John Ford's Stagecoach

by Barry Keith Grant (Editor)

Overview

Stagecoach is one of the classics of Hollywood cinema. Made in 1939, it revitalized the Western genre, served as a milestone for John Ford's career, and made John Wayne a star. This volume offers a rich overview of the film in essays by six leading film critics. Approaching Stagecoach from a variety of critical perspectives, it considers it within the contexts of authorship, genre, American history and culture. It also examines the film's commentary on race, class, gender and democracy, while remaining attentive to the film's artistry.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780521797436
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Publication date:	12/05/2002
Series:	Cambridge Film Handbooks
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	256
Product dimensions:	6.14(w) x 8.98(h) x 0.59(d)
Lexile:	1600L (what's this?)

Table of Contents

Introduction: spokes in the wheels Barry Keith Grant; 1. Stagecoach and Hollywood's A-western renaissance Thomas Schatz; 2. 'Powered by a Ford'?: Dudley Nichols, authorship, and cultural ethos in Stagecoach Charles J. Maland; 3. That past, this present: historicizing John Ford, 1939 Leland Poague; 4. 'A little bit savage': Stagecoach and racial representation J. P. Telotte; 5. 'Be a proud, glorified dreg': class, gender and frontier democracy in Stagecoach Gaylyn Studlar; 6. Stagecoach and the quest for selfhood William Rothman; Reviews of Stagecoach: 1. The Hollywood Spectator (February 18, 1939); 2. New York Times (March 3, 1939); 3. The Daily Worker (March 4, 1939); Filmography; Select bibliography; Index.

Editorial Reviews

"Stagecoach is must reading for any student of the Western, of Ford, and of Stagecoach itself, for both the multiplicity of approaches the contributors employ and for the riches of their analyses." Film Quarterly

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