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Stagecoach (1939)

Directed by John Ford

Western

Most recently watched by AllAboutSteve, sensoria, jakeneff, sleestakk, suspectk

Overview

A group of people traveling on a stagecoach find their journey complicated by the threat of Geronimo, and learn something about each other in the process.

Rated PG | Length 96 minutes

Actors

Claire Trevor | John Wayne | George Bancroft | Andy Devine | Thomas Mitchell | John Carradine | Donald Meek | Berton Churchill | Louise Platt | Tim Holt | Tom Tyler | Chief John Big Tree | Yakima Canutt | Francis Ford | William Hopper | Chris-Pin Martin | Paul McVey | Jack Pennick | Harry Tenbrook | Whitehorse | Hank Worden | Dorothy Appleby | Ted Billings | Wiggie Blowne | Danny Borzage | Ed Brady | Fritzi Brunette | Nora Cecil | Steve Clemente | Bill Cody | Jack Curtis | Marga Ann Deighton | Tex Driscoll | Johnny Eckert | Franklyn Farnum | Brenda Fowler | Helen Gibson | Robert Homans | Si Jenks | Cornelius Keefe | Florence Lake | Al Lee | Duke R. Lee | Theodore Lorch | Jim Mason | Louis Mason | Merrill McCormick | J.P. McGowan | Walter McGrail | Jack Mohr | Kent Odell | Artie Ortego | Vester Pegg | Chris Phillips | Joe Rickson | Buddy Roosevelt | Mickey Simpson | Chuck Stubbs | Leonard Trainor | Bryant Washburn | Elvira Ríos | Frank Baker | Patricia Doyle | Olin Francis | Don Hawks | George Huggins | Dorothy Vernon | Blackjack Ward

Viewing History (seen 1 time)

Viewing Notes

I finally crossed this classic western off my “List of Shame!” My grandpa is a huge John Wayne fan, so I’ve seen just about every John Wayne movie out there. All except for this one. Thankfully, Barnes & Noble’s 50% off Criterion sale made Stagecoach available to me at a great price (even though I discovered later it’s on Netflix Instant Watch). The Criterion set is a beauty and the transfer of this 1939 film was actually surprising.

As for the movie, I wasn’t prepared for it to be as good as it was.  It’s a simple story, really.  A handful of people are brought together by being crammed into a stagecoach, each with their own story and motivations.  With fear of an impending Indian attach, they are forced to work together and stay alive.

I loved this movie.  Each character was well developed and interesting.  A young John Wayne was very effective.  I’m so glad I finally saw this.  Wish I would have seen it much sooner.

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