a bus heading for New York, and end up stuck with each other when the bus leaves them behind at one of the stops.
Runtime:
105 min
Director:
Frank Capra
Cast:
Clark Gable, Claudette Colbert, Claudette Colbert, Walter Connolly, Roscoe Karns
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The Grapes of Wrath
(1940)
Drama
Tom Joad returns to his home after a jail sentence to find his family kicked out of their farm due to foreclosure. He catches up with them on his Uncle’s farm, and joins them the next day as they head for California and a new life... Hopefully.
Runtime:
129 min
Director:
John Ford
Cast:
Henry Fonda, Jane Darwell, John Carradine, Charley Grapewin, Dorris Bowdon
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The Searchers
(1956)
Western
As a Civil War veteran spends years searching for a young niece captured by Indians, his motivation becomes increasingly questionable.
Runtime:
119 min
Director:
John Ford
Cast:
John Wayne, Jeffrey Hunter, Vera Miles, Natalie Wood, Natalie Wood
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Rio Bravo
(1959)
Western
The sheriff of a small town in southwest Texas must keep custody of a murderer whose brother, a powerful rancher, is trying to help him escape. After a friend is killed trying to muster support for him, he and his deputies - a disgraced drunk and a cantankerous old cripple - must find a way to hold out against the rancher's hired guns ...
Runtime:
141 min
Director:
Howard Hawks
Cast:
John Wayne, John Wayne, Dean Martin, Dean Martin, Ricky Nelson
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Bringing Up Baby
(1938)
Comedy, Romance
David Huxley is waiting to get a bone he needs for his museum collection. Through a series of strange circumstances, he meets Susan Vance, and the duo have a series of misadventures which include a leopard called Baby.
Runtime:
102 min
Director:
Howard Hawks
Cast:
Katharine Hepburn, Cary Grant, Cary Grant, Charles Ruggles, Charles Ruggles
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The Quiet Man
(1952)
Comedy, Drama, Romance
An American man returns to the village of his birth in Ireland, where he finds love and conflict.
Runtime:
129 min
Director:
John Ford
Cast:
John Wayne, Maureen O'Hara, Barry Fitzgerald, Ward Bond, Victor McLaglen
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My Darling Clementine
(1946)
Western
Wyatt Earp and his brothers Morgan and Virgil ride into Tombstone and leave brother James in charge of their cattle herd. On their return they find their cattle stolen and James dead. Wyatt takes on the job of town marshal, making his brothers deputies, and vows to stay in Tombstone until James' killers are found. He soon runs into the...
Runtime:
97 min
Director:
John Ford
Cast:
Henry Fonda, Linda Darnell, Victor Mature, Cathy Downs, Walter Brennan
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You Can't Take It with You
(1938)
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Alice, the only relatively normal member of the eccentric Sycamore family, falls in love with Tony Kirby, but his wealthy banker father and snobbish mother strongly disapprove of the match. When the Kirbys are invited to dinner to become better acquainted with their future in-laws, things don't turn out the way Alice had hoped.
Runtime:
126 min
Director:
Frank Capra
Cast:
Jean Arthur, Lionel Barrymore, James Stewart, Edward Arnold, Mischa Auer
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Sergeant York
(1941)
Drama, History, Romance, War
Alvin York a hillbilly sharpshooter transforms himself from ruffian to religious pacifist. He is then called to serve his country and despite deep religious and moral objections to fighting becomes one of the most celebrated American heroes of WWI.
Runtime:
134 min
Director:
Howard Hawks
Cast:
Gary Cooper, Walter Brennan, Joan Leslie, Margaret Wycherly, George Tobias
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Mister Roberts
(1955)
Comedy, Drama, Family, War
Mr. Roberts is as an officer who's yearning for battle but is stuck in the backwaters of World War II on a non-commissioned Navy ship run by the bullying Captain Morton.
Runtime:
123 min
Director:
John Ford, Mervyn LeRoy, Joshua Logan
Cast:
Henry Fonda, James Cagney, William Powell, Jack Lemmon, Betsy Palmer
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Fury
(1936)
Crime, Drama, Thriller
Joe, who owns a gas station along with his brothers and is about to marry Katherine, travels to the small town where she lives to visit her, but is wrongly mistaken for a wanted kidnapper and arrested.
Runtime:
92 min
Director:
Fritz Lang
Cast:
Sylvia Sidney, Spencer Tracy, Walter Abel, Bruce Cabot, Edward Ellis
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Fort Apache
(1948)
Western
In John Ford's sombre exploration of the mythology of American heroes, he slowly reveals the character of Owen Thursday, who sees his new posting to the desolate Fort Apache as a chance to claim the military honour which he believes is rightfully his. Arrogant, obsessed with military form and ultimately self-destructive, Thursday attem...
Runtime:
125 min
Director:
John Ford
Cast:
John Wayne, Henry Fonda, Shirley Temple, Pedro Armendáriz, Ward Bond
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Johnny Guitar
(1954)
Drama, Romance, Western
On the outskirts of town, the hard-nosed Vienna owns a saloon frequented by the undesirables of the region, including Dancin' Kid and his gang. Another patron of Vienna's establishment is Johnny Guitar, a former gunslinger and her lover. When a heist is pulled in town that results in a man's death, Emma Small, Vienna's rival, rallies t...
Runtime:
110 min
Director:
Nicholas Ray
Cast:
Joan Crawford, Mercedes McCambridge, Sterling Hayden, Ernest Borgnine, John Carradine
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After the Thin Man
(1936)
Comedy, Crime, Mystery
Nick and Nora Charles investigate when Nora's cousin reports her disreputable husband is missing, and find themselves in a mystery involving the shady owners of a popular nightclub, a singer and her dark brother, the cousin's forsaken true love, and Nora's bombastic and controlling aunt.
Runtime:
112 min
Director:
W.S. Van Dyke
Cast:
William Powell, Myrna Loy, James Stewart, Elissa Landi, Elissa Landi
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Hondo
(1953)
Western
Army despatch rider Hondo Lane discovers a woman and her son living in the midst of warring Apaches, and he becomes their protector.
Runtime:
83 min
Director:
John Farrow
Cast:
John Wayne, Geraldine Page, Ward Bond, Michael Pate, Rodolfo Acosta
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Son of Frankenstein
(1939)
Horror, Science Fiction
One of the sons of Frankenstein finds his father's monster in a coma and revives him, only to find out he is controlled by Ygor who is bent on revenge.
Runtime:
99 min
Director:
Rowland V. Lee
Cast:
Basil Rathbone, Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi, Lionel Atwill, Josephine Hutchinson
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They Were Expendable
(1945)
Drama, War
Shortly after Pearl Harbor, a squadron of PT-boat crews in the Philippines must battle the Navy brass between skirmishes with the Japanese. The title says it all about the Navy's attitude towards the PT-boats and their crews.
Runtime:
135 min
Director:
John Ford
Cast:
Robert Montgomery, John Wayne, Donna Reed, Jack Holt, Ward Bond
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Topper
(1937)
Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Madcap couple George and Marion Kerby are killed in an automobile accident. They return as ghosts to try and liven up the regimented lifestyle of their friend and bank president, Cosmo Topper. When Topper starts to live it up, it strains relations with his stuffy wife.
Runtime:
97 min
Director:
Norman Z. McLeod
Cast:
Constance Bennett, Cary Grant, Roland Young, Billie Burke, Alan Mowbray
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Young Mr. Lincoln
(1939)
Drama, History
In this dramatized account of his early law career in Illinois, Abraham Lincoln is born into a modest log cabin, where he is encouraged by his first love, Ann Rutledge, to pursue law. Following her tragic death, Lincoln establishes a law practice in Springfield, where he meets a young Mary Todd. Lincoln's law skills are put to the test...
Runtime:
100 min
Director:
John Ford
Cast:
Henry Fonda, Alice Brady, Marjorie Weaver, Arleen Whelan, Eddie Collins
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The Mortal Storm
(1940)
Drama
The Roth family leads a quiet life in a small village in the German Alps during the early 1930s. When the Nazis come to power, the family is divided and Martin Brietner, a family friend is caught up in the turmoil.
Runtime:
100 min
Director:
Frank Borzage
Cast:
Margaret Sullavan, James Stewart, Robert Young, Frank Morgan, Frank Morgan
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3 Godfathers
(1948)
Western
Three outlaws on the run discover a dying woman and her baby. They swear to bring the infant to safety across the desert, even at the risk of their own lives.
Runtime:
106 min
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Dead End
(1937)
Crime, Drama
Mobster "Baby Face" Martin returns home to visit the New York neighborhood where he grew up, dropping in on his mother, who rejects him because of his gangster lifestyle, and his old girlfriend, Francey, now a syphilitic prostitute. Martin also crosses paths with Dave, a childhood friend struggling to make it as an architect, and the D...
Runtime:
93 min
Director:
William Wyler
Cast:
Sylvia Sidney, Joel McCrea, Humphrey Bogart, Wendy Barrie, Claire Trevor
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On Dangerous Ground
(1951)
Crime, Drama, Thriller
A big-city cop is reassigned to the country after his superiors find him too angry to be an effective policeman. While on his temporary assignment he assists in a manhunt of a suspected murderer.
Runtime:
82 min
Director:
Nicholas Ray
Cast:
Ida Lupino, Robert Ryan, Ward Bond, Charles Kemper, Anthony Ross
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Dodge City
(1939)
Action, Western
In this epic Western, Wade Hatton, a wagon master turned sheriff, tames a cow town at the end of a railroad line.
Runtime:
104 min
Director:
Michael Curtiz
Cast:
Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland, Ann Sheridan, Bruce Cabot, Frank McHugh
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Drums Along the Mohawk
(1939)
Drama, History, War
Albany, New York, 1776. After marrying, Gil and Lana travel north to settle on a small farm in the Mohawk River Valley, but soon their growing prosperity and happiness are threatened by the sinister sound of drums that announce dark times of revolution and war.
Runtime:
100 min
Director:
John Ford
Cast:
Claudette Colbert, Henry Fonda, Edna May Oliver, Eddie Collins, John Carradine
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Wagon Master
(1950)
Adventure, Western
Two young drifters guide a Mormon wagon train to the San Juan Valley and encounter cutthroats, Indians, geography, and moral challenges on the journey.
Runtime:
86 min
Director:
John Ford
Cast:
Ben Johnson, Joanne Dru, Harry Carey, Jr., Ward Bond, Charles Kemper
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Lady for a Day
(1933)
Comedy, Drama
Never-wed, poor, rough around the edges Apple Annie has always written to her daughter, Louise, in Spain that she is married and a member of New York's high society. Upon receiving unexpected word from Louise (who hasn't seen Annie since infancy) that she is en route to America with her new fiancé and his father, a count, so the three ...
Runtime:
96 min
Director:
Frank Capra
Cast:
Warren William, May Robson, Guy Kibbee, Glenda Farrell, Ned Sparks
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Gentleman Jim
(1942)
Comedy, Drama
As bare-knuckled boxing enters the modern era, brash extrovert Jim Corbett uses new rules and dazzlingly innovative footwork to rise to the top of the boxing world.
Runtime:
104 min
Director:
Raoul Walsh
Cast:
Errol Flynn, Alexis Smith, Jack Carson, Alan Hale, John Loder
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The Long Voyage Home
(1940)
Drama, War
The crew of the merchant ship Glencairn hope to survive a transatlantic crossing during World War II. Adapted from four Eugene O'Neill one-act plays.
Runtime:
105 min
Director:
John Ford
Cast:
John Wayne, Thomas Mitchell, Ian Hunter, Barry Fitzgerald, Wilfrid Lawson
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Tall in the Saddle
(1944)
Western
When Rocklin (John Wayne) arrives in a western town he finds that the rancher who hired him as a foreman has been murdered. He is out to solve the murder and thwart the scheming to take the ranch from its rightful owner.
Runtime:
87 min
Director:
Edwin L. Marin
Cast:
John Wayne, Ella Raines, Ward Bond, George 'Gabby' Hayes, George 'Gabby' Hayes
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The Big Trail
(1930)
Adventure, Drama, Romance, Western
Young scout Breck Coleman leads a wagon train along the dangerous trail to Oregon as he tries to get the affection of the beautiful pioneer Ruth Cameron and plans his revenge on the harsh scoundrels who murdered a friend of his in the past.
Runtime:
122 min
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The Wings of Eagles
(1957)
Drama, War
The story of Frank W. "Spig" Wead - a Navy-flyer turned screenwriter.
Runtime:
110 min
Director:
John Ford
Cast:
John Wayne, Dan Dailey, Maureen O'Hara, Ward Bond, Ken Curtis
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Santa Fe Trail
(1940)
Action, Western
As a penalty for fighting fellow classmates days before graduating from West Point, J.E.B. Stuart, George Armstrong Custer and four friends are assigned to the 2nd Cavalry, stationed at Fort Leavenworth. While there they aid in the capture and execution of the abolitionist, John Brown following the Battle of Harper's Ferry.
Runtime:
110 min
Director:
Michael Curtiz
Cast:
Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland, Olivia de Havilland, Alan Hale, Ronald Reagan
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The Amazing Dr. Clitterhouse
(1938)
Crime, Drama
A wealthy society doctor decides to research the medical aspects of criminal behaviour by becoming one himself. He joins a gang of thieves and proceeds to wrest leadership of the gang away from it's extremely resentful leader.
Runtime:
87 min
Director:
Anatole Litvak
Cast:
Edward G. Robinson, Claire Trevor, Humphrey Bogart, Allen Jenkins, Donald Crisp
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Made for Each Other
(1939)
Comedy, Drama, Romance
A couple struggle to find happiness after a whirlwind courtship.
Runtime:
92 min
Director:
John Cromwell
Cast:
Carole Lombard, James Stewart, Charles Coburn, Lucile Watson, Eddie Quillan
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Virginia City
(1940)
Action, Drama, History, Romance, Western
Union officer Kerry Bradford escapes from a Confederate prison and races to intercept $5 million in gold destined for Confederate coffers. A Confederate sympathizer and a Mexican bandit, each with their own stake in the loot, stand in his way.
Runtime:
121 min
Director:
Michael Curtiz
Cast:
Errol Flynn, Miriam Hopkins, Randolph Scott, Humphrey Bogart, Frank McHugh
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The Fighting Sullivans
(1944)
Drama, History, War
The lives of a close-knit group of brothers growing up in Iowa during the days of the Great Depression and of World War II and their eventual deaths in action in the Pacific theater are chronicled in this film based on a true story.
Runtime:
112 min
Director:
Lloyd Bacon
Cast:
Anne Baxter, Thomas Mitchell, Selena Royle, Edward Ryan, Trudy Marshall