Stage to Tucson (1950)

A group of outlaws posing as Southern sympathizers and led secretly by freight-line owner Jim Maroon are raiding stagecoaches, and this is a threat to the Union communications. Grif ... See full summary »

Director:

Ralph Murphy

Writers:

Frank Bonham (novel), Robert Creighton Williams,

Stars:

Rod Cameron, Wayne Morris, Kay Buckley

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Rod Cameron	...	Grif Holbrook
Wayne Morris	...	Barney Broderick
Kay Buckley	...	Kate Crocker
Sally Eilers	...	Annie Benson
Carl Benton Reid	...	Dr. Noah Banteen
Roy Roberts	...	Jim Maroon
Harry Bellaver	...	Gus Heyden
Douglas Fowley	...	Ira Prentiss

Storyline

A group of outlaws posing as Southern sympathizers and led secretly by freight-line owner Jim Maroon are raiding stagecoaches, and this is a threat to the Union communications. Grif Holbrook, a trouble-shooter for the Butterfield Stage Line, and Union man Barney Broderick team up to try and put a stop to the activity, when they aren't fighting over the charms of Kate Crocker.

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Plot Keywords:

based on novel

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Taglines:

Hottest Haul In The West!

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Genres:

Western

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

December 1950 (USA)

Also Known As:

A Diligência Fantasma

Filming Locations:

Alabama Hills, Lone Pine, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Columbia Pictures Corporation

Technical Specs

Runtime:

81 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Recording)

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

User Reviews

Where have all the stagecoaches gone?

Stage to Tucson was the ideal western to see on a weekend afternoon in the fifties. It did not have one hero, but two: Rod Cameron, who was getting a bit old and Wayne Morris a young guy who was always smiling. Just before the civil war starts their mission is to find out who is stealing all the stagecoaches. They are also in love with the same woman. The film is in color and had a more expensive production than an average B western. There are plenty of stagecoaches and a particular one that is the precursor of a war tank. Before action movies meant car, boat or motorcycle chases, people used to have fun with horses and stagecoaches, and this is one of the best of that kind.