History Film / Stagecoach

* UnorthodoxReload: In his first scene, Ringo reloads a rifle this way.

* OhCrap: Curley, Hatfield, and Boone each have a separate moment one after the other when they realize they’ve run out of bullets.
* OldSchoolChivalry: Hatfield's primary characterization is his old-fashioned Southern sensibilities, including his treatment of Mrs. Mallory.

* OhCrap: Curley and Hatfield when they realize they’ve run out of bullets.

* ShellShockedVeteran: Implied to be the reason for Doc Boone's drinking: he was an army medic during the Civl War.

The story was redone once more in 1986 as a MadeForTVMovie, starring Kris Kristofferson as the Ringo Kid, Music/WillieNelson as Doc (Holliday instead of Boone), Music/JohnnyCash as Curley, Music/WaylonJennings as Hatfield, and [[Series/TheDukesOfHazzard John Schneider]] as Buck.

* TakeThat: Gatewood procalims that America should have a businessman for president. Herbert Hoover, a mining engineer turned Secretary of Commerce, had been the previous president. This was a deliberate dig by Creator/JohnFord.

The film was [[TheRemake remade]] in 1966 by director Gavin Douglas, with Alex Cord replacing Wayne as the Ringo Kid, Music/BingCrosby as Doc Boone, [[Film/TheLongestDay Red Buttons]] as Peacock, [[Series/TheGirlFromUNCLE Stephanie Powers]] as Mrs. Mallory, Mike Connors as Hatfield, Robert Cummings as Gatewood, Van Heflin as Curley, [[Film/DrStrangelove Slim]] [[Film/BlazingSaddles Pickens]] as Buck, and Ann-Margret as Dallas. Despite an improved script (the Gatewood subplot is particularly satisfyingly tied in to the Ringo plot, with [[Film/TheGreatRace Keenan]] [[WesternAnimation/SantaClausIsCominToTown Wynn]]'s delightfully nasty Luke Plummer being fatally hired by the defaulting banker) and a remarkably strong showing by Crosby, the film is killed dead by Cord's leaden performance. Ultimately the most memorable aspects of this remake are the in-character portraits of the main cast by Creator/NormanRockwell, used for the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=arUlPqXDnE0 closing credits]] and poster art. (Rockwell also had a brief {{cameo}} in the film itself as a poker player.)

The film was [[TheRemake remade]] in 1966 by director Gavin Douglas, with Alex Cord replacing Wayne as the Ringo Kid, Music/BingCrosby as Doc Boone, [[Film/TheLongestDay Red Buttons]] as Peacock, [[Series/TheGirlFromUNCLE Stephanie Powers]] as Mrs. Mallory, Mike Connors as Hatfield, Robert Cummings as Gatewood, Van Heflin as Curley, [[Film/DrStrangelove Slim]] [[Film/BlazingSaddles Pickens]] as Buck, and Ann-Margret as Dallas. Despite an improved script (the Gatewood subplot is particularly satisfyingly tied in to the Ringo plot, with [[Film/TheGreatRace Keenan]] [[WesternAnimation/SantaClausIsCominToTown Wynn]]'s delightfully nasty Luke Plummer being fatally hired by the defaulting banker) and a remarkably strong showing by Crosby, the film is killed dead by Cord's leaden performance. Ultimately the most memorable aspects of this remake are the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=arUlPqXDnE0 portraits done of the cast in-character]] by Creator/NormanRockwell.

''Stagecoach'' is a classic 1939 [[TheWestern Western]] directed by the legendary Creator/JohnFord, and notable as the StarMakingRole for Creator/JohnWayne.[[note]]''Film/TheBigTrail'' in 1930 was his first major role, but it bombed and he spent the decade making B-movies[[/note]]

Set in 1880, the story involves a disparate group of strangers -- including prostitute Dallas (Claire Trevor), alcoholic Doc Boone (Creator/ThomasMitchell), Southern gambler Hatfield (Creator/JohnCarradine), pregnant army wife Lucy Mallory (Louise Platt), escaped outlaw the Ringo Kid (Wayne), and others -- who all wind up traveling on the same stagecoach from Tonto, Arizona Territory to Lordsburg, New Mexico Territory. Besides having their own secrets, burdens, and crimes to deal with, the passengers have to worry about Geronimo and the Apaches, who are on the warpath.

The story involves a disparate group of travelers -- a prostitute (Claire Trevor), an alcoholic doctor (Creator/ThomasMitchell), a Southern gambler (Creator/JohnCarradine), a pregnant army wife (Louise Platt), a fugitive under arrest (Wayne), and others -- who all wind up on the same stagecoach traveling from Tonto, Arizona Territory to Lordsburg, New Mexico Territory. Besides having their own secrets, burdens, and crimes to deal with, the passengers have to worry about Geronimo and the Apaches, who are on the warpath.

The story involves a disparate group of travelers--a prostitute (Claire Trevor), an alcoholic doctor (Creator/ThomasMitchell), a Southern gambler (Creator/JohnCarradine), a pregnant army wife (Louise Platt), a fugitive under arrest (Wayne), and others--who all wind up on the same stagecoach traveling from Tonto, Arizona Territory to Lordsburg, New Mexico Territory. Besides having their own secrets, burdens, and crimes to deal with, they have to worry about Geronimo and the Apaches, who are on the warpath.

The story involves a disparate group of travelers--a prostitute (Claire Trevor), an alcoholic doctor (veteran character actor Creator/ThomasMitchell), a pregnant army wife, a fugitive under arrest (Wayne), and others--who all wind up on the same stagecoach traveling from Tonto, Arizona Territory to Lordsburg, New Mexico Territory. Besides having their own secrets, burdens, and crimes to deal with, they have to worry about Geronimo and the Apaches, who are on the warpath.

John Wayne had previously appeared in some 80 "B" pictures; most studio executives were vehemently opposed to giving him top billing in a major film, but Ford (whose first ''sound'' Western this was to be) insisted on casting Wayne as the Ringo Kid. (Notably, the actor was paid far less than any of his co-stars except for Creator/JohnCarradine.) Ford, well known for abusing his cast and crew, reportedly brutalized Wayne to screw an effective performance out of him -- and succeeded. This film also marked the first time that Ford would shoot in [[SceneryPorn Monument Valley, Utah]], the site that would become his favorite setting and almost a trademark of his films.

The film was [[TheRemake remade]] in 1966 by director Gavin Douglas, with Alex Cord replacing Wayne as the Ringo Kid, Music/BingCrosby as Doc Boone, [[Film/TheLongestDay Red Buttons]] as Peacock, [[Series/TheGirlFromUNCLE Stephanie Powers]] as Mrs. Mallory, Mike Connors as Hatfield, Robert Cummings as Gatewood, Van Heflin as Curley, [[Film/DrStrangelove Slim]] [[Film/BlazingSaddles Pickens]] as Buck, and Ann-Margret as Dallas. Despite an improved script (the Gatewood subplot is particularly satisfyingly tied in to the Ringo plot, with [[Film/TheGreatRace Keenan]] [[WesternAnimation/SantaClausIsCominToTown Wynn]]'s delightfully nasty Luke Plummer being fatally hired by the defaulting banker) and a remarkably strong showing by Crosby, the film is killed dead by a leaden performance by Cord. Ultimately the most memorable aspects of this remake are the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=arUlPqXDnE0 portraits done of the cast in-character]] by Creator/NormanRockwell.

* JustEatGilligan: Creator/JohnFord was once asked why, during the climactic chase scene, the Indians didn't just shoot the horses to stop the stagecoach? "Because the movie would have ended right there", he replied.
** Also the horses were probably the most valuable thing (to the Indians) on the stage. They didn't know about the stolen money and probably didn't know how many women were there. So if you kill the horses, all you get is the chance to rape and murder.

''Stagecoach'' is a classic 1939 [[TheWestern Western]] directed by the legendary Creator/JohnFord, and notable as the first major role for Creator/JohnWayne.

The film was [[TheRemake remade]] in 1966 by director Gavin Douglas, with Alex Cord replacing Wayne as the Ringo Kid, Music/BingCrosby as Doc Boone, [[Film/TheLongestDay Red Buttons]] as Peacock, [[Series/TheGirlFromUNCLE Stephanie Powers]] as Mrs. Mallory, Mike Connors as Hatfield, Robert Cummings as Gatewood, Van Heflin as Curley, [[Film/DrStrangelove Slim]] [[Film/BlazingSaddles Pickens]] as Buck, and Ann-Margret as Dallas. Despite an improved script (the Gatewood subplot is particularly satisfyingly tied in to the Ringo plot, with [[Film/TheGreatRace Keenan]] [[WesternAnimation/SantaClausIsCominToTown Wynn]]'s delightfully nasty Luke Plummer being fatally hired by the defaulting banker) and a remarkably strong showing by Crosby, the film is killed dead by a leaden performance by Cord. Ultimately the most memorable aspects of this remake are the [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=arUlPqXDnE0 portraits done of the cast in-character]] by NormanRockwell.

** Also the horses were probably the most valuable thing (to the Indians) on the stage. They didn't now about the stolen money and probably didn't know how many women were there. So if you kill the horses, all you get is the chance to rape and murder.

* OneBulletLeft: Hatfield saves his last bullet to spare Mrs. Mallory "a fate worse than death". There's another woman on the coach but she's a prostitute so he doesn't seem to care. [[spoiler:He's just about to pull the trigger when he's shot and mortally wounded, sparing her. They are saved by the calvary moments later]].

The story involves a disparate group of travelers--a prostitute (Claire Trevor), an alcoholic doctor (veteran character actor Thomas Mitchell), a pregnant army wife, a fugitive under arrest (Wayne), and others--who all wind up on the same stagecoach traveling from Tonto, Arizona Territory to Lordsburg, New Mexico Territory. Besides having their own secrets, burdens, and crimes to deal with, they have to worry about Geronimo and the Apaches, who are on the warpath.

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* TakeThat: Gatewood procalims that America should have a businessman for president. At the time, Herbert Hoover, a businessman, was president. This was a deliberate dig by Creator/JohnFord.

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