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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.
Director:
Ernest Haycox (original story), Dudley Nichols (screen play)
Stars:
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Storyline
A simple stagecoach trip is complicated by the fact that Geronimo is on the warpath in the area. The passengers on the coach include a drunken doctor, two women, a bank manager who has taken off with his client's money, and the famous Ringo Kid, among others. Written by Andrew Hyatt <dres@uiuc.edu>
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Taglines:
Danger holds the reins as the devil cracks the whip ! Desperate men ! Frontier women ! Rising above their pasts in a West corrupted by violence and gun-fire ! See more  »
Genres:
3 March 1939 (USA) See more  »
Also Known As:
Höllenfahrt nach Santa Fé See more  »
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Mono (Western Electric Mirrophonic Recording)
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Trivia
John Ford loved the Monument Valley location so much that the actual stagecoach journey traverses the valley three times. See more »
Goofs
In one scene the stagecoach is seen moving far away from "The Mittens", and in the very next scene it is crossing in front of "The Mittens". See more »
Quotes
[first lines]
Cavalry scout : These hills here are full of Apaches. They've burnt every ranch building in sight.
[referring to Indian scout]
Cavalry scout : He had a brush with them last night. Says they're being stirred up by Geronimo.
Capt. Sickel : Geronimo? How do we know he isn't lying?
Cavalry scout : No, he's a Cheyenne. They hate Apaches worse than we do.
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Stagecoach is not your normal, run of the mill, western. It will have you on the edge of your seat as passengers make their way through some dangerous Indian country. By the time the film ends, you will know all of the characters very well and ,for the most part,care whether they live or die.John Ford's excellent directing, great performances from John Wayne, Claire Trevor, Andy Devine and, especially, Thomas Mitchell who won an Acadamy Award for his portrayal of a drunken doctor aboard the stage. Add a great score, super stunt work, and filming done at Monument Valley (Arizona /Utah border) and you have a complete motion picture. I highly recommend "Stagecoach".
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