John Farrow Movie Rankings
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John Farrow scores a combined 2.8132 out of 4 stars for Hondo
2.8132
Hondo Lane, a despatch rider for the cavalry, encounters Angie Lowe, a woman living alone with her young son in the midst of hostile Apache territory. She presumes she is safe because the Apaches, under their chief Vittorio, have always left them alone. ... more about Hondo
Lowest Price: $7.50 
2
John Farrow scores a combined 2.7105 out of 4 stars for Big Clock
2.7105
When powerful publishing tycoon Earl Janouth commits an act of murder at the height of passion, he cleverly begins to cover his tracks and frame an innocent man, whose identity he doesn't know, but who just happen to have contact with the murder victim. ... more about Big Clock
Lowest Price: $8.14 
3
John Farrow scores a combined 2.6711 out of 4 stars for Wake Island
2.6711
In November 1941, Major Caton takes command of the small Marine garrison on Wake Island. His tendency toward spit and polish upsets the men's tropical lassitude, but Pearl Harbor changes everything. ... more about Wake Island
Lowest Price: $8.83 
4
John Farrow scores a combined 2.6574 out of 4 stars for West of Shanghai
2.6574
Gordon Creed travels to a remote site in the Chinese back country in order to obtain rights to a great oil reserve owned by wildcatter Jim Hallet, who is in danger of losing the rights to foreclosure. ... more about West of Shanghai
Not Available on DVD
5
John Farrow scores a combined 2.5204 out of 4 stars for Commandos Strike at Dawn
2.5204
Erik Toresen, widower and fishery observer, leads a quiet life in a small Norwegian town; but after the Nazi occupation, German abuses lead Erik to form a Resistance group. ... more about Commandos Strike at Dawn
Lowest Price: $35.20 
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John Farrow scores a combined 2.4839 out of 4 stars for My Bill
2.4839
Francis is the mother of four kids, three of whom are ungrateful to their widowed mom and move in with their wealthy aunt. Only Moore remains faithful to his mother. ... more about My Bill
Not Available on DVD
7
John Farrow scores a combined 2.4322 out of 4 stars for Back from Eternity
2.4322
A South American plane loaded with an assortment of characters crash lands in a remote jungle area in the middle of a storm. The passengers then discover they are in an area inhabited by vicious cannibals and must escape before they are found. ... more about Back from Eternity
Not Available on DVD
8
John Farrow scores a combined 2.2556 out of 4 stars for Two Years Before the Mast
2.2556
Charles Stewart, the "Pilgrim" owner's playboy son, finds himself shanghaied on his father's ship commanded by cruel Captain Thompson. When scurvy breaks out he leads a mutiny and is slapped in irons. Floggings and torture abound. ... more about Two Years Before the Mast
Not Available on DVD
9
John Farrow scores a combined 2.1917 out of 4 stars for Night Has a Thousand Eyes
2.1917
When heiress Jean Courtland attempts suicide, her fiancée Elliott Carson probes her relationship to John Triton. In flashback, we see how stage mentalist Triton starts having terrifying flashes of true precognition. ... more about Night Has a Thousand Eyes
Not Available on DVD
10
John Farrow scores a combined 2.1217 out of 4 stars for Plunder of the Sun
2.1217
An American insurance adjuster, stranded in Mexico, becomes involved with an archaeologist and a collector of antiquities in a hunt for treasure in the Mexican ruins of Zapoteca. ... more about Plunder of the Sun
Lowest Price: $6.97 
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John Farrow scores a combined 2.1186 out of 4 stars for Alias Nick Beal
2.1186
Righteous district attorney Joseph Foster's main goal in life is to rid his city of the gangsters infesting it. In order to be even more efficient in his war against crime he plans to run for governor. ... more about Alias Nick Beal
Not Available on DVD
12
John Farrow scores a combined 2.1057 out of 4 stars for Copper Canyon
2.1057
A group of copper miners, Southern veterans, are terrorized by local rebel-haters, led by deputy Lane Travis. The miners ask stage sharpshooter Johnny Carter to help them, under the impression that he is the legendary Colonel Desmond. ... more about Copper Canyon
Lowest Price: $8.85 
13
John Farrow scores a combined 2.0547 out of 4 stars for Calcutta
2.0547
Neale and Pedro fly cargo between Chungking and Calcutta. When their buddy Bill is murdered they investigate. Neale meets Bill's fiancée Virginia and becomes suspicious of a deeper plot while also falling for her charms. ... more about Calcutta
Not Available on DVD
15
John Farrow scores a combined 1.9825 out of 4 stars for His Kind of Woman
1.9825
Nick Ferraro, deported crime boss, needs to re-enter the USA. His plan involves "honest" gambler Dan Milner, who's subjected to a series of "misfortunes," then bribed to take a trip to Mexico. ... more about His Kind of Woman
Lowest Price: $38.13 
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John Farrow scores a combined 1.9368 out of 4 stars for Botany Bay
1.9368
In 1787 prisoners from London's Newgate Gaol are to be shipped to New South Wales. Hugh Tallant is an American medical student whom, we learn at sea, was falsely imprisoned. ... more about Botany Bay
Not Available on DVD
17
John Farrow scores a combined 1.8584 out of 4 stars for Five Came Back
1.8584
Twelve people are aboard Coast Air Line's flagship the Silver Queen enroute to South America when the airplane encounters a storm and is blown off course. ... more about Five Came Back
Not Available on DVD
18
John Farrow scores a combined 1.7442 out of 4 stars for California
1.7442
"Wicked" Lily Bishop joins a wagon train to California, led by Michael Fabian and Johnnny Trumbo, but news of the Gold Rush scatters the train. ... more about California
Not Available on DVD
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John Farrow scores a combined 1.7359 out of 4 stars for Where Danger Lives
1.7359
One night at the hospital, young doctor Jeff Cameron meets Margo, who's brought in after a suicide attempt. He quickly falls for her and they become romanticly involved, but it turns out that Margo is married. ... more about Where Danger Lives
Not Available on DVD
20
John Farrow scores a combined 1.4246 out of 4 stars for Saint Strikes Back
1.4246
A disgraced policeman's daughter in San Francisco is busy acquiring a name for herself as a crime boss in her own right. ... more about Saint Strikes Back
Not Available on DVD
21
John Farrow scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Beyond Glory
0.0001
Thinking he may have caused the death of his commanding officer Captain Daniels in Tunisia, Rocky visits Daniels' widow. She falls for him, he falls for her, she encourages him to go to West Point. ... more about Beyond Glory
Not Available on DVD
22
John Farrow scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Bill of Divorcement
0.0001
Margaret Fairfield, whose husband Hilary has been in an insane asylum for twenty years, divorces him so she can remarry. But then Hilary, who was thought incurable, recovers and returns home. His return spells disaster for all concerned. ... more about Bill of Divorcement
Not Available on DVD
23
John Farrow scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Blaze of Noon
0.0001
In the 1920s, the four McDonald brothers leave the uncertain life of carnival stunt fliers for steady jobs with the U.S. Air Mail. ... more about Blaze of Noon
Not Available on DVD
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John Farrow scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Bullet Is Waiting
0.0001
A policeman and his prisoner survive the crash of the plane in the mountains in which they were traveling. They seek shelter in the lonely hut of a man and his daughter... ... more about Bullet Is Waiting
Not Available on DVD
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John Farrow scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for China
0.0001
Shortly before Pearl Harbor, American opportunist Jones and partner Johnny are in China to sell oil to the invading Japanese army. ... more about China
Not Available on DVD
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John Farrow scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Easy Come
0.0001
A film that possibly held the record for the most Irish-descent players in an American-produced movie before "The Quiet Man" was shot on location in Ireland, and that includes "The Informer. ... more about Easy Come
Not Available on DVD
29
John Farrow scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Hitler Gang
0.0001
This movie shows us the rise of Adolf Hitler from a small radical political adventurer to the dictator of Germany in the way of a gangster film. Exept for some minor inaccuracies the historical facts are given in a correct way. ... more about Hitler Gang
Not Available on DVD
30
John Farrow scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Invisible Menace
0.0001
Army Private Eddie Pratt smuggles his new bride into camp in hopes of having a happy wedding night. Instead they discover a murder. Colonel Rogers of Army Intelligence arrives to take over the case. ... more about Invisible Menace
Not Available on DVD
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John Farrow scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for John Paul Jones
0.0001
The swashbuckling adventures of the hero of the Revolutionary War. His contributions weren't always appreciated by the new U.S. government. After the way Congress show their displeasure by sending him to the Russia of Catherine the Great. ... more about John Paul Jones
Not Available on DVD
32
John Farrow scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Little Miss Thoroughbred
0.0001
A small-time gambler claims to be the father of a girl in order to avoid trouble with the law. The girl is thrilled with the idea but the gambler has no use for her until she shows amazing skill at picking horse race winners. ... more about Little Miss Thoroughbred
Not Available on DVD
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John Farrow scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Men in Exile
0.0001
When ex-convict cabbie Jimmy Carmody is framed in a jewelry store robbery and murder, an old friend arranges for him to flee the country to the island of Caribo, where a person's past doesn't matter. ... more about Men in Exile
Not Available on DVD
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John Farrow scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Red
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Not Available on DVD
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John Farrow scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Reno
0.0001
Not Available on DVD
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John Farrow scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Ride
0.0001
Esqueda, an outlaw, attempts to force settlers King and Cordelia Cameron out of his territory. Esqueda's mother raised Rio as her own. Rio has loyalty to Esqueda but also feels the settlers should be able to stay. ... more about Ride
Not Available on DVD
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John Farrow scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for She Loved a Fireman
0.0001
After his political days are over, Red decides to become a fireman. He takes the exam, goes to fire college and is stationed at Company 27. ... more about She Loved a Fireman
Not Available on DVD
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John Farrow scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for Unholy Wife
0.0001
Wealthy vintner Paul Hochen meets blonde bombshell Phyllis in a bar...and marries her. In due course, Phyllis is bored by Paul, and finds an exciting new lover in rodeo rider San. ... more about Unholy Wife
Not Available on DVD
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John Farrow scores a combined 0.0001 out of 4 stars for You Came Along
0.0001
War hero flier Bob Collins goes on a war bond selling tour with two buddies, and substitute "chaperone" Ivy Hotchkiss. Bob's a cheerful Lothario with several girls in every town on the tour. ... more about You Came Along
Not Available on DVD
 
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John Farrow
Birthdate:
February 10, 1904
Death date:
January 28, 1963

John Farrow

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Career Span:

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# Movies
Movie Score
1930s
13
total ranking of 1.8461  1.8461
1940s
17
total ranking of 2.3934  2.3934
1950s
13
total ranking of 2.2554  2.2554
Ratings and rankings are based on all available critic reviews & awards.
Overall Director Score:
2.4227
John Farrow is ranked overall as 2.4227 of of 4 stars
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