Philip Ford
Also Known As: Phil Ford
Biography: 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.
Department: Directing
Place of Birth: Not available
Birthday: Not available
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Gender: Male
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Perils of the Wild
Overview: Movie serial Perils of the Wild
Genres: Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1925-08-27
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Heroes of the Street
Overview: When a smart-alec street kid's father, a policeman, is killed in the line of duty, the boy turns over a new leaf and goes to work to support his mother, brothers, and sisters. He gets a job as an usher in a theater but really wants to become a policeman to avenge the death of his father. He soon finds himself involved in a fake kidnapping, real gangsters and a tip on the identity of the man who killed his dad.
Genres: Crime Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1922-12-24
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The Purple Mask
Overview: Cunard turns into The Queen of the Apaches, an outlaw who steals from the rich to gives to the poor, always leaving a purple mask behind as a trademark.
Genres: Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1916-12-25
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The Blue Eagle
Overview: Waterfront rivals George Darcy and Big Tim Ryan are both in love with Rose Kelly, and continue their feud when they join the Navy. After the war, they call a temporary truce to take on dope peddlers who are destroying their neighborhood.
Genres: Drama Action
Original Language: pt
Release Date: 1926-09-12
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The Silent Mystery
Overview: While visiting Egypt, Mrs. Graham steals a famous jewel called "The Eye of the World" from a mummy's sarcophagus and returns to the United States, planning to use the gem as collateral for a loan. Kah, the priestess in charge of protecting the tombs of Egyptian nobility, is soon on her trail , determined to retrieve the gem. Mrs. Graham's lovely daughter, Betty, agrees to marry a suitor for money to prop up her father's failing business. When the bridegroom is murdered on the couple's wedding night, and the body disappears, Phil Kelly decides to lend a hand in solving the crimes.
Genres: Drama Horror
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1918-11-01
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The Mystery Of 13
Overview: A man comes by a map that shows the location of a secret treasure, but runs afoul of a criminal organization known as the "13". Chapter ten, eleven and twelve are still missing from this 15 episode serial.
Genres: Action
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1919-08-01
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Officer '444'
Overview: Heroic Officer 444 battles The Frog and his criminal gang for possession of Haverlyte, a powerful formula that, if it fell into the wrong hands, would give its owner enough power to control the world. And, taking no chances, The Frog sends his chief henchwoman, a seductive vamp named The Vulture, to tempt Officer 444 to stray from his sworn duty to save the world from The Frog's nefarious plans.
Genres: No genres available
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1926-05-14
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Thundering Hoofs
Overview: A young woman returns to Kentucky after several years in boarding school, and discovers that a very valuable horse that is to be entered in the Derby is about to be forfeited due to the machinations of a rival. She determines to ride the horse in the Derby and win the race.
Genres: Drama
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1922-09-30
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According to Hoyle
Overview: "'Boxcar' Simmons, a tramp, represents himself as a mining millionaire in a small town. The population accepts him at his own valuation, and two of the town's 'slickers' make desperate efforts to 'take him for his roll.' One of their schemes is to sell him a worthless ranch, but he turns the tables on them by making them believe that the ranch is a veritable bed of silver ore, and then, after they buy it, he presents the major part of the proceeds to the girl who owns the place and with whom he had fallen in love." (Moving Picture World, 24 Jun 1922, p. 736.)
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1922-05-06
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The Great Reward
Overview: In the mythical kingdom of Lyria, two young Americans get mixed up in a plot to get rid of the rightful king, who at times loses his reason.
Genres: Adventure
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1921-05-09
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