Stagecoach
1939 · Movie · G · 96 min · ★ 7.6 · 97% critics
A diverse group of passengers travel together on a stagecoach, only to find their journey threatened by the encroaching presence of Geronimo. As danger closes in across the desert, their ride becomes a test of character and a lesson in how they relate to one another.
Also known as Stagecoach to Lordsburg
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Details
- Years
- 1939
- Release date
- 1939-03-02
- Language
- English
- Rated
- G
- Runtime
- 96 min
- Max quality
- HD
- Critic score
- 97/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.6/10 (1,233 votes)
- Budget
- $531,300
About
You’ll likely enjoy this influential classic western if you like ensemble road-trip tension and high-stakes travel through hostile territory; Not for you if you dislike dated melodrama or prefer less stereotype-driven portrayals, especially compared with She Wore a Yellow Ribbon.
Pros: influential western classic; ensemble cast chemistry; tense desert peril | Cons: dated melodrama; some characters thinly developed; some prejudice concerns
Themes
- marriage proposal
- prostitute
- new mexico
- arizona
- infant
- outcast
- fugitive
- shootout
- black and white
- doctor
- desert
- stagecoach
- +8 more
Awards & recognition
- Academy Award — Best Supporting Actor · 1940
- Academy Award — Best Score, Adaptation or Treatment · 1940
- National Board of Review: Top Ten Films
- Academy Award — Best Film Editing · 1940 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Supporting Actor · 1940 · nominated
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- Academy Award — Best Production Design · 1940 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Director · 1940 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Picture · 1940 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Score, Adaptation or Treatment · 1940 · nominated
- Academy Award — Best Cinematography, Black-and-White · 1940 · nominated
Cast & crew
Claire Trevor
as Dallas
John Wayne
as The Ringo Kid
George Bancroft
as Marshal Curly Wilcox
Andy Devine
as Buck
Thomas Mitchell
as Doc Josiah Boone
John Carradine
as Hatfield
Donald Meek
as Samuel Peacock
Berton Churchill
as Ellsworth H. Gatewood
Louise Platt
as Lucy Mallory
Tim Holt
as Lt. Blanchard
Directed by John Ford