Ford at Fox in December

In the works for quite some time, and officially announced about a month ago, **20th Century Fox** will release Ford at Fox - The Collection on December 4th. Some specs are still unresolved, but here's comprehensive breakdown with Fox's official press release below the cover art:

Ford at Fox - The Collection contains 25 Features on 21 DVDs. In addition, Fox is releasing three Mini-Sets (Silent Epics, American Comedies and The Essential John Ford and several singles that comprise the mega-collection boxed set.

Ford at Fox - The Collection (Retail: $299.98, Ours: $239.99)
Mini-Sets (Retail: $49.98, Ours: $37.99)
Singles (Retail: $19.98, Ours: $14.99)

NEW TO DVD AND ALSO AVAILABLE OUTSIDE Ford at Fox - The Collection:

NEW TO DVD AND ONLY AVAILABLE IN Ford at Fox - The Collection:

  • Tobacco Road
  • Wee Willie Winkie
  • The World Moves On
  • Four Men And A Prayer / Seas Beneath

PREVIOUSLY RELEASED ON DVD:

Note: We may not be able to clarify the items below until we actually get the collection in stock.
  • According to Fox's press release and various Fox websites, Frontier Marshall isn't included in Ford at Fox - The Collection and can only be purchased as part of The Essential John Ford mini-set. However, the cover art doesn't even show it there.
  • My Darling Clementine and the Iron Horse are listed as two disc sets, but that would put the number of DVDs over the stated amount for the set.
  • Fox is re-releasing The Grapes of Wrath and How Green Was My Valley as Singles, but by their description it appears they have the same features as the previous releases.

TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX OPENS THE VAULT TO PRESENT THE ULTIMATE SHOWCASE COLLECTION FROM ONE OF CINEMA’S MOST INFLUENTIAL DIRECTORS

Multiple Academy-Award® Winning Legend John Ford Feted With Massive 24 Film Collection, All New In-Depth Documentary “Becoming John Ford,” Exclusive Coffee Table Book With Never-Before-Seen Photos And More

Arriving On December 4 In Time For Christmas, Set Includes 18 New To DVD Releases

-- Restored Classic The Iron Horse Selected For Both Venice And New York Film Festivals --

CENTURY CITY, Calif. – John Ford is considered by many to be one of the greatest filmmakers of all time. His sphere of influence touched contemporaries such as Ingmar Bergman and Orson Welles; as well as George Lucas, Martin Scorsese and Steven Spielberg. For much of his early career, Ford’s home was Twentieth Century Fox where he made more than 50 films for the studio from 1920 through 1952, including such classics as The Grapes of Wrath, My Darling Clementine, Drums Along The Mohawk and How Green Was My Valley. It was one of the most productive director/studio relationships in the history of American film.

Now, Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment presents a collection spanning the career of this remarkable visionary with FORD AT FOX, available December 4. Celebrating the legacy of the collected works of John Ford and their part in the Studio’s heritage and pedigree, FORD AT FOXFORD AT FOX DVD collection will be available for a suggested retail price of $299.98. Three mini-collections will also be available including The Essential John Ford, John Ford’s American Comedies and John Ford’s Silent Epics, all for a suggested retail price of $49.98. Single discs of selected films from the collection will be available for $19.98. Prebook is November 7, 2007. features 24 films as well as the new documentary “Becoming John Ford” by Academy Award nominated documentary maker and Ford historian Nick Redman. The beautifully packaged collection also includes an exclusive hard-cover book which features rare, unpublished photographs from Ford’s career, lobby card reproductions, production stills and an in-depth look at this maverick’s work. The premiere

Ford’s career began at Fox with Just Pals (1920), a rustic silent comedy set in rural America and starring cowboy actor Buck Jones. Other silent epics followed including the seminal film The Iron Horse (1924) which was the biggest grossing film of its day, the revenge tale 3 Bad Men (1926), family saga Four Sons (1928) and the redemption story Hangman’s House (1928) which features the screen debut of John Wayne; all of which are included in the FORD AT FOX collection completely restored and remastered and featuring all-new orchestral scores created specifically for each film.

While revered for his contributions to the Western genre, the collection also features some of Ford’s classic American comedies including three pairings with cowboy hero Will Rogers in Doctor Bull (1933), Judge Priest (1934) and Steamboat Round The Bend (1935), the legendary Dan Dailey in When Willie Comes Marching Home (1950) and the incomparable James Cagney in What Price Glory (1952).

No cinephile collection would be complete without Ford’s masterpieces, three of which feature one of his longtime friends and collaborators, Henry Fonda in Drums Along The Mohawk (1940), The Grapes of Wrath (1940) and My Darling Clementine (1946). The set also features How Green Was My Valley (1941), winner of five Oscars including Best Picture and Best Director, a category for which Ford took home the statue four times in his career. Rounding out the collection is Seas Beneath (1931), Up The River (1931), Pilgrimage (1934), The World Moves OnThe Prisoner of Shark Island (1936), Wee Willie Winkie (1937), Four Men and a Prayer (1938), Young Mr. Lincoln (1939), Tobacco Road (1941) and Born Reckless (1950). (1934),

FORD AT FOX DVD Collection Special Features & Disc Specifics
Just Pals (1920)
Feature film with Dolby 5.0 Surround Sound and Spanish/French subtitles
The Iron Horse (1924)
Two versions – U.K. and United States
Feature film with Dolby Digital 5.1 sound and Spanish/French subtitles
Commentary by Author & Film Historian Robert Birchard
“Scoring The Past: The Iron Horse Sessions with Christopher Caliendo” featurette
Restoration comparison
Vintage program
Advertising gallery
3 Bad Men (1926)
Feature film with Dolby 5.0 Surround Sound and Spanish/French subtitles
Four Sons (1928)
Feature film with Dolby Digital 5.1 sound and Spanish/French subtitles
Hangman’s House (1928)
Feature film with Dolby 5.0 Surround Sound and Spanish/French subtitles
Born Reckless (1930)
Feature film with English Mono and Spanish/French subtitles
Up The River (1930)
Feature film with English Mono and Spanish/French subtitles
Theatrical trailer
Still gallery
Seas Beneath (1931)
Feature film with English Mono and Spanish/French subtitles
Doctor Bull (1933)
Feature film with English Mono and Spanish/French subtitles
Pilgrimage (1933)
Feature film with English Mono and Spanish/French subtitles
Commentary by Biographer & Film Historian Joseph McBride
Restoration comparison
Judge Priest (1934)
Feature film with English Mono and Spanish/French subtitles
The World Moves On (1934)
Feature film with English Mono and Spanish/French subtitles
Steamboat Round The Bend (1935)
Feature film with English Stereo and English Mono and Spanish subtitles
Commentary by Author Scott Eyman
Restoration comparison
Theatrical trailer
Will Rogers Theater
Doubting Thomas
In Old Kentucky
Life Begins at 40
The Prisoner of Shark Island (1936)
Feature film with English Mono and Spanish/French subtitles
Restoration comparison
Interactive pressbook gallery
Advertising gallery
Still gallery
Wee Willie Winkie (1937)
Feature film (tinted version) in English Stereo or English Mono, Spanish Mono and Spanish/French subtitles
Feature film (black & white) in English Stereo or English Mono, Spanish Mono and Spanish/French subtitles
Restoration comparison
Four Men and a Prayer (1938)
Feature film with English Mono and Spanish/French subtitles
Drums Along The Mohawk (1939)
Feature film with English Stereo or English Mono, Spanish/French Mono and Spanish/French subtitles
Commentary by Film Historians Julie Kirgo & Nick Redman
Theatrical trailer
Still galleries
Advertising
Lobby cards
Studio portraits
Behind the scenes
Production stills
Young Mr. Lincoln (1939)
Feature film with English Dolby Digital 1.0
The Grapes of Wrath (1940)
Feature film with English Stereo or English Mono, Spanish Mono and Spanish subtitles
Commentary by Biographer & Film Historian Joseph McBride
U.K. prologue
Biography: Daryl Zannuck: 20th Century Filmmaker
Restoration comparison
Theatrical trailer
Movie Tone News
1934: “First Drought In Many Years Hits Mid-West”
1934: “Drought Distress Is Increasing In The Mid-West”
1934: “Mid-West Drought Distress Becomes National Disaster”
1934: “Outtakes”
1941: “Roosevelt Lauds Motion Pictures At Academy Fete”
Still gallery
Tobacco Road (1941)
Feature film with English Mono and Spanish/French subtitles
Interactive press book
Poster gallery
How Green Was My Valley (1941)
Feature film with English Stereo or English Mono, Spanish/French Mono and Spanish subtitles
Commentary by Anna Lee Nathan and Biographer & Film Historian Joseph McBride
Backstory: How Green Was My Valley
Still gallery
Theatrical trailer
My Darling Clementine (1946)
Feature film with English Stereo or English Mono, Spanish/French Mono and Spanish subtitles
Commentary by Wyatt Earp III
Alternate pre-release version (Ford’s cut)
What is the pre-release version featurette
Theatrical trailer
Behind the scenes
When Willie Comes Marching Home (1950)
Feature film with English Mono and Spanish/French subtitles
Restoration comparison
Advertising gallery
What Price Glory (1952)
Feature film with English Stereo or English Mono, Spanish Mono and Spanish subtitles
Two theatrical trailers
Fox Flix
Crash Dive
The Hunters
Morituri
Becoming John Ford (2007)
Feature-length documentary with English Stereo and Spanish/French subtitles
The Battle of Midway (doc Ð 1942)
Battle of Midway - Additional Footage (1942)
December 7th (doc Ð 1943)
Torpedo Squadron (doc Ð 1942)
Ford at Fox Photo Galleries (estimated 29 to be broken out by title)
Ford at Fox Movie Poster / lobby card gallery
Pressbook Galleries
Vintage Programs
- The Iron Horse
- Four Sons
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