Under my "see seven movies of every famous person" rule, I can now claim Glenn Ford, having seen the 1960 remake of the 1931 Western Cimarron, a movie that TOTALLY put me in the mood for a Cinnabon. More on that later. Ford was a prolific actor in his day, best known for his roles in Westerns but just as adept in dramas and comedies. Ford played the type of rugged, confident man you'd want around your apartment to catch scary looking spiders or fight off desperados, if you happen to be one of the millions of Americans with a desperado infestation. He was well matched with his co-stars, whether they be human or horse, or half and half. (Okay, I'm not sure he's ever worked with a Centaur, but wouldn't it be awesome if there WAS an actor from the 40's who was part man/part horse? And like Esther Williams, all of his roles were tailor-made for him, only instead of swimming, he would always play a Centaur? And he'd be hailed as the Jackie Robinson of Hollywood Centaurs, breaking down barriers for his kind? Anyone?)
Here is a list of the 7 Glenn Ford movies I've seen:
Cimarron
The Courtship of Eddie's Father (Before this was a Bill Bixby TV series, it was a movie directed by Vincent Minnelli--Liza's Dad--and starring Ron Howard. According to Liza, she used to babysit for lil' Ronnie, which is how she came to appear on Arrested Development. This is one of two movies that Ron Howard would appear in with Shirley Jones. The Music Man is the other one. Apparently he didn't play fake guitar well enough to make it on The Partridge Family.)
Cowboy (the only Western that city slicker Jack Lemmon would appear in)
Blackboard Jungle (famous for being the first movie to utilize a rock 'n roll soundtrack, Blackboard Jungle featured Jamie Farr--Klinger on M*A*S*H--credited as "Jameel," playing one of Glenn Ford's sweathog students, alongside Vic "got decapitated making The Twilight Zone Movie" Morrow and Sidney "Nobody Asked Me to be in The Twilight Zone Movie" Poitier.)
Ransom (The 1956 version that Ron "Eddie" Howard would remake in 1996.)
The Sheepman (It's not as dirty as it sounds, regrettably.)
Superman (as Clark's adopted father)
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Are there any great directors who do not have seven movies to watch? Do they not count because they were not as prolific as others? What if their one, two, three, four, five, or six movies were of the highest quality, but since they don't have seven they can't be part of your movie watching mania? I'm really concerned.
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