This is where it all started. John Ford's smash hit and enduring masterpiece Stagecoach revolutionized the western, elevating it from B movie to the A-list. The quintessential tale of a group of strangers thrown together into extraordinary circumstances-traveling a dangerous route from Arizona to New Mexico-Stagecoach features outstanding performances from Hollywood stalwarts Claire Trevor, John Carradine, Thomas Mitchell, and, of course, John Wayne, in his first starring role for Ford, as the daredevil outlaw the Ringo Kid. Superbly shot and tightly edited, Stagecoach (Ford's first trip to Monument Valley) is Hollywood storytelling at it's finest.
John Wayne, Claire Trevor, Andy Devine, John Carradine. The Duke stars as the Ringo Kid, an escaped outlaw, who heroically helps a group of strangers traveling a dangerous route from Arizona to New Mexico. Directed by John Ford. Includes new digital image transfer, audio commentary by Western authority Jim Kises, silent feature Bucking Broadway by John Ford with new music, extensive 1968 interview with the director, new video appreciation of the film with biographer Peter Bogdanovich, new video interview with the director’s grandson, new video with journalist Buzz Bissinger about trader Harry Goulding’s key role in bringing Monument Valley to Hollywood, new video homage to stuntman Yakima Canutt, video essay about the director’s visual style by writer Tag Gallagher, 1949 radio dramatization of the film with John Wayne, Claire Trevor and John Ford, trailer and booklet with new essay by David Cairns and short story inspired by the film by Ernest Haycox. 1939/b&w/96 min/NR/fullscreen.