The legendary director John Ford was born 132 years ago today, in Maine of all places.  He may have been born in New England but few directors have done a better job of capturing, on film, the forces that shaped America.

He also directed one of my favorite films, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance.  Today’s scene that I love comes from the end of that 1962 film and it features a line that would become a classic.  “Print the legend.”  That was a line that Ford clearly understood and I imagine it’s one that all great filmmakers eventually come to appreciate.