Stagecoach original motion picture soundtrack original. Stagecoach, american western film, released in 1939, that is a classic of the genre, widely considered to be the first adult western. Although there were westerns before it, stagecoach quickly became a template for all movie westerns to come. John fords smash hit and enduring masterpiece stagecoach revolutionized the western, elevating it from b movie to the alist and establishing the genre as we. That changed when i played the game call of juarez gunslinger, a fantastic fast paced shooter which sold me on the genre and immediately started looking for some classic western movies and. From hell to texas 1958 full length western movie duration. This movie was designed for grownups, exploring complex psychological, moral and character issues through its simple story. This film his first sound western was a return to his mostacclaimed film genre after a. Stagecoach movies 1939 john ford action western movies. This blackandwhite western classic directed by john ford portrays monument valley in northern arizona and southern utah as well as it can be done in blackandwhite. In one superbly expansive gesture, which we and the music hall can call stagecoach, john ford has swept aside ten years of artifice and talkie compromise and has made a motion picture that.
While i have some reservations about giving the video a complete pass, the av is adequate and is more than compensated by the plethora of wholly engaging special features. Stagecoach 1939 the definition of depression giggles is pretty fluid in my class because were touching on every genre which hit theaters during the 1930s. Stagecoach 1939 movie script screenplays for you movie. The western was a bmovie experience during this time period, a surprising thought considering the alist talent associated with this 1939 film. Didnt i fix your arm once when you, oh, bumped off a horse. As the ringo kid, director john ford cast a lanky veteran of 70 bmovies, serials and shorts named john wayne. Stagecoach 1939 john wayne claire trevor dvd for sale. Stagecoach 1939 john wayne in stagecoach 1939 bert glennon in stagecoach 1939 john wayne in. Cast and crew credits for stagecoach, 1939, directed by john ford, with claire trevor, john wayne, andy devine, at turner classic movies. Although he had appeared before in many films, as an extra, a stuntman and then an actor in b films, this was john waynes first starring role in a film by john ford. Although he had appeared before in many films, as an extra, a stuntman and then an actor in b films, this was john wayne s first starring role in a film by john ford. One of director john fords defining movies, it also elevated john wayne to stardom. A national catholic register videodvd picks film sdg. Stagecoach nine disparate travelers are thrust together on a stagecoach destined for apache territoryand movie immortality.
Stagecoach remains as entertaining as ever, with a matinee idolmaking turn by john wayne and impeccable, aheadofitstime direction by the grouchy master john ford. Feb 14, 2017 stagecoach 1939 movie script screenplays for you. In the meantime, he had produced the superb, oscar. However, according to contemporary sources, stagecoach was one of several westerns made between late 1938 and early 1939 that were produced on large budgets including union pacific 1939, jesse james 1939. With john wayne, claire trevor, andy devine, john carradine. Considered to be a lost film the spoilers 1942 stagecoach 1939 the star packer 1934 aka.
Watch stagecoach 1939 full movie free online streaming tubi. This film his first sound western was a return to his mostacclaimed film genre after a thirteen year absence following foxs three bad men 1926 and the iron horse 1924. Stagecoach is a 1939 american western film directed by john ford and starring claire trevor and john wayne in his breakthrough role. Stagecoach john wayne 1939 dvd for sale online ebay. Bafta chairman john willis interview british academy film awards 2014. Stagecoach 1939 is a classic western from film auteur john ford. The film opens as a stagecoach is set to make the perilous journey from.
The film follows a group of strangers riding on a stagecoach through dangerous apache territory. Having seen close to 500 westerns from this decade the past 3 years, about half the total output, ive experienced the desperate struggle this genre suffered since the dawn of sound and the ambitious the big trail 1930 failed at. Parents need to know that stagecoach is a classic, landmark western from 1939, a masterpiece from director john ford that featured john wayne in his breakout role. Smith goes to washington, wuthering heights, and of mice and men, and still, even with all that competition.
Complete national film registry listing film registry national film preservation board programs at the library of congress library of. A group of people traveling on a stagecoach find their journey complicated by the threat of geronimo and learn something about each other in. Loaded with extras, the blu ray has good picture and sound quality for a film that shows its age. Find out where stagecoach 1939 is streaming, if stagecoach 1939 is on netflix, and get news and updates, on decider. Ive always been intrigued by the western genre of books,films and games etc but i never took a complete plunge into it.
Rent stagecoach 1939 on dvd and bluray dvd netflix. For ford, it was a return after some years to a genre about which his ideas had grownthe genre in which he would. Stagecoach is a 1986 american madefortelevision western action drama film and a remake of the classic 1939 film stagecoach starring kris kristofferson as the ringo kid, the role originally played by john wayne. John wayne angel and the badman full movie angel and the. Gordon douglas 1966 remake of john fords stagecoach was doomed from the getgo even with a few good supporting players in the cast, including van heflin, bing crosby, slim pickens, and keenan wynn, it was hopeless to try to equal, much less improve upon, fords 1939 original. 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. Stagecoach was released the same year as gone with the wind, the wizard of oz, mr. Feb 14, 2017 feb 14, 2017 stagecoach 1939 movie script screenplays for you. Willie nelson portrays famous gunslinger and dentist doc holliday. Stagecoach 1939 cast and crew john fords landmark western revolves around an assorted group of colorful passengers aboard the overland stagecoach bound for lordsburg, new mexico, in the 1880s. Lincoln and drums along the mohawk, all three in 1939, and then made the grapes of wrath and the.
A group of stagecoach travelers clash as they cross the wild west under the threat of attack from the legendary geronimo and his men. They are all given full weight in their mutual dependence. Stagecoach 1939 a one of the 15 films listed in the category art on the vatican film list. Director john ford combined action, drama, humor, and a set of welldrawn characters in. Claire trevor westerns only charles l dick jr on dailymotion. The quintessential tale of a group of strangers thrown together into extraordinary circumstances, stagecoach features outstanding performances from hollywood stalwarts claire trevor, john. The screenplay by dudley nichols is an adaptation of the stage to lordsburg, a 1937 short story by ernest haycox.
The shadow gang edited, colorized version strong boy 1929 no prints of this film are known to exist. The revolutionary western john ford built a standard that many future directors would follow with his classic 1939 film stagecoach. Speakeasy 1929 no prints of this film are known to exist. A stage coach sets off across the untamed wilderness carrying a mixed assortment of characters. Wayne had appeared as an uncredited extra in seven ford films made from 1928 to 1930. Two notable westerns were released in 1939 that transcended the bmovie cheapie status that had defined that genre for ten years or more. The movie that made john wayne a star with everything you want in a western film stagecoach was one of many great films from 1939 as it brought in the john ford john wayne collaboration. Stagecoach is a 1966 american film, directed by gordon douglas between july and september 1965, as a color remake of the academy awardwinning john ford 1939 classic blackandwhite western stagecoach. What makes stagecoach a classic are all the different characters on board including john waynes ringo kid who was actually meant to be taken to jail. Modern sources have frequently indicated that the film raised the status of westerns from the b to a level. Unlike the original version which listed its ten leading players in order of importance, the major stars are billed in alphabetical order. Stagecoach is a 1939 american western film directed by john ford and starring claire trevor. Philip french on the topicality of the 1939 film stagecoach.
A group of people traveling on a stagecoach find their journey complicated. Media in category stagecoach 1939 film the following 4 files are in this category, out of 4 total. Stagecoach 1939 john fords landmark western revolves around an assorted group of colorful passengers aboard the overland stagecoach bound for lordsburg, new mexico, in the 1880s. Stagecoach 1939 official trailer john wayne, john ford western movie hd.
Stagecoach is a film in which two great careers were. Stagecoach 1939, john fords masterpiece which singlehandedly saved the western from its wretched 1930s faith. Since then, he had risen to leading man material, playing heroes almost always named john in small, forgotten b westerns. This criterion release of stagecoach 1939 is great. Although there were a plethora of western films made before 1939, the film stagecoach revolutionized the western genre by elevating the genre from a b film into a more serious genre. Stagecoach is a film in which two great careers were renewed. Typifying the best that the western genre has to offer, stagecoach is a. I ts now accepted that the first great western of the sound era, john fords seminal stagecoach 1939, which opened 70 years ago this week, was an. For ford, it was a return after some years to a genre about which his ideas had grownthe genre in which he would make many of his greatest films. Feb 21, 2009 i ts now accepted that the first great western of the sound era, john fords seminal stagecoach 1939, which opened 70 years ago this week, was an allegory about the united states.
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