Stagecoach 1939 official trailer john wayne, john ford. Among the memorabilia destroyed was the wardrobe from little house on the prairie. A star is born has scenes filmed on coachella, stagecoach. Stagecoach sweeping and powerful drama of the american frontier, stagecoach displays potentialities that can easily drive it through as one of the surprise big grossers of the year. The film follows a group of strangers riding on a stagecoach through dangerous apache territory. The first recorded stagecoach route in britain started in 1610 and ran from edinburgh to leith. But i love willie nelson beyond comprehension and kris kristofferson is sexy af so this is a pretty good way to spend an evening. In the meantime, he had produced the superb, oscarwinning drama about irish republicanism, rkos the informer 1935. Now, move on and look at this version of stagecoach on its own. Unlik e the ori ginal version which listed its ten leading players in order of importance, the major stars are billed in alphabetical order. Filmed between april and september 2016, at the fol. In other words, john fords original 1939 stagecoach was suddenly rediscovered.
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 is a 1966 america n fil m, directed by gordon douglas between july and september 1965, as a color remake of the academy awardwinning john ford 1939 classic blackandwhit e western stageco ach. Stagecoach 1939 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Nov 15, 2011 prior to that, the area was the site of the famous opening scene of the original planet of the apes, as well as many scenes filmed among the spaceage rock formations, some of which are now at the. Packaging should be the same as what is found in a retail store, unless the item is handmade or was packaged by the manufacturer in nonretail packaging, such as an unprinted box or plastic bag. Dudley nichols wrote a great screenplay for a great film 1939s stagecoach, that is, directed by john ford, not the 1960s remake we have here. Stagecoach 1939 official trailer john wayne, john ford western movie hd a group of people traveling on a stagecoach find their journey complicated by the. Stagecoach is a film in which two great careers were.
Among the props used were an original stagecoach used by newspaper publisher horace greeley and wild bill hickoks pistol. Jul 10, 2018 a star is born with bradley cooper and lady gaga in scenes shot on coachella, stagecoach stages a star is born starring bradley cooper and lady gaga is out and showcases scenes filmed in the. John fords smash hit and enduring masterpiece stagecoach revolutionized the. Also sign me up for fanmail to get updates on all things movies. About lordsburg and raton new mexico nm page 4 city. Bonus points for cameos by june carter cash and david allan coe. The original negative of stagecoach was either lost or destroyed. London buses stagecoach east london part 1 youtube. John wayne, claire trevor stagecoach the greatest western. The first stagecoach started out from san francisco on september 14, 1858, at ten minutes after midnight.
Moving the final destination in the 1966 remake to cheyenne, wyoming causes a few minor changes. The john ford feature film stagecoach was filmed at several locations. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing stagecoach 1939 near you. Over the course of a halfcentury, he appeared in nearly 250 movies, but the film that made john wayne a star was stagecoach 1939, directed by john ford. On board are a cavalry mans pregnant wife, a prostitute with a broken heart, a marshal taking in his prisoner johnny ringo, a crooked gambler, and the infamous doc holliday. The lowestpriced brandnew, unused, unopened, undamaged item in its original packaging where packaging is applicable.
Unlike the original version which listed its ten leading players in order of. Stagecoach, american western film, released in 1939, that is a. Filmed live at the shaftesbury theatre in londons west end. Stagecoaches of the american west legends of america. Also lost in the blaze was the only copy of a short film about the history of old tucson studios. John wayne, byname duke, original name marion michael morrison see. Stagecoach original motion picture soundtrack original. As with the visuals criterion have tried to present the best they possibly could and taken the soundtrack from various elements. The locations the john ford feature film stagecoach was filmed at several locations. Thats because it influenced countless later movies in which a mixed bag of characters are thrown together by chance and forced to survive an ordeal. Where was the 1966 version of stagecoach filmed answers. Nearly 50 years after the original stagecoach, cbs television cast kris kristofferson in john waynes role as the ringo kid.
Stagecoach is a 1939 american western film directed by john ford and starring claire trevor and john wayne in his breakthrough role. Stagecoach was shot in utah and arizonas monument valley, which served as a frequent backdrop for fords subsequent films. A stagecoach sets off across the untamed wilderness carrying a mixed assortment of characters whose journey is complicated by an apache raiding party. This is the rko encino ranch western town where the stagecoach arrives to pick up passengers. May 17, 1986 see the article in its original context from may 17.
Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. On april 25, 1995, a fire destroyed much of old tucson studios. Buildings, costumes and memorabilia were lost in the blaze. Stagecoach 1986 cast and crew an outlaw kris kristofferson, a gambler waylon jennings, doc holliday willie nelson and other passengers have geronimos war party for company. Looking back i can see that my question was not clear. College and museum screenings gave the exciting western, with its large cast of entertaining characters, an enthusiastic welcome. Story follows a stagecoach ride through old west apache territory. The plot is plain and simple, as the story follows a stagecoach ride through old west apache territory, portraying in depth characters and brooding events with allegorical issues running beneath surface. Notes for viewing john fords stagecoach the movie is set in 1885. A motley crew of travelers are forced to band together while making a treacherous crossing through american indian territory in a rickety stagecoach. Comparing john fords 1939 stagecoach to the 1966 and 1986.
Step back a minute few movies at all before or since the original verison of stagecoach were as good as that movie. And it wasnt just in hindsight that stagecoach was considered the savior of the western. Even though stagecoach remains tightly focused on its wilderness road trip, that might seem like a large stable of characters to shape into a taut plot. Impossible to overstate the influence of fords magnificent film, generally considered to be. Unlike the original version which listed its ten leading players in order of importance, the major stars are billed in alphabetical order.
Stagecoach, the locations movie making locations plus. The film at times plays like an anthology of timeless cliches. The western was a bmovie experience during this time period, a surprising thought considering the alist talent associated with this 1939 film. The direction is subpar and the films climactic battle pales in comparison to the original. Mar 26, 2020 stagecoach 1939 colorado filming location. This setting would be the star of the numerous ford westerns to come. Cavalry troop escorting an overland stagecoach full of characters from dry fork to cheyenne. Designed by the abbot downing company, the coach utilized leather strap braces underneath, which gave them a swinging motion instead of using a spring suspension, which.
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. Nearby chatsworth and calabasas, southern california, also provided locations. By the mid 17th century, a basic stagecoach infrastructure had been put in place. Stagecoach 1986 in 1880, a motley group of passengers takes the stagecoach from tonto, arizona to lordsburg, new mexico via dangerous apache territory. New stagecoach, starring kristofferson the new york times. A group of people traveling on a stagecoach find their journey complicated by the threat of. This was followed by a steady proliferation of other routes around the island. When the stagecoach stops to pick up john wayne, it is at the iverson movie ranch in chatsworth. Sep 20, 2016 the first part of two, we present a medley from copacabana, featuring dancing fool and welcome to havana.
A remake of the original stagecoach, made in 1939, with john wayne starring in the role that launched his career in movies. Alex cord wondered if he could fill john waynes boots in. The average distance between them was about 160 miles. Jul 17, 2019 he filmed it on location in the sierra nevada mountains with 5,000 extras, 2,000 horses, and a cavalry regiment. Stagecoach was fords first film to feature his most famous character. Sep 04, 2016 in ernest haycoxs stage to lordsburg and the john fords 1939 motion picture. This film his first sound western was a return to his mostacclaimed film genre after a. Mar 11, 2008 i never thought that stagecoach was filmed anywhere near lordsburg. Apr 25, 2016 western films have had a long, tough road in film history, and stagecoach is the golden example of the greatness that can come from this genre. The old wagon cut at newhall, on i5 also called fremont pass is the entrance to the dry lake. June carter cashs lines were great, theres nothing in my contract says i got to feed the army. Taken by itself the 1966 stagecoach is a colorful and eventful adventure, certainly the equal of most westerns from its year. Afer a good time on with the trainspotting it was time to cover some of the parts of the stagecoach supertrams based in sheffield.
But at one point they cross the colorado river at lees ferry about nine miles south of the utaharizona border. Arapaho falls, indian peaks wilderness, colorado, usa see more. In 1966, a remake of stagecoach, starring bing crosby in the doc holliday role that had won an academy award for thomas mitchell. Stagecoach 1939 cast and crew cast photos and info. The westernaires cavalry riders were invited to play members of an 1880 u. Canon city it may be more than eighty years old, but stagecoach remains in the running for the honor of best western ever made, not to mention the. Film legend john wayne, one of the most popular actors of the 20th century, died 37 years ago today. When the stagecoach departs from encino, aka tonto, it enters monument valley. The film has everything from social injustice to alcoholism, prostitution, gambling, and even working class people in general.
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. It was hugely influential in countless westerns that followed, and of course, is famous for helping make john wayne a huge star, one of the biggest movie stars of alltime. We search near and far for original movie trailer from all decades. Staying authentic to the source criterion have presented stagecoach with its original monaural soundtrack delivered in an uncompressed 1. The screenplay by dudley nichols is an adaptation of the stage to lordsburg, a 1937 short story by ernest haycox. This stagecoach doesnt offer much to compete with the original, but that scenic country soundtrack sure is something and the original was no slouch musically. Outbound from a small town recently besieged by indians, a stagecoach.
The first indian to appear onscreen is the squaw of the mexican innkeeper at apache wells. Directed by 1 writing credits 3 cast 31 produced by 2 music by 1 cinematography by 1 film editing by 1 art direction by 2 set decoration by 2 makeup department 4 production management 1 second unit director or assistant director 3 art department 2. The stagecoach journeys from arizona to lordsburg, new mexico. The film print used here is simply different from the one used on the older dvd. Stagecoach is a 1939 american western film directed by john ford and starring claire trevor. It would have been nice if both versions of the movie were included, but this is the first time we get this version on home video and the first feature film with johnny cash on blu. If you know the answer to this question, please register to join our limited beta program and start the. But, striking as it is, monument valley is only a part of stagecoach. Stagecoach is a film in which two great careers were renewed. Below is a photographic look at the sites with screen captures from the film along with descriptions of the locations. 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. The original stagecoach bbq restaurant 400 w south st. Oct 06, 2017 original music video by stagecoach mary carry on soundcloud.
We think of them as faceless savages who want to kill the characters we do get to know and respect during the first threequarters of the film. 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. Stagecoach was well directed by gordon douglas rio conchos but a lot looks like it was filmed on a set and the actors look like they just stepped out of hairdressing and makeup most of the time even white battling indians. Stagecoach 1939 official trailer john wayne, john ford western. Although there were westerns before it, stagecoach quickly became a template for all movie. Below is a photographic look at the sites with screen captures from the film along with. In the film, the stagecoach travels from tonto, arizona territory central arizona, to lordsburg, new mexico. Ernest haycox original story, dudley nichols screen play. The music by jerry goldsmith might have been the only element of the production that was an improvement, mostly. Stagecoach 1966 cast and crew a motley crew of travelers are forced to band together while making a treacherous crossing through american indian territory in a rickety stagecoach. 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.
In the meantime, he had produced the superb, oscar. I meant to ask if anyone knew about the original story be that book, short story or script. Some degree of selfawareness must be ascribed to this version of the film. John fords directing techniques in the film stagecoach by bob for cine 121 01 john fords film stagecoach from 1939 had several important hidden messages tucked away inside it. And of course, it is just a question in my mind whether the two lordsburgs were one and the same. Stagecoach was the first of many westerns that ford shot using monument valley, in the american southwest on the arizona utah border, as a location, many of which also starred john wayne. In 2018, the final segment of the coen brothers the ballad of buster scruggs, the mortal remains, is an even more direct descendent of stagecoach. Willie nelson portrays famous gunslinger and dentist doc holliday. And the stagecoach drivers consist of a lovable buffoon, buck andy devine and the most forthright, straight arrow of the bunch, marshal curly wilcox george bancroft. Like the characters in last stage to lordsburg, the characters in the film stagecoach are stereotypes, but, except for gatewood, they acquire a depth and humanity that haycoxs characters dont. Feel free to send us your trailer requests and we will do our best to hunt it. Released in 1939, john fords stagecoach is one of the alltime great westerns. Johnny cash portrays marshal curly wilcox and waylon jennings plays the gambler, hatfield.
The film established monument valley, on the arizonautah border, as an icon of the american old west, although, of the passengers, only john wayne actually. Westernaires appear in the movie stagecoach 1966 the 1966 production of stagecoach is packed with starpower, wit, and action. Stagecoach 1939 is a classic western from film auteur john ford. As the ringo kid, alex cord lacks the menace, dynamism, and screen presence of the young john wayne meaning that the focus of this stagecoach. Thomas mitchell who won a best supporting actor oscar as the drunken doctor, claire trevor, donald meek, andy devine, and the magical john carradine. The river crossing is the kern river, near to kernville, 40 miles east of bakersfield, california. The chase by indians was staged at lucerne dry lake near victorville, california, recreated by stunt artist yakima canutt from the 1937 monogram movie riders of the dawn, which was filmed at the same location. This was john butterfields time schedule that set the goal for the time of arrival at each timetable station. Stagecoach is not only responsible for creating the heroic, rugged, selfreliant wayne persona, it also is arguably the. Though there were many types of stagecoaches used for various purposes, the most often used for passenger service was the concord stagecoach, which was first built in 1827. Famed painter norman rockwell, who rendered cast portraits for the film s closing credits sequence, appears in a brief cameo. Due to the film s striking use of chiaroscuro lighting and low ceilings, orson welles watched stagecoach over and over while preparing for citizen kane. This was his first lead role in a ford film, and the two men later collaborated on a number of movies, many of which came to define the genre. Wayne had one positive print that had never been through a projector gate.
This is a distance of about 180 miles due southeast. Jul 12, 2018 alex cord pondered as he took on the daunting task of starring in the stagecoach remake. 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. Slick edition, nice cinematography and rousing musical score make it an acceptable film, but far from original.