Frank S. Nugent’s Typical Vibe
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Frank S. Nugent has 10 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1940s through the 1960s. 1 ranks in the Top 10%, led by The Searchers.
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As a Civil War veteran spends years searching for a young niece captured by Indians, his motivation becomes increasingly questionable.
Dir. John Ford · With John Wayne, Jeffrey Hunter, Vera Miles

An American man returns to the village of his birth in Ireland, where he finds love and conflict.
Dir. John Ford · With John Wayne, Maureen O'Hara, Victor McLaglen

Mr. Roberts is a Navy officer who's yearning for battle but is stuck in the backwaters of World War II on a non-commissioned ship run by the bullying Captain Morton.
Dir. John Ford, Mervyn LeRoy · With Henry Fonda, James Cagney, William Powell

Owen Thursday 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, he attempts to destroy the Apache chief Cochise after luring him across the border from Mexico, against the advice of his subordinates.
Dir. John Ford · With John Wayne, Henry Fonda, Shirley Temple
Ambulance driver Frank Jessup is ensnared in the schemes of the sensuous but dangerous Diane Tremayne.
Dir. Otto Preminger · With Robert Mitchum, Jean Simmons, Mona Freeman
Two young horse traders guide a Mormon wagon train to the San Juan Valley and encounter rugged terrain, the cutthroat Clegg gang, hospitable Navajo, and moral challenges on the journey.
Dir. John Ford · With Ben Johnson, Joanne Dru, Harry Carey, Jr.

On the eve of retirement, Captain Nathan Brittles takes out a last patrol to stop an impending massive Indian attack. Encumbered by women who must be evacuated, Brittles finds his mission imperiled.
Dir. John Ford · With John Wayne, Joanne Dru, John Agar
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.
Dir. John Ford · With John Wayne, Pedro Armendáriz, Harry Carey, Jr.

After her great aunt's death, a high-society woman arrives on a Hawaiian island in search of the heir - the father she has never met.
Dir. John Ford · With John Wayne, Elizabeth Allen, Lee Marvin

Two tough westerners bring home a group of settlers who have spent years as Comanche hostages.
Dir. John Ford · With James Stewart, Richard Widmark, Shirley Jones
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