Stagecoach is a western from 1939 directed by John Ford (The Searchers, The Grapes of Wrath, The Man who Shot Liberty Johnson). It was written by Dudley Nichols (Bringing Up Baby, Scarlet Street, The Bells of St. Mary) and Ben Hecht (His Girl Friday, Notorious, Spellbound) who based it off of Ernest Haycox's (Union Pacific, Canyon Passage, Abilene Town) original story. It stars Claire Trevor (Key Largo, Murder, My Sweet, The High and the Mighty) and John Wayne (The Searchers, The Man Who Shot Liberty Vance, Rio Bravo).
Stagecoach is about a group of strangers traveling down a dangerous path on a stagecoach and while they are hunted by apaches, a romance ensues between Dallas (Claire Trevor) and the famous Ringo Kid (John Wayne).
John Ford took a large risk with this movie. Before, westerns were b- movies and weren't taken very seriously after this they became a legitimate genre that were recognized by people as being actually good. Not only does he change a genre but he does a terrific job behind the camera particularly a chase scene between the stagecoach and the apache. This film was also very influential to that of Orson Welles (Citizen Kane, Touch of Evil, F for Fake) who watched it 40 times before directing Citizen Kane.
The Duke makes his big break in this movie that led to a career of typecasting of this very role that he plays in this movie. However, this is the one that started it all and he does quite well in it. He plays a cool and macho man that you believe. Despite this is the only character he ever played this was the first time he did it.
I have little complaints about this movie, it is funny, exciting, and well acted and would recommend it to most.
Stagecoach is about a group of strangers traveling down a dangerous path on a stagecoach and while they are hunted by apaches, a romance ensues between Dallas (Claire Trevor) and the famous Ringo Kid (John Wayne).
John Ford took a large risk with this movie. Before, westerns were b- movies and weren't taken very seriously after this they became a legitimate genre that were recognized by people as being actually good. Not only does he change a genre but he does a terrific job behind the camera particularly a chase scene between the stagecoach and the apache. This film was also very influential to that of Orson Welles (Citizen Kane, Touch of Evil, F for Fake) who watched it 40 times before directing Citizen Kane.
The Duke makes his big break in this movie that led to a career of typecasting of this very role that he plays in this movie. However, this is the one that started it all and he does quite well in it. He plays a cool and macho man that you believe. Despite this is the only character he ever played this was the first time he did it.
I have little complaints about this movie, it is funny, exciting, and well acted and would recommend it to most.
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