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Stagecoach

  • 19391939
  • PassedPassed
  • 1h 36m
IMDb RATING
7.8/10
48K
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POPULARITY
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Stagecoach (1939)
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  • Adventure
  • Drama
  • Western

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.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.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.

IMDb RATING
7.8/10
48K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
3,729
2,235
  • Director
    • John Ford
  • Writers
    • Ernest Haycox(original story)
    • Dudley Nichols(screen play)
    • Ben Hecht(uncredited)
  • Stars
    • John Wayne
    • Claire Trevor
    • Andy Devine
Top credits
  • Director
    • John Ford
  • Writers
    • Ernest Haycox(original story)
    • Dudley Nichols(screen play)
    • Ben Hecht(uncredited)
  • Stars
    • John Wayne
    • Claire Trevor
    • Andy Devine
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 467User reviews
    • 116Critic reviews
    • 93Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Won 2 Oscars
      • 8 wins & 7 nominations total

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    John Wayne, George Bancroft, and Louise Platt in Stagecoach (1939)
    John Wayne and Claire Trevor in Stagecoach (1939)
    John Wayne, George Bancroft, Andy Devine, and Francis Ford in Stagecoach (1939)
    John Wayne, John Carradine, George Bancroft, Andy Devine, Donald Meek, Louise Platt, and Claire Trevor in Stagecoach (1939)
    John Wayne in Stagecoach (1939)
    John Wayne and Claire Trevor in Stagecoach (1939)
    John Wayne, John Carradine, and Louise Platt in Stagecoach (1939)
    John Wayne and Claire Trevor in Stagecoach (1939)
    John Wayne, John Carradine, George Bancroft, Berton Churchill, Andy Devine, Francis Ford, Tim Holt, Donald Meek, Thomas Mitchell, Louise Platt, and Claire Trevor in Stagecoach (1939)
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    John Wayne and Claire Trevor in Stagecoach (1939)
    "Stagecoach" Thomas Mitchell

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    John Wayne
    John Wayne
    • Ringo Kidas Ringo Kid
    Claire Trevor
    Claire Trevor
    • Dallasas Dallas
    Andy Devine
    Andy Devine
    • Buckas Buck
    John Carradine
    John Carradine
    • Hatfieldas Hatfield
    Thomas Mitchell
    Thomas Mitchell
    • Doc Josiah Booneas Doc Josiah Boone
    Louise Platt
    Louise Platt
    • Mrs. Lucy Malloryas Mrs. Lucy Mallory
    George Bancroft
    George Bancroft
    • Marshal Curley Wilcoxas Marshal Curley Wilcox
    Donald Meek
    Donald Meek
    • Samuel Peacockas Samuel Peacock
    Berton Churchill
    Berton Churchill
    • Ellsworth Henry Gatewoodas Ellsworth Henry Gatewood
    Tim Holt
    Tim Holt
    • Lt. Blanchardas Lt. Blanchard
    Tom Tyler
    Tom Tyler
    • Luke Plummeras Luke Plummer
    Dorothy Appleby
    Dorothy Appleby
    • Girl in Saloonas Girl in Saloon
    • (uncredited)
    Frank Baker
    Frank Baker
      Chief John Big Tree
      Chief John Big Tree
      • Indian Scoutas Indian Scout
      • (uncredited)
      Ted Billings
      • Bit Partas Bit Part
      • (uncredited)
      Wiggie Blowne
      • Bit Partas Bit Part
      • (uncredited)
      Danny Borzage
        Ed Brady
        Ed Brady
        • Lordsburg Saloon Owneras Lordsburg Saloon Owner
        • (uncredited)
        • Director
          • John Ford
        • Writers
          • Ernest Haycox(original story)
          • Dudley Nichols(screen play)
          • Ben Hecht(uncredited)
        • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
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        Storyline

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        A simple stagecoach trip is complicated by the fact that Geronimo is on the warpath in the area. The passengers on the coach include a drunken doctor, two women, a bank manager who has taken off with his client's money, and the famous Ringo Kid, among others. —Andrew Hyatt <dres@uiuc.edu>
        • outlaw
        • based on short story
        • prostitute
        • gambler
        • journey
        • 58 more
        • Plot summary
        • Plot synopsis
        • Taglines
          • Danger holds the reins as the devil cracks the whip ! Desperate men ! Frontier women ! Rising above their pasts in a West corrupted by violence and gun-fire !
        • Genres
          • Adventure
          • Drama
          • Western
        • Certificate
          • Passed
        • Parents guide

        Did you know

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        • Trivia
          Yakima Canutt explained how the stunt was accomplished where, as an Apache warrior attacking the stagecoach, he is "shot", falls off his horse, and then gets dragged underneath the stagecoach: "You have to run the horses fast, so they'll run straight. If they run slow, they move around a lot. When you turn loose to go under the coach, you've got to bring your arms over your chest and stomach. You've got to hold your elbows close to your body, or that front axle will knock them off." After the stunt was completed, Canutt ran to director John Ford to make sure they got the stunt on film. Ford replied that even if they hadn't, "I'll never shoot that again."
        • Goofs
          After arriving at the second stop on the journey the sheriff refers to the army, calling them "calvary" instead of "cavalry". This is not only a common mistake by uneducated actors, but it is the most often repeated mispronunciation in the history of movie westerns.
        • Quotes

          Marshal Curly Wilcox: Come busting in here - you'd think we were being attacked! You can find another wife.

          Chris: Sure I can find another wife. But she take my rifle and my horse. Oh, I'll never sell her. I love her so much. I beat her with a whip and she never get tired.

          Dr. Josiah Boone: Your wife?

          Chris: No, my horse. I can find another wife easy, yes, but not a horse like that!

        • Alternate versions
          Also available in a computer-colorized version.
        • Connections
          Edited into Laramie (1949)
        • Soundtracks
          Trail to Mexico (Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie)
          (uncredited)

          Traditional ballad

          Variations played throughout as part of the score

        User reviews467

        Review
        Top review
        10/10
        The western that made Wayne a major movie star, the western that upgraded the genre from B grade to A grade n the first western that was shot in the beautiful Monument Valley.
        Saw this in the 90s on a vhs. Revisited it recently on a bluray. It is an awesome entertaining film with beautiful scenery n amazing action sequences. The long shots captured the landscapes well, the characters r all very memorable n the tension is maintained throughout, the action scenes were top notch, especially the stagecoach running in the middle of the vast wide open space n pursued by the Indians. Wayne shooting his guns from the top n he controlling the horses were amazing action sequences. This movie did two great things. Wayne became a major movie star n western movies upgraded to A grade. It is also the first western shot in the beautiful Monument Valley. The movie is about a group of passengers who r travelling in a stagecoach. The passengers are given the alarming news that Geronimo is on the warpath and that their lives are in danger but each of the passenges has their own reasons for taking the risk. When the Marshall is informed that an outlaw is present in the destination town, he joins the stagecoach which is filled with a driver whos got a unique voice, a prostitute who has just been forced out of the previous town, a drunken doctor, a pregnant woman, a gambler, a liquor salesman and a crooked banker. Wayne gets a solid entrance after we have heard about him multiple times from other characters. Ringo Kid (Wayne) joins the stagecoach cos his horse has gone lame. He has to surrender his gun to the Marshall n will be arrested once they reach the destined town but our Ringo kid has to settle score with a trio of outlaws who killed his father n brother.
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        • Fella_shibby
        • May 6, 2018

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        • Release date
          • March 3, 1939 (United States)
        • Country of origin
          • United States
        • Languages
          • English
          • Spanish
          • French
        • Also known as
          • Begunci
        • Filming locations
          • Monument Valley, Utah, USA
        • Production company
          • Walter Wanger Productions
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        • Budget
          • $392,000 (estimated)
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        Technical specs

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        • Runtime
          1 hour 36 minutes
        • Color
          • Black and White
        • Aspect ratio
          • 1.37 : 1

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