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Stagecoach is the movie that made John Wayne a star.
Before this movie, he was just a B movie player. Wayne plays The
wanted Ringo Kid in this John Ford classic that features: John
Carradine, Claire Trevor, Andy Devine and Thomas Mitchell in his
academy award winning performance as the alcoholic doctor. In
this film, 9 travelers make their way through hostile Indian
territory which makes for a few shootouts and some pretty
good stunts. Oh, and don't forget the cavalry coming to the
rescue. 1939 was a difficult year for a film to get noticed
since Gone With the Wind and The Wizard of Oz were
made that same year. However Stagecoach still managed to
score 2 academy awards, the aforementioned one for Mitchell and
one for best score. This was one of a number of films that
teamed John Wayne up with John Ford. Even though John Wayne's
character says: "I guess a man can't break out of prison and
into society in the same week.", Wayne manages to break into the
big time. The rest, as they say, is Hollywood history. |
