Stagecoach [Criterion Collection] [2 Discs]

Stagecoach [Criterion Collection] [2 Discs]

 Cast: Max Steiner
Max Steiner
, Leo Shuken
Leo Shuken
, John Wayne
John Wayne
, Thomas Mitchell
Thomas Mitchell
, Claire Trevor
Claire Trevor
Stagecoach [Criterion Collection] [2 Discs]

Stagecoach [Criterion Collection] [2 Discs]

 Cast: Max Steiner
Max Steiner
, Leo Shuken
Leo Shuken
, John Wayne
John Wayne
, Thomas Mitchell
Thomas Mitchell
, Claire Trevor
Claire Trevor

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Overview

Although there were Westerns before it, Stagecoach quickly became a template for all movie Westerns to come. Director John Ford combined action, drama, humor, and a set of well-drawn characters in the story of a stagecoach set to leave Tonto, New Mexico for a distant settlement in Lordsburg, with a diverse set of passengers on board. Dallas (Claire Trevor) is a woman with a scandalous past who has been driven out of town by the high-minded ladies of the community. Lucy Mallory (Louise Platt) is the wife of a cavalry officer stationed in Lordsburg, and she's determined to be with him. Hatfield (John Carradine) is a smooth-talking cardsharp who claims to be along to "protect" Lucy, although he seems to have romantic intentions. Dr. Boone (Thomas Mitchell) is a self-styled philosopher, a drunkard, and a physician who's been stripped of his license. Mr. Peacock (Donald Meek) is a slightly nervous whiskey salesman (and, not surprisingly, Dr. Boone's new best friend). Gatewood (Berton Churchill) is a crooked banker who needs to get out of town. Buck (Andy Devine) is the hayseed stage driver, and Sheriff Wilcox (George Bancroft) is along to offer protection and keep an eye peeled for the Ringo Kid (John Wayne), a well-known outlaw who has just broken out of jail. While Wilcox does find Ringo, a principled man who gives himself up without a fight, the real danger lies farther down the trail, where a band of Apaches, led by Geronimo, could attack at any time. Stagecoach offers plenty of cowboys, Indians, shootouts, and chases, aided by Yakima Canutt's remarkable stunt work and Bert Glennon's majestic photography of Ford's beloved Monument Valley. It also offers a strong screenplay by Dudley Nichols with plenty of room for the cast to show its stuff. John Wayne's performance made him a star after years as a B-Western leading man, and Thomas Mitchell won an Oscar for what could have been just another comic relief role. Thousands of films have followed Stagecoach's path, but no has ever improved on its formula.

Product Details

Release Date: 05/25/2010
UPC: 0715515051910
Original Release: 1939
Rating: NR
Source: Criterion Collection
Region Code: 1
Presentation: [B&W]
Sound: [Dolby Digital Mono]
Language: English
Time: 1:36:00
Sales rank: 1,216

Special Features

Bucking broadway, a 1917 silent feature by John Ford, with new music composed and performed by Donald Sosin; Journalist and television presenter Philip Jenkinson's extensive 1968 video interview with Ford; New video appreciation of stagecoach with director and Ford biographer Peter Bogdanovich; New video interview with Ford's grandson Dan Ford about the director and his home movies; New video piece, featuring journalist Buzz Bissinger, about trader Harry Goulding's key role bringing monument valley to hollywood; New video homage to legendary stuntman Yakima Canutt, with celebrated stunt coordinator Vic Armstrong; Video essay by writer Tag Gallagher analyzing Ford's visual style in stagecoach; Screen director's playhouse 1949 radio dramatization of stagecoach, with John Wayne, Claire Trevor, and Ford, downloadable as an mp3 file; Plus: a booklet featuring an essay by critic David Cairns and Ernest Haycox's "stage to lordsburg," the short that inspired the film

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits
John Wayne The Ringo Kid,Actor
Thomas Mitchell Dr. Josiah Boone
Claire Trevor Dallas
John Carradine Hatfield
Andy Devine Buck Rickabaugh
Donald Meek Mr. Samuel Peacock
Louise Platt Lucy Mallory
George Bancroft Sheriff Curly Wilcox
Berton Churchill Henry Gatewood
Tim Holt Lt. Blanchard
Tom Tyler Luke Plummer
Chris-Pin Martin Chris
Elvira Rios Yakima, Chris's Wife
Francis Ford Billy Pickett
Marga Ann Deighton Mrs. Pickett
Cornelius Keefe Capt. Whitney
Kent Odell Billy Pickett Jr.
Walter McGrail Capt. Sickels
Chief Big Tree Indian Scout
Brenda Fowler Mrs. Gatewood
Louis Mason Sheriff,Jim, Expressman
Florence Lake Mrs. Nancy Whitney
Joe Rickson Ike Plummer
Vester Pegg Hank Plummer
Yakima Canutt Cavalry Scout
Harry Tenbrook Telegraph Operator
Paul McVey Express Agent
Jack Pennick Jerry the Bartender
William Hopper Sergeant
Bryant Washburn Capt. Simmons
Nora Cecil Dr. Boone's Housekeeper
Helen Gibson Dancing Girl
Dorothy Appleby Dancing Girl
Buddy Roosevelt Cowboy
Bill Cody Cowboy
Mary Kathleen Walker Lucy's Baby
Ed Brady Saloon Keeper
Robert E. Homans Editor in Lordsburg,Ed - Editor
Franklyn Farnum Deputy,Deputy
Merrill McCormack Ogler
Artie Ortego Barfly, Lordsburg
Steve Clemente Actor
Theodore Lorch Lordsburg express agent
Fritzi Brunette Bit part
Leonard Trainor Actor
Chris Phillips Actor
Tex Driscoll Bit part
Ted Billings Bit part
Al Lee Actor,Lordsburg Sheriff
Hank Worden Cavalryman
John Eckert Actor
Jack Mohr Actor
Patsy Doyle Bit part
Wiggie Blowne Bit part
Margaret Smith Actor
Si Jenks Bartender
Many Mules Actor
Danny Borzage Actor
Gerard Carbonara Composer
Richard Hageman Composer
W. Franke Harling Composer
John Leipold Composer
Louis Gruenberg Composer

Technical Credits
John Ford Director,Producer
Ray Binger Special Effects
Walter Wanger Producer
Ben Hecht Screenwriter
Dudley Nichols Screenwriter
Ernest Haycox Screenwriter
Yakima Canutt Stunts
Frank Maher Sound Effects,Sound/Sound Designer
Robert Parrish Sound Effects

Scene Index

Disc #1 -- Stagecoach
1. The First Word [2:29]
2. Arrival In Tonto [3:14]
3. Dregs of Society [4:09]
4. Risky Travel [5:07]
5. Closw Quarters [3:26]
6. The Ringo Kid [4:44]
7. "We're Going Through" [4:43]
8. Personal Histories [3:54]
9. Frigid Journey [8:00]
10. Sobering Situation [7:41]
11. Family Matters [6:16]
12. Dallas's Dilemma [4:58]
13. Sensible Talk [3:32]
14. Signals [2:26]
15. Crossing [4:05]
16. Under Attack [8:58]
17. Dead Man's Hand [4:00]
18. Three Left [5:59]
19. Man of Honor [2:42]
20. Saved [5:30]
Disc #2 -- Stagecoach
1. An Independant Spirit [6:47]
2. Marriage Proposal [5:09]
3. The Stranger [5:54]
4. On the Fence [6:35]
5. Broken Apart [10:43]
6. New York [11:57]
7. Big City Showdown [7:16]
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