John Ford is best known for Westerns, but he is also one of the better war movie directors of his generation. Not only was John Ford a great director , but he was also a veteran who left Hollywood to serve in World War II as a commander in the United States Navy Reserve. While enlisted, Ford directed U.S. propaganda films.

When he got out of the military, he had a more cynical eye toward war movies . He directed war movies that offered a pessimistic view of war, while also presenting a different perspective on the American West, including the American Civil War . Added to his Westerns, it solidified John Ford's role as a master director.

10 Four Sons (1928)

The cast of Four Sons

Released in 1928, Four Sons was an early John Ford war movie . It was not technically a silent

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