Stagecoach is a 1939 western film about a motley group of strangers thrown together on the stagecoach to Lordsburg, which is attacked by Apache warriors. It stars Claire Trevor and John Wayne in the role that made him a star.

The screenplay is an adaptation of 'The Stage to Lordsburg', a short story by Ernest Haycox.

Awards and honors

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Winner

• Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor (Thomas Mitchell)
• Academy Award for Best Music, Scoring (Richard Hageman, W. Franke Harling, John Leipold, Leo Shuken)
• New York Film Critics Circle Awards for Best Director (John Ford)

Nominated

• Academy Award for Best Picture
• Academy Award for Directing (John Ford)
• Academy Award for Best Art Direction (Alexander Toluboff)
• Academy Award for Best Cinematography-Black-and-White (Bert Glennon)
• Academy Award for Film Editing (Otho Lovering & Dorothy Spencer)

Honors

The film has been deemed "culturally significant" by the United States Library of Congress and selected for preservation in the National Film Registry.

Trivia

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This was the first of many films that John Ford made in Monument Valley, Utah, many starring John Wayne.

The story Boule de Suif by Guy de Maupassant was the inspiration for the short story on which the film was based.

Principal cast

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• Claire Trevor : Dallas
• John Wayne : The Ringo Kid
• Andy Devine : Buck
• John Carradine : Hatfield
• Thomas Mitchell : Doc Boone
• Louise Platt : Lucy Mallory
• George Bancroft : Marshal Curly Wilcox
• Donald Meek : Samuel Peacock
• Berton Churchill : Henry Gatewood
• Tim Holt : Lt. Blanchard
• Tom Tyler : Luke Plummer
• Yakima Canutt : Cavalry scout

Legacy

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• A 1966 remake starred, among others, Ann-Margret, Van Heflin and Bing Crosby.
• A 1986 television remake starred, among others, Willie Nelson, Kris Kristofferson, Johnny Cash, and Waylon Jennings.

1939 films | United Artists films | 1966 films | Western films | Films featuring a Best Supporting Actor Academy Award winning performance | Films featuring a Best Supporting Actor Academy Award nominated performance | United States National Film Registry | Films directed by John Ford

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