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John Ford Stock Company

The John Ford Stock Company is the name given to the large collection of actors used repeatedly in the films of American director John Ford. Most famous among these was John Wayne, who appeared in twenty-four films and three television episodes for the director.

Actors

Members of the "stock company" include:

Jack Pennick – 41 films, 1 TV episode<br /> Francis Ford (the director's brother) – 32 films<br /> Harry Carey, Sr. – 27 films<br /> John Wayne – 24 films, 3 TV episodes<br /> Ward Bond – 24 films, 2 TV episodes<br /> Harry Tenbrook – 26 films<br /> J. Farrell MacDonald – 25 films<br /> Vester Pegg – 23 films<br /> Mae Marsh – 17 films, 1 TV episode<br /> Frank Baker – 17 films<br /> Duke Lee – 16 films<br /> Joe Harris – 14 films<br /> Danny Borzage – 13 films<br /> Hoot Gibson – 13 films<br /> Willis Bouchey – 9 films, 3 TV episodes<br /> John Carradine – 11 films, 1 TV episode<br /> Ken Curtis – 11 films, 1 TV episode<br /> William Henry – 11 films, 1 TV episode<br /> Victor McLaglen – 12 films<br /> George O'Brien – 12 films<br /> Molly Malone – 11 films<br /> Harry Carey Jr. – 9 films, 1 TV episode<br /> Sam Harris – 10 films<br /> Robert Homans – 10 films<br /> Cliff Lyons – 9 films, 1 TV episode<br /> Robert Parrish – 10 films<br /> Chuck Roberson – 9 films, 1 TV episode<br /> Russell Simpson – 10 films<br /> William Steele – 10 films<br /> Patrick Wayne – 8 films, 2 TV episodes<br /> Henry Fonda – 9 films<br /> Ed Jones – 9 films<br /> John Qualen – 9 films<br /> Mickey Simpson – 9 films<br /> Pat Somerset – 9 films<br /> Hank Worden – 8 films, 1 TV episode<br /> Anna Lee – 8 films, 1 TV episode<br /> Ruth Clifford – 8 films<br /> Mary Gordon – 8 films<br /> James Flavin – 8 films<br /> Ben Hall – 8 films<br /> Chuck Hayward (as actor) – 7 films, 1 TV episode<br /> Harry Strang – 8 films<br /> Carleton Young – 6 films, 2 TV episodes<br /> Brandon Hurst – 7 films<br /> Fred Libby – 7 films<br /> Jane Darwell – 7 films<br /> Steve Pendleton – 7 films<br /> Charles Seel – 5 films, 2 TV episodes<br /> Charles Trowbridge – 7 films<br /> Jack Woods – 7 films<br /> Frank Albertson – 6 films<br /> Mimi Doyle – 6 films<br /> Earle Foxe – 6 films<br /> Si Jenks – 6 films<br /> Robert Lowery – 6 films<br /> James A. Marcus – 6 films<br /> Cyril McLaglen – 6 films<br /> Paul McVey – 6 films<br /> Jack Mower – 6 films<br /> Lionel Pape – 6 films<br /> Arthur Shields – 6 films<br /> Charles Tannen – 6 films<br /> Harry Tyler – 5 films, 1 TV episode<br /> Tom Tyler – 6 films<br /> Jack Walters – 6 films<br />

Scores of actors appeared repeatedly for Ford up to five times. Among the best known of these are:

Five appearances:
Four appearances:
Three appearances:

Membership in the John Ford Stock Company did not necessitate membership in Ford's social circle, and indeed many of the actors in the Stock Company never encountered Ford outside of work situations.

Crew

Ford had many long-standing relationships with members of his crew, and would often maintain longer and more prolific relationships with crew members than cast.

Screenwriters

  • Frank S. Nugent
  • George Hively
  • Eugene B. Lewis
  • H. Tipton Steck
  • Charles J. Wilson Jr.
  • Jules Furthman
  • George C. Hull
  • Dorothy Yost
  • Charles Kenyon
  • Frances Marion
  • James Kevin McGuiness
  • John Stone
  • Dudley Nichols
  • Spig Wead
  • Lamar Trotti
  • Nunnally Johnson
  • Laurence Stallings
  • James Warner Bellah
  • Philip Dunne

Producers

  • Merian C. Cooper
  • P.A. Powers
  • Sol Wurtzel
  • Cliff Reid
  • Darryl F. Zanuck
  • Walter Wanger
  • Lowell Farrell
  • Michael Killanin
  • Patrick Ford
  • Samuel Goldwyn
  • Winfield Sheehan

Cinematographers

  • Gregg Toland
  • Ben Reynolds
  • John W. Brown
  • Harry C. Fowler
  • George Schneiderman
  • Joseph H. August
  • Charles G. Clarke
  • Arthur Miller
  • Bert Glennon
  • Archie Stout
  • Winton C. Hoch

Editors

  • Alex Troffey
  • Frank E. Hull
  • Paul Weatherwax
  • George Hively
  • Walter Thompson
  • Robert Simpson
  • Robert Parrish
  • Jack Murray
  • Barbara Ford
  • Otho Lovering

Composers

  • Max Steiner
  • Samuel Kaylin
  • Louis Silvers
  • Alfred Newman
  • Richard Hageman
  • Victor Young
  • Cyril J. Mockridge

Art Directors

  • Van Nest Polglase
  • William Darling
  • Richard Day
  • Mark Lee Kirk
  • James Basevi
  • Lyle R. Wheeler
  • Frank Hotaling
  • Martin Obzina
  • Eddie Imazu

Set Decorators

  • Thomas Little
  • Julia Heron
  • Joe Kish
  • John McCarthy
  • Darrell Silvera

Assistant Directors

  • Edward O'Fearna
  • Jack Pennick
  • Wingate Smith

Second Unit Directors

  • Cliff Lyons

Costume Designers

  • Walter Plunkett

References