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The Plot Thickens
The Plot Thickens
TCM & Novel

Our fifth season is Decoding John Ford, a seven-episode series about cinema's most mysterious auteur. Using scores of never-before-heard archival interviews, host... more

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Episodes

The Legend

After being removed from a film and ruining his friendship with Henry Fonda, John Ford begins to openly challenge his... more

18 Jul 2024 · 1 hour, 2 minutes
The Mythmaker

At the height of his powers, John Ford directs his masterpiece, an anti-racist Western called The Searchers. It’s a movie... more

11 Jul 2024 · 50 minutes
Monument Valley

After D-Day, Ford goes on a historic bender then heads home... not to Hollywood but to Monument Valley, a secluded... more

04 Jul 2024 · 52 minutes
The Search

This week, Ben traces the mystery of John Ford's missing D-Day documentary. The one time Ford talked about it, he... more

27 Jun 2024 · 51 minutes
The Commander

Ford is finally in the military and his first assignment is… to make a sex ed film for soldiers! Soon... more

20 Jun 2024 · 43 minutes
The Araner

John Ford buys a yacht, where he cavorts, drinks and vacations. But he also keeps an eye on the looming threat... more

13 Jun 2024 · 55 minutes
Go West, Young Man

John Ford was born in Maine as Sean Aloysius O’Feeney… or so he says. His birth records say differently, and it... more

06 Jun 2024 · 52 minutes
Season 5 Trailer: Decoding John Ford

Meet John Ford, the curmudgeon with an eyepatch who just happened to be the greatest filmmaker of the 20th Century.... more

18 Apr 2024 · 4 minutes
Introducing: Talking Pictures from TCM and Max

While we're hard at work on the next season of The Plot Thickens, we're excited to share Ben Mankiewicz's new... more

09 Feb 2024 · 52 minutes
From American Masters: Creative Spark: John Waters on the Fine Art of Bad Taste

We’re sharing a bonus episode from our friends at American Masters: Creative Spark, the PBS podcast that goes in-depth with... more

01 May 2023 · 18 minutes
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