Which film came first, "Thank You" or "The Grapes of Wrath"?
John Ford John Ford (February 1, 1894 – August 31, 1973) was an American film director. He is renowned both for Westerns such as "Stagecoach" (1939), "The Searchers" (1956), and "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance" (1962), as well as adaptations of classic 20th-century American novels such as the film "The Grapes of Wrath" (1940). His four Academy Awards for Best Director (in 1935, 1940, 1941, and 1952) remain a record. One of the films for which he won the award, "How Green Was My Valley", also won Best Picture.
I'll Make a Man of You "I'll Make a Man of You" is a World War I recruiting song that was sung across the country in hopes of rallying young men to enlist in the military. It is sung from a flirtatious young woman's perspective of how she dates military men in order to turn them into better soldiers. It was written and composed by Arthur Wimperis and Herman Finck in 1914. The song was also showcased in Frank Lloyd's "Cavalcade", and in the musical and film "Oh, What a Lovely War!".