First of a two-part profile of great American film director John Ford. In part one, Omnibus traces his remarkable career which began in the silent movie era with films like The Iron Horse through classics such as Stagecoach and The Grapes of Wrath, to his extraordinary Second World War documentary Battle of Midway. Presented by British film director and Ford expert Lindsay Anderson, with contributions from John Wayne, Henry Fonda, Maureen O'Hara, and Roddy McDowall.