Skip to content
MovieCove
Philip Ford

Philip Ford

Director · Died January 12, 1976, aged 75 · Portland, Maine, USA

Philip Ford (16 October 1900 – 12 January 1976), was an American film director and actor. He directed 43 films between 1945 and 1964. He also appeared 16 in films between 1916 and 1926. He was the son of actor/director Francis Ford and the nephew of director John Ford. He was born in Portland, Maine and died in Los Angeles, California.

Read more

Biography from TMDB.

Born
October 16, 1900
Died
January 12, 1976 (aged 75)
From
Portland, Maine, USA
Works as
Director
Titles
13 on MovieCove · 64 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Down 32% in 30 days

What are Philip Ford's films like?

Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
61%
Self
16%
Power
16%
Survival
6%
Justice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRevenge2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 4 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 3 · Serious 0 · Dark 1

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 0 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 0 · Charged 3 · Intense 1

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 1 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 1

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

Relentless: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their relentless movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 3

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 1 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 1

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 3 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
4
Thrilling
2
Manic
1
Melancholic
1
Absurd
1
Other
1

How their films linger

Fun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Philip Ford's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 9 of their 13 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (7).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Philip Ford's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

64 credits, 13 with a MovieCove page.

  • Beware of the Dog (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Director

  • The Fugitives (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1963)

    Director

  • Lassie(1954)

    Show 20 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all shows

  • Desperadoes' Outpost (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Director

  • Adventures of Superman(1952)

    Show 8 episodes · Director

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • Bal Tabarin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1952)

    Director

  • Utah Wagon Train (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Director

  • The Adventures of Kit Carson(1951)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows

  • Rodeo King and the Senorita (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Director

  • The Dakota Kid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Director

  • Wells Fargo Gunmaster (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Director

  • Buckaroo Sheriff of Texas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Director

  • Missing Women(1951)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Pride of Maryland (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1951)

    Director

  • Prisoners in Petticoats (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Director

  • Redwood Forest Trail (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Director

  • The Old Frontier (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Director

  • Trial Without Jury (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Director

  • The Vanishing Westerner (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1950)

    Director

  • Powder River Rustlers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Director

  • Pioneer Marshal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Director

  • Ranger of Cherokee Strip (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Director

  • San Antone Ambush (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Director

  • South of Rio (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Director

  • The Wyoming Bandit (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Director

  • Outcasts of the Trail (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Director

  • Law of the Golden West(1949)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Prince of the Plains (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Director

  • Hideout (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1949)

    Director

  • Angel in Exile (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Director

  • The Denver Kid (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Director

  • Desperadoes of Dodge City (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Director

  • Marshal of Amarillo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Director

  • Train to Alcatraz (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Director

  • The Timber Trail (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Director

  • The Bold Frontiersman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Director

  • California Firebrand (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1948)

    Director

  • Bandits of Dark Canyon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    Director

  • The Wild Frontier (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    Director

  • Web of Danger (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1947)

    Director

  • The Mysterious Mr. Valentine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    Director

  • The Invisible Informer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    Director

  • The Last Crooked Mile(1946)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • The Inner Circle(1946)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • Valley of the Zombies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    Director

  • Crime of the Century (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1946)

    Director

  • The Tiger Woman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1945)

    Director

  • Mountain Rhythm(1939)

    Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Blue Montana Skies(1939)

    Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Mexicali Rose(1939)

    Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Meet the Boy Friend(1937)

    Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • The Mandarin Mystery(1936)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Riley the Cop (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1928)

    Assistant Director

  • Hangman's House(1928)

    Assistant Director

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • The Blue Eagle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    as Limpy Darcy

  • Officer '444' (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1926)

    as Haverly's Son (as Phil Ford)

  • Perils of the Wild (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1925)

    as Pirate (as Phil Ford)

  • Heroes of the Street (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1922)

    as (as Phil Ford)

  • Thundering Hoofs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1922)

    as Jack - Bill's Nephew (as Phil Ford)

  • According to Hoyle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1922)

    as Jim Mead

  • The Great Reward (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1921)

    Actor

  • The Mystery Of 13 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1919)

    as Butts

  • The Silent Mystery (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1918)

    as Chick

  • The Purple Mask (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1916)

    as Joe Butts

Career shape

A full career of 64 titles from 1916 to 1963.

Most popular right now

Missing Women (1951)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting10 of 64: 10 only acting, 0 with another roleDirecting48 of 64: 48 only directing, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score37thOther crew6 of 64: 6 only other crew, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score53rd

By decade

1910s3 · acting1920s9 · 7 acting · 2 crew1930s5 · crew1940s28 · crew1950s17 · crew1960s2 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do Philip Ford's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 50th percentile, the median of all 10; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 50th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

50thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

40thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

29thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Midcredits score across 13 titles, by percentile

  • 50th to 74th6
  • 25th to 49th6
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

4 of their 13 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser4
  • Broadly Agreed4
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · director

Law of the Golden West (1949)

78th percentile spread · 35% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director

Adventures of Superman (1952)

Midcredits 69th · 80% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 57/100 and the pacing 68/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Philip Ford work with?

People who share at least 2 of Philip Ford's MovieCove titles; Adele Mara shares the most, 2.